Originally Posted by
nomis 
In my case, the preventative care that I received clearly didn't cut it, as it didn't stop me from taking that first sip.
Was it the preventive care that failed you, or did your addiction override your care and your accumulated knowledge?
As is true of money, education in the form of prevention is not the answer for all problems. If addictive predispositions or tendencies are part of what it is to be human, then a preventive cure is not available. And I don't know that there's anything that can stop anyone from "taking that first sip."
I'm well into my third decade in addiction treatment and research, and I've become increasingly pessimistic around the theory that prevention would significantly curtail outright addictive behaviors, though I remain open to the possibility. That and the fact that so many of us have reported that we knew we were susceptible to addictions before we ever picked up a drink or drug, or before we engaged in compulsive, self-destructive behaviors.