From the beginning of recorded history men and women have become entrapped by vices that eventually become habits which lead to addictions.  When a child comes into the world, that child is born with certain drives which are vital for survival.  Strongest of them is the desire for food and water.  As we grow older, emotional drives include the need for community and relating to each other.  You will never find a hermit living alone or secluded who at some point in his life wasn’t wounded emotionally.