Can a Cruel Upbringing “Drive” One to Use Drugs Addictively?
"The young runaway's memories of her cruel upbringing drove her to drugs,"wrote columnist Patricia Towle in the November 21, 2005 National Enquirer, about Oprah Winfrey's surrogate daughter, 21-year-old Alexandra Molina. Oprah reportedly told Molina, "You've been through hell…All you need is somebody who believes in you….â€
Regardless of whether or not true depending on your view of the Enquirer, the article promulgates far-reaching myths about alcoholism. If behaviors weren't an issue, no one would bemoan the fact that someone had been driven to drugs. The implication in "drove her to drugs"is, therefore, "drove her to use drugs addictively."Upbringing does not drive anyone to use drugs addictively. The fact that Molina was raised in a cruel manner indicates that those who raised ...
