Treatment is necessary
Drug and alcohol have their own damaging potential. Addiction is often the result of continuous use. Physical changes to the body and brain are the usually consequences. Another disturbing characteristics of drug and alcohol abuse is their ability to reduce the natural inhibitions of people, causing to them to do what they would not do otherwise. They become amenable to most proposals, with sex as the most probable case. Since sex is not a crime if consent is given, drugs and alcohol is often the easiest way to get consent. This leads to premarital and unwanted pregnancies. Also, the debilitated state that most people get when too much alcohol or drugs has been taken, leaves them vulnerable to unsolicited and otherwise unwanted sex, or rape. The statistics will prove that this is worse for addicts since they require continuous use and therefore have predictable times of debilitation and vulnerabilities.
Thus, addiction treatment is necessary to prevent such unwanted events. There are drug rehab centers as well as alcohol rehab centers that offer alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs for free or partially free as well as full pay services. More information on such facilities and on the other drug and alcohol related problems can be found in the internet.