>>24518319
Peterson took a doctor prescribed medication as directed by a physician. There is no evidence of abuse and no evidence of "addiction". He suffered an extreme neurological side effect that was unknown at the time and when he tried to stop taking the drug his symptoms became worse because of physical dependency. He could not taper off of the medication because it was doing damage to his body and changes in dosage aggravated the side effects he was experiencing. Thereby, Peterson sought out treatment at a specialized clinic that had developed a specific regime of treatment for what he was experiencing.

The main problem Peterson experienced was the side effect, damage to his nervous system, caused by the medication. Secondary side effects were caused by cessation of the medication and these included further damage to his nervous system. This is why Peterson's treatment included being put into a comatose state: he could not simply stop taking the medication or even taper down his dose; changing the dosage caused further damage in relation to the initial side effect as well as an entirely new set of side effects, themselves further aggravated by the initial side effect.

From the above it's obvious that physical dependency wasn't even the primary concern. The neurological injury, a side effect unknown at the time Peterson went through his ordeal, is the main element. Although physical dependency did serve as an aggregating factor this hardly merits the false narrative that Peterson had a downward spiral into drug addiction, lol.