I am going to let you slide on this comment. Only because you wrote that the 'majority' of cases are brought on by lifestyle. As long as you are aware that its not the case 100% of the time.. There are 2 types of diabetes, one is child onset, type 1.. The other is adult onset, type 2. And while lifestyle is definately a contributing fact in type 2. It has nothing to do with type 1. What possibly could a 5 year old do to their body that would cause this renal deficiency ?
Blah, blah, blah. What the fuck is this all about?
While I think that ADD is overly diagnosed. It does exist. The problem lies with understanding it. And learning how to deal with it. NOT to medicate the problem. If you put your kid on any ADD medication because you can't handle them, then your an idiot. You as a parent. Again, NOT in all cases. But at least 90% of these children do not belong on medication.
Now back to main subject. No, I don't believe someone can quit on their own. Usually the person with the addictive personality finds something else to manifest their addiction towards. Have you ever gone to an AA/NA meeting? Ever notice the amount of people outside smoking? Ever notice the amount of people that 'have' to have a coffee in their hands? When you put one addiction aside like drugs and alcohol, another addiction replaces the behavior. So even though you quit the main the substance, what ever that may be, something steps in and takes it place. And the addictive cycle continues.