Drug addiction has been looked at as both criminal and behavioral problem,but looking at it from a behavioral stand point seems to produce better results.

Reasearchers agree that  approaches such as behavioral therapy produces a better outcome to drug addicts. In an article from the New York times, the author Maia Szalavitz , a former heroin addict,states that her addiction stemmed from a learning disorder. She believes that approaches such as behavioral therapy and motivational enhancement therapy are more effective solutions to overcoming drug addiction. similarly  in an article by PBS Frontline