Understanding Drug Use and Addiction. Many people don't understand why or how other people become addicted to drugs. They may mistakenly think that those who use drugs lack moral principles or willpower and that they could stop their drug use simply by choosing to. In reality, drug addiction is a complex disease, and quitting usually takes more than good intentions or a strong will.
1 Less than two months later, Capone was arrested in Philadelphia by local police for carrying concealed weapons and was sent to jail for a year.  When he was released in 1931, Capone was tried and convicted for the original contempt of court charge. A federal judge sentenced him to six months in prison.
It was later revealed that Capone had contracted syphilis at the age of 18, but decided to ignore it. In the last year of his 10 year sentence, things got even worse. On February 5, 1938 Capone was discovered by a fellow prisoner sitting in his cell wearing his winter coat, cap, and gloves.