[obstacle1]

Not dying is orders of magnitude more important than keeping eligible for student loans or government jobs you could theoretically someday get.

Also if an addict's perception of a life 'worth living' depends on external things, like yours does, the addict is highly likely to just go back to addiction anyway. Life is worth living without student loans or government jobs or travelling -- or similarly, drugs -- and much of overcoming addiction is learning to recognize that.