Hello there , where is the question here ?
An aging population, a high infertility, and a lack of food and water.
Answer:
Withdrawal
Explanation:
Addiction does not make sense in any context.
Withdrawal is a word used for the stopping of a medication, addiction or prescribed.
Independence has no context here.
Relapse is not pertained to this subject either.
Lol. Here I am.. Saying whatever the heck I want. :)