What are some ways to stop doing drugs and alcohol if they’re so addictive?

For people with addiction, the great battle in the brain is between two powerful forces: The overpowering feeling of NEED to take the drug and the overpowering feeling of DESIRE to stop taking the drug.

Recovery from addiction always includes a back and forth between not taking the drug (abstinence) and taking the drug (relapse). Recovery from addiction is the slow, difficult process of teaching the brain to act on the desire to stop taking the drug as much as possible.