Many people believe that once they make the decision to stop drinking or using drugs, they will. They believe at the outset that they can stop without treatment and that their personal will alone will work.
However, ending an addiction isn’t always that easy. Sure, there are many people who simply make the decision to stop, and they do. Yet, in the majority of cases, addiction requires drug treatment.
And even with drug and alcohol treatment, some men and women are prone to chronic relapse and continued substance abuse. Of course, there are many factors that play a role in whether an addiction comes to an end.
For instance, these are the length of substance use, drug of choice, severity of the addiction, physical health, and any presence of mental illness.