Why are Drugs so Hard to Quit?

People can heal from an addiction—especially when they get the support they need to relieve withdrawal symptoms, navigate triggers, and make positive changes. This video explores why many people find it difficult to control or stop drug use and how research conducted and supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) can help people find prevention and treatment strategies that work for them.

[ScottH.]

This is so spot on. People don't understand how the brain of an addict or alcoholic has literally changed and how it becomes our biggest enabler in a sense. You're fighting against your own programming, which makes it so incredibly hard to stop for some people. The constant battle going on inside yourself is exhausting and when your own mind is throwing up pictures and feelings that make you want to escape into your addiction time and time again, it can start feeling rather hopeless.

[liyunqichina]

I am an addiction rehabilitation counselor from Shanghai, China. I have been referring to your academic reports. The drug problem is a global problem and requires the cooperation and mutual assistance of various countries. I am Li Yunqi. I am willing to help every overseas Chinese who is facing drug troubles. I wish the world is drug-free.

[vickeytyson]

I found this to be clear, concise, and easy to understand.

[paula]

I am going to get clean for my family if I can't do it for myself ❤😊the high is just not worth the pain drugs always cause.😢😊❤❤😇🙏

[DegrosWow]

substances never make me satisfied, but i still keep on taking them... so hard to understand why

[alexeykhalin]

Its hard to quit. I always control my emotions, im calm af. But i cant resist when my brain tricks me into snorting\smoking again...
"Last time", "good reason", "just to relax" and all that kinda bullshit

[Jackie-iimb]

I have been an addict and on methadone. I was all set 2 stop.ibwas in a coma 2 years ago. My children have grown up my son talks 2 me when he sees me. Recently my daughter sent me a tx telling me she wants nothing 2 do with me. I have stopped taking Heroin but it seems 2 b other street drugs. Im 50 n my partner died 5 years ago. I c my mum on a Friday. A just put a face on. I sat alone on xmas day. Im cmfined 2 my bedroom. My house is freezing. I can't seem 2 cope. Im never out xcept for the 2 days i go 2 chemist

[RUBENOTIENO-bhyo]

thank you so much you teach many people💖💖💖💖💯💯💯 how drug is and its effect

[josemartinezz]

Ive done coke in few waves bad but now i do it just once or twice a month if i even do and ive never had urges any time i stopped doing it for months after months almost every dad im 21 and ive drank since 17 to 18 almost everyday at least a tall can every day but when i feel like stopping for few weeks or a couple months like i did i never had urges and im happy for this because ive seen it first hand on how bad it is i hope everyone the middle to do good doesnt mean dont do drugs just find the middle🙏🏽

[SalvatoreEscoti]

Suppose you owned a black and white TV with a mere 3 channels, endlessly replaying the same shows. Then, you're gifted a state-of-the-art OLED TV boasting 10 million colors and 150 diverse channels. Who would ever willingly return to the limitations of a black and white set? Our daily lives often feel like that outdated television, confined to a repetitive cycle of just a few experiences

[pabitragurung]

Man doing drugs for 4 years now .straight .
I was a good student never failed even in a test but after drugs
1. I failed thrice in college .
2.Lost a DSLR camera worth 50000 .
3.Lost respect .
4.No body likes me in my family, neighborhood and in my society .
5.Nearly been to Jail for 5 times
6.Lost all of my good friends .
7.Lost all of my good friends .
8.Lost 2 phones .
9.Lost a beautiful relationship .
10 everything . Now m jus a cheap ass mf who begs money to everyone .

Drugs dragged me from castle to streets
.yet I still cannot stop doing it

[charlestaylor]

sional drug use, such as misusing an opioid to get high, can have similarly disastrous effects, including

[randomrealityofficial]

It's not the the drugs....it's you!

[kellymcdonnell]

Could this video also pertain to Nicotine Addiction?

[skrewu]

I am realizing just turn your back on them they are beyond help I turn my back on my ex and I feel so much better she lives on the streets now and he's prostituting herself for drugs and I couldn't be happier in my own private life it's all about me not about them

[Jindu-hw]

Soo what we can doo??? We need help really