Addicts can and do quit their addictions. In my experience, and there is starting to be some evidence to back this up [1], addiction is usually a symptom of a l

Addicts can and do quit their addictions. In my experience, and there is starting to be some evidence to back this up [1], addiction is usually a symptom of a larger problem. People choose drugs or gambling or obsessively playing video games to escape from something else. [1] http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/01/02/144431794/what-vietnam-taught-us-about-breaking-bad-habits http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/01/02/14443179...