I'm not an addict, but I'm addict adjacent, literally and metaphorically. While it's good that the poster identified the problem, the cold turkey approach is no

I'm not an addict, but I'm addict adjacent, literally and metaphorically. While it's good that the poster identified the problem, the cold turkey approach is not usually sufficient. Beating addiction by simply removing the thing you are addicted to is very difficult because it leaves a big hole in your life. You need to replace your addiction with something healthy. Andreas did very effectively because he found something that both occupied his time and gave him a new community.