Addiction is a trap
Addiction is a trap that consists in consuming something in an excessive way in order to give the illusion that the void that one feels deep within is filled. But in reality it is more an addiction to the sensation of having that void filled than an addiction to the substance itself, that substance is therefore only a tool...
To heal an addiction, it is good to ask oneself,
"What void am I trying to fill?"
"Which pain am I trying to numb?"
Sometimes, it is very deep-rooted but it is possible to heal from it.