Why Do Drug Addicts Need Addiction Treatment?
Question by deirdre r: Why do drug addicts need addiction treatment?
Why can’t they just quit on their own? Isn’t it just a matter of willpower?
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Answer by anusha f
Most of drug addicts think that they can quit when they want to. The thing that they don’t realize is that the drug alters their brain function, which makes it harder for them to stop on their own and brings them back to relapsing. This is why they need addiction treatment. Studies have shown that even the most severely addicted individuals can recover because of treatment.
Answer by DickyNowItAll
Because there addicted to drugs.Perhaps if you were in there position you would understand.
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