[michmelch]

Ive been using since preteens and am in my mid 40s. I primarily use opium based drugs both pharmacutical and designer.

[Stevers1]

Drug addictions gets into the R-Complex of the brain, and then it can be impossible to resist. It becomes a part of your emotions and takes over your consciousness.

[j_rizzalie]

cause it eats ur brain and makes u too dumb to figure out how to quit ... drugs ruin your body, mind and life

[yyy]

wow you're REAL cool...

[danceswthsheep]

Because people who even start to use drugs are weak minded in the first place.

[BunnyHol83]

I really believe it has a lot to do with the mental need for it. Yes, it hurts you physically, but it is your brain that is craving the sensation.

[Tom]

its so hard since you've been doing it for 30 years or so. the more you use a drug (take nicotene for example) the harder it is to kick. Like when you start smokin and you feel it pullin you in a little, you can just back off for a week or so and you won't get addicted. when you smoke for over a year then it's really hard to kick the habit.

[Monet]

Genetic. Anyways, I saw this article that states that certain people have a part of the brain that gets hooked on drugs easier than someone who does not. I'm not sure how true the article is but I do know that my hubby loves caffeine and it does not do anything to me.Get help.

[Miles]

addiction-the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, as narcotics, to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma.30 years of 40. LONG TIME! Opiate based. A highly addictive drug.

[marccat80]

giving up an addiction is simply a matter of choosing to do so. Unfortunately most people have a psyco somatic reaction when they give something up. Because our blood carries the drug around our systems it feeds the bodily tissues and becomes associated with feeling'normal'.Just remember that it is claimed that giving up smoking is actually harder than giving up heroin, and lots of people give up smoking. You control your brain and your brain controls your body. If you make a decision to give up something, and have enough self control, you can't fail.