Addiction is never an escape from responsibility for our choices and our actions, but it does affect our brains like a disease that is difficult to control.

Addiction changes the way your brain works and affects your ability to control impulses. That is one of the reasons quitting can seem so impossible.

What should you do if you or a loved one needs help overcoming an addiction? It takes a lot of courage to admit when you need help, but recovery is possible and definitely worth it.