About Addiction - It comes down to control

The attached article is an elucidating and easy to read view of addiction. In summary, the core issue is the control the person feels they have over the addiction:

Trying to control the uncontrollable is the core of addiction. Recognizing powerlessness over your drug and letting go of addiction is core to recovery. You are either on the bus or off the bus. If you don’t use your drug, the wound will heal, and the addiction will go into cold storage where it belongs. It only comes back out when you take that drink, drug, or smoke.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/widening-the-lens/202302/the-addiction-continuum?eml