You may have even stopped before but then started again. You may think you can't bear these feelings, so you may start smoking again. Returning to your old pattern is called a relapse. If you don't think cigarettes are addicting, talk to ex-smokers and ask them how they quit and what was the hardest part. Then get some help so you can stop smoking too.
Alcohol travels to every cell in the body, every tissue, and every organ.
Problems with alcohol usually develop over time. At work, the withdrawal can make it hard for you to concentrate, and you may become short-tempered. As the addiction gets worse, so do the withdrawal symptoms-you may become more and more anxious and have stronger cravings. In the late stages of the disease, some people in withdrawal see and hear things that aren't really there. Continuing to use alcohol once an addiction has developed can result in liver and brain damage that may not be reversible.