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Habits actually change the neurochemistry of the brain.
Without the ritual or act, i.e. habit being performed, the altered physiology of the brain is not sustained. Thus we repeat the act to maintain the 'status quo'. And the addiction is perpetuated. Basically a habit is a learned behavior that has to be unlearned. Each time a person fails to withdraw, they actually become more powerfully addicted.