Just quit, they say. It's just a matter of willpower. If only that were true. Of course not. And staying clean is incredibly difficult, even under the best of circumstances.
Relapses are common.
The lure is always there. The siren always singing her seductive song. In our society, when we're confronted with a problem as complex and frustrating as drug or alcohol abuse, we tend to look for the simple solution, the easy way out. Put them all in jail, said one guy, whose attitude is common. There aren't enough jails in the entire world.