There is no inborn need for alcohol, drugs, or cigarettes. These desires are created by individuals and then abused. One of the major fallacies in overcoming sexual addiction is the belief that you can apply the same approach to sexual addiction that you can to alcohol, drugs or other substances. Alcohol and other substance abuse problems are overcome by stopping the behavior completely. It is ridiculous to cold turkey sex.
Sex is a natural, healthy drive.
Alcoholism and drug addiction are motivated by a desire to chemically alter the mind. These addictions are an attempt to obliterate awareness of reality. A sexual addiction is more of a relationship issue. Effectively overcoming a sexual addiction entails helping the sexually addicted person change his or her relationship perspective. In comparison, dealing with drugs or alcohol entails getting the addicted person to change their reality perspective.