**The Real Clockwork Orange **

People often overlook how the constant consumption of addictive substances creates a perpetual state of anxiety and craving, which they believe would persist if they quit cold turkey. This misconception about addiction leads individuals to think quitting would mean enduring a life filled with overwhelming desire for the substance. In reality, once habitual consumption ceases, those feelings of craving diminish. The cycle of self-medication with substances, such as fentanyl, illustrates how addiction perpetuates the very issues individuals try to resolve with those substances. The oversimplified understanding that one either has a severe addiction leading to loss or must commit to total abstinence is misleading. Historically, there have been various approaches to treat addiction, many of which remain underutilized or unknown. Individuals experiencing addiction can explore multiple treatment methods, including medications and aversion therapy, which can create unpleasant consequences for substance use, thereby supporting better outcomes than the binary option of quitting completely or continuing down a destructive path.