The shift in brain chemistry made it impossible for Toby to stop without help.
I had cancer. After the normal cut, chemo, and radiation trio, my doctor prescribed 5 years of a terrible medication as a finale. It was a medication that made my body ache and burn and feel horrible. To get me to finish the full 5 years, he prescribed oxycontin. He said I wasn’t addicted; I was dependent. When I finished the 5 years he said good luck and quit prescribing oxycontin. Turned out my brain couldn’t find any difference between addiction and dependency. I quit taking it. It was harder to quit than smoking was. But then after awhile I was not “dependent” anymore. So I would say it is not impossible to quit without help, as I had none, but did quit.
