Once you realize addiction is a form of slavery, freedom becomes a real possibility. Many addicts find themselves enslaved and powerless to stop using drugs every day. Drug addicts are imprisoned by their mind’s need to repeat the satisfaction caused by using drugs. At some point they stop questioning whether they even want to use drugs, and simply go on auto pilot. The drug then owns them and is their master. Over the years, scientists have discovered addiction is a brain disease, not just a bad habit. The human brain needs to fulfill its need to maintain what it perceives as normal, which for the addict means triggering dopamine and the euphoric feelings of well being it creates. The first step to freedom is an awareness of being a slave to the addiction followed by the real willingness to be free.