By: Natasha Archary

Do you have an addiction or just a bad habit that’s hard to break?
Alcohol abuse, smoking, drugs and any other form of addiction including sex, doesn’t just affect the person doing these things, it affects their families and loved ones, too.
Watching a friend or family member struggle with an addiction can be heartbreakingly painful, so do you intervene to help them kick the addiction, or is it just a bad habit?
Drive 959 listeners share a time when they had an addiction or bad habit that was difficult to quit no matter how hard they tried.
A bad habit is something that is annoying, and tends to have a negative effect, but the negative effect is somewhat manageable.
When th habit becomes damaging, destructive or out of control, that’s when it becomes an addiction.
4 questions to ask yourself if you’re considering whether this is a bad habit or addiction
- Is your behavior having a negative impact—directly or indirectly—on your life?
- Do you repeatedly put yourself in risky situations?
- When you stop drinking or using for any length of time, do you experience withdrawal symptoms like anxiety or stress?
- Have you taken steps to hide your behavior or have you repeatedly, but unsuccessfully, tried to stop drinking or using on your own?



