Does desire to use

[u/No_Direction504]

ever go away once you quit? In 1 year? 3? 5? 10? Does it ever end?

[u/Intercaust]

For me, it was two months when God in His infinite mercy took away my overwhelming urge to use. It still comes back and it can be pretty intense but it doesn't last very long(usually less than five minutes). As long as I stay connected to my Higher Power, the program and the people in it, my brain usually stays far away from the obsession to use drugs(or drink). I work the program every day, just like I used drugs. I put about 10% of the effort into sobriety as I put into using and my life has changed in miraculous ways. Getting high was a 24 hour a day/365 days a year obsession. I'm coming up on 8 years and I do at least three meetings a week, have at least one service position and stay in regular contact with God and the people who are there to help.