What can a person do if he has tried to break
free from smoking or other drugs and has not
succeeded??????

Drugs I can't address because i've never done them. Smoking is another subject. I was a 2 pack a day smoker from 12 years old until 27. It took 2 times for me to permanently quit. the second time I had read a small article that sounded stupid. When you get the urge for a cigarette, take 3 very deep breaths and exhale as much as possible, after the 3rd exhale inhale as deeply as possible and hold it for as long as you can. The urge will go away. I carried an open pack of Marlboros in my shirt pocket for 3 months as a self imposed temptation. It wasn't until one day stopped at a light in Wallingford, Ct and day dreaming, when the person on the car next to me lit up. I reaached in and grabbed a cigarette and lit it. Thought I was dying. Coughing, dizzy, blurred vision and had to pull over and roll down the windows. I am now 70 and haven't smoked since.

The patches are a scam. The biggest addiction is psychological. The nicotene addiction is gone within 3 days wth the headaches. Don't waste your money.

PS Prayer will help. I was not a Christian when I quit so I can't say it would have been easier if I were. We still have to reap what we sow.

Good Luck
Bill