One might be wondering why on earth their loved one seems to be choosing drugs over family. One might be struggling with finances, or even from the painful realization a loved one is in trouble yet again with the law. Drug abuse is not a matter of moral weakness or defective willpower. It is a vicious cycle causing changes in the brain, leading to a continuously growing desire to use drugs. And left untreated, drug abuse will destroy, without mercy, every family it touches.