For those struggling with weight loss or addiction, a pill that could cure drug dependency overnight or magically melt 100 pounds away seems like the goal: an impossible, yet endlessly desirable gift. Our bodies, however, have the right idea. Going through the difficult and taxing work of detox and then the long, grueling journey of rehabilitation is not one that seems fun or enjoyable, but it is the most reliable and most effective route for getting clean. No matter how appealing that kind of pill seems, it falls short of dealing with the deeper psychological and physiological issues that accompany addiction. Part of the pull of drug addiction is how easy the high truly is: one hit and your problems seem to melt away. Should getting clean be that simple or easy, falling back into addiction would be a simple and sure thing. You would have put no distance between yourself and your addiction, and you would certainly have none of the emotional tools necessary for long-term sobriety.