An Addiction is a sub-conscious need for a substance.
Addictive substances are emotional energy substitutes.
I am addicted to the emotional energy rush that I get from an addictive substance.
There is no such thing as a healthy addiction.
A Habit is a sub-conscious behaviour that is driven by a sub-conscious belief.
Habits can be healthy or unhealthy.
Core beliefs allow healthy habits.
Fears & limiting beliefs cause unhealthy habits.
The purity or impurity of a behaviour is relative to the purity or impurity of a belief.
An addiction to a substance causes an unhealthy habit, but they are not the same thing.
Addictions can be overcome with will power, whereas habits require to be changed for a better habit.