Kate attends her first AA meeting and discusses how she is scared of the way her life has been going, due to alcohol use.

James gets arrested over an altercation in the street. His caseworker comes to pick him up, and he heads to the pharmacy to get his methadone. Betty sees him there, and finds out he is an addict.

This scene demonstrates some of the behaviors of painkiller addiction (such as withdrawal and depression).

Phil Weston visits his local coffee shop where he impatiently waits in line. Due to his coffee addiction and impatience, he loses his cool.

When the Eds, Jonny, Kevin, and Rolf make bets to give up their respective habits for a day, they cope with it in varying ways. It is evident that they are addicted to certain habits and foods soon after the bet begins. As is characteristic of him, Eddy tries to sabotage the others so that he can win the bet.