Addiction is a chronic relapsing disease. Many modern theories assign central prominence to the role of craving in drug use and relapse. Cognitive behavioral therapy is a form of talk therapy that is used to help many patients stop using drugs and remain drug free . The aim of this study was to assess the effect of CBT on coping with craving and also to compare the progress through stages of change in patients receiving CBT vs those who are not. Results: craving scores were significantly declining for patients receiving CBT, and those patients were moving effectively through the stages of change.