First off, while this seems like a rules question to me, it could as easily be an Advice question, so apologies if it develops that I've put this thread in the wrong place.
The GMG has a very nice presentation of Drugs and Addiction:
When a character takes a drug, he immediately gains the effects, an amount of ability damage, and must make a Fortitude save to resist becoming addicted to that drug (see Addiction). While the initial effect represents the physical or mind altering effects of the drug, the drain represents both its side effects and the amount of time a dose remains active in a character’s body. As ability score damage heals at a rate of 1 point per day, a drug that causes 1 point of ability score damage remains in a character’s system for 1 day, though some might cause greater damage and thus remain active for longer. While taking multiple doses of a drug at once rarely has any benefit, taking additional doses as the effects wear off renew those effects but increase the ability damage and potential for addiction. (Emphasis mine)
This immediately brought to mind the question of how Drugs interacted with magic like Restoration, or Lesser Restoration -- if a character takes a drug, takes 2 Con damage, and then drinks a potion of Lesser Restoration, is the Con damage healed, and if so are the "beneficial" effects of the drug also mitigated? If Lesser Restoration does end the effects of the drug, can the character wait until the beneficial effects have worn off to restore ability damage? How, if at all, would this interact with the long term addiction effects?
~Doskious
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I have had the same questions as a character concept of mine has the character addicted to drugs as a coping method. I'm pretty sure the restoration spells or lesser restoration will basically give the drug addict the ability to constantly use drugs without the harmful side effects although I'm pretty sure it would not cure the addiction.