I have absolutely no pleasure in the stimulants in which I sometimes so madly indulge. It has not been in the pursuit of pleasure that I have periled life and reputation and reason. It has been the de...
This will sound strange, and yet I'm sure it was the point: it was a bit like being high. That, for me, anyway, had always been the attraction of drugs, to stop the brutal round of hypercritical think...
(n.) The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination.
Life isn't like a Full House episode. There isn't going to be an easy out to every conflict. There is no milkman, paperboy, or evening TV. There are good moments and bad moments and not everything wil...
May you begin living beyond.
All [tv] shows are like cigarettes. You watch two, you have a higher chance of watching three. They're all addictive.
Sometimes being a nice person is all about knowing when to be an asshole.
I have learned the junk equation. Junk is not, like alcohol or weed, a means of increased enjoyment of life. Junk is not a kick. It is a way of life.
A WISHSometimes I wish that he will liveand I will see him.But mostly I wish that he will die, and take my memories with him.
I had drunk myself to oblivion,Stepped from the room into a dreamless slumber,My consciousness had parted ways,Taking a well-earned vacation.
Times change and discoveries are made that render earlier techniques and approaches less effective. Change is inevitable. To remain rigid when the whole world is changing and advancing is to invite mi...
No one wants to be entrapped by his or her addictive habit...
It will take centuries to disconnect people from an addiction like religion; no matter how bad and disastrous it could be, but addiction is the worst of all.
Drugs don't really fix anything, except for everything.
The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary.
Your identity is not in who you can be. It is in who you always have been
The punishment approach and bad consequences approach to treatment is the kind of thinking that is prevalent in every residential substance abuse treatment center in the United States of which I'm awa...
Just as one goes on a fast or a body cleanse you owe it to yourselves to detox your mind, it will not be easy but easy never yielded lasting results.
I take opioids to treat chronic pain. Stigmatizing them will harm me.
You know you are a human when a beautiful image appearing on television/computer/smartphone/tab screen appears more alive than a living being.Basically, we are stupid.
Resentment is like a drug. Once you pick it up, it will only get worse and worse until you surrender and do the work to let it go.