“ Domestic violence rarely affects only those directly involved in the abusive relationship. Asa Don Brown
“ We who were not so pathologically far out on the spectrum of self-involvement, we dwellers of the visible spectrum who could imagine how it felt to go beyond violet but were not ourselves beyond it, c… Jonathan Franzen
“ Every person in the AA program who's successful is living proof that he or she does have power over addictive drugs and alcohol- the power to stop. Chris Prentiss
“ Imagine this:Ice is coming to YOUR house.Can you HEAR it knocking?Are you ready?What will YOU do? Cornelia Connie D. DeDona
“ Not much more than a broke disgrace who's hooked on tonics, so excuse him if his poker face has puke on it. Hannibal Lecture
“ We're all princes and princesses, at 5, 50, or 100! It's never too late, we're never too old to rock the world and contribute! Reaching for intimacy in all relationships? Delicious. Pamela Taeuffer
“ Mental slavery is a cheap & easy to find addiction. Knowledge stimulates mental faculties immune system. Freedom Goodbird
“ Here I am trying to live, or rather, I am trying to teach the death within me how to live. Jean Cocteau
“ 99% of all addicts are liars and thieves. This might sound unfair and even close-minded, but it's the truth. There are some exceptions to the rules, but they are incredibly rare. Most people are no ma… Ashly Lorenzana
“ It was painful to contemplate the distance between the future of accomplishment I'd imagined for myself twenty years earlier...it was painful to understand that the cushion of exceptionality invoked b… Ann Marlowe
“ Out of all the addictions in the world, Attention is slowly but surely becoming one of the most dangerous. Saahil Prem
“ It was the hardest boyfriend I ever had to break up with [referring to crystal methamphetamines] Fergie
“ The trick here is, while the actual pleasure begins to recede and blur, we simultaneously bring the imagined pleasure more fully into focus. And when we do, even the memory of the pleasure becomes mor… Geoffrey Wood
“ When nothing else worked, we created a holistic, hand-tailored program that saved Pax's life. At Passages, he and I use what we learned in curing him to help other discover the roots of their addictio… Chris Prentiss
“ Amy [Winehouse] increasingly became defined by her addiction. Our media though is more interested in tragedy than talent, so the ink began to defect from praising her gift to chronicling her downfall.… Russell Brand
“ Chronic pain patients like me are not the cause of the opioid crisis; only 22% of those who misuse opioids are prescribed them by a doctor, and only 13% of ER visits for opiate overdoses were chronic… Sonya Huber
“ I wind up stretched across the couchstill nodding with Sherlock Holmesexamining our crushed veins Jim Carroll
