69 Quotes About Substance-abuse

I know an alcoholic is the worse, but sometimes I wonder if it's better to have a drinking father that lives at home, or a drinking father, that never comes around.

There's talk he's become emotionally unhinged.

We cannot incarcerate ourselves out of addiction. Addiction is a medical crisis that—when it comes to nonviolent offenders—warrants medical interventions, not incarceration. Decades later, data unequivocally illustrates that this war has been a massive failure. It has not only failed to reduce violent crime, but arrest rates—throughout its tenure—have continuously ascended even when crime rates have descended.

If the last to know he’s an addict is the addict, then maybe the last to know when a man means what he says is the man himself, he reflected.

To enable is to kill.

Stressing about a relapse happening only leads to a release happening.

One thing you must realize is that: you either kill your addiction or your addiction will eventually kill you.

The mentality, thought system and relationships that got you into addiction will keep you there unless you disentangle yourself from them.

Your decision to kill your addiction will become a reality only if you believe and reinforce the fact that you have the capacity to do it.