Quotes About Addiction

I have seen three pictures of the man. The Yozo we knew was so easy-going and amusing, and if only he hadn't drunk—no, even though he did drink—he was a good boy, an angel.

A cigarette is the perfect type of a perfect pleasure. It is exquisite, and it leaves one unsatisfied. What more can one want?

PASO DOS Llegamos a creer de que sólo un Poder Superior a nosotros mismos podría devolvernos el sano juicio.

One of the most common precursors to relapse is insufficient attendance at OA meetings.

us were able to do so. Our eating may be out of control

My Higher Power sent me the message: I was as powerless over food as I was over booze.

Nothing is stronger than habit.

By gaming we lose both our time and treasure - two things most precious to the life of man.

Ozzy, why do you drink so much? What's the point?' The right answer to that question was: because I'm an alcoholic; because I have an addictive personality; because whatever I do, I do it addictively. But I didn't know any of that back then.

All rehab can do is tell you what's wrong with you and then suggest ways for you to get better.

But one of the many problems with being an alcoholic is that when people tell you how bad you are when you're drunk, you're usually drunk. So you just keep getting drunk.

The way I was boozing was a kind of suicide. It was only gonna be a matter of time.

I hardly ever went to the AA [alcoholics anonymous] meetings. I've just never felt comfortable in those places. It's my worst zone. I'll get up and sing my heart out in front of two hundred thousand people at a rock festival, but when I've got to talk about the way I feel to people I've never met before, I can't do it. There's nothing to hide behind.

There are no nonsmokers in this business. Just people trying to quit, and people who haven't started yet.

It's the menace that everyone loves to hate but can't seem to live without.

Amazing. She had to get these vampires to bite her more often.

the warmth in my mouth. that rush through my veins making my heartache my pulse quicken my head- just a bit dizzy. my legs- just a bit numb. my tongue years for more more of you right now. now. i can't wait anymore. this is torture. seriously. i'm in hell. waiting for you. i just want to shout to this giant crowd of people "how hard is it to make a latte, fuckers?" i love you, coffee.

I've just spent three hours learning the entire life of some girl named Kallie, a girl with an epileptic tongue who loves booze, Coldplay, and a gym-addicted frat boy named Wes. Okay, so maybe Francesca has a point. Maybe it's time to quit the Internet.

Ele era como um homem que se embriagou há muito tempo e que deixou de ser capaz de abandonar a sua embriaguez.

Crack seemed to have a different hold on folks than liquor did. Drunks would sober up and come to their senses in the morning. But once a crackhead got hooked all they did was chase that high. Even if it meant selling everything they owned for a hit: wedding rings, household appliances, their kids' clothes. Anything that had been important didn't matter anymore.

More and more studies show that alcoholics may switch to other addictions. Addiction becomes a solution to the trauma.

Betrayal, addiction and trauma weave a design of continually recycled wounds that create an overarching pattern of compulsive relationships.

Unstructured time, a heavy responsibility for self-direction, and high demands for excellence seem to be the common elements in these situations that are easy triggers for addictive behaviors. Procrastination

For the addict, however, there is no choice. No choice. The addiction is in charge.