Quotes to note in Addiction & Recovery arena:
1. RULE #1 - Chemical Addiction is a BEHAVIORAL DISORDER first, and a CHEMICAL DISEASE second. It is not about the DRUGS first. If you do not treat the BEHAVIORS, first, you cannot help the "chemical" ADDICTION or Disease, next!
2. "It takes what it takes" to treat any addict. "Never underestimate the power of any addict to manipulate the situation to get what they want!"
3. It's not all about you - anymore. Recovery is much about getting over yourself and realizing that "you are the problem" at the center of this issue.
4. Q. "So, who was it that made you do all those drugs anyway?" [Re: Addict's Blaming Others for their drug use and continued abuse and bad behaviors.]
5. "Only you can prevent Forrest Fires!" [i.e. it's up to only one person to get help - no others]
6. "The Truth will set you Free...but First it'll surely Piss you off!"
7. It's time to get what you NEED, and not just what you WANT!
8. If you have the "right" to do drugs, then who's "right" is it to have you stop having that "right" hurt them, too...around you?
9. If you think obtaining good "interventional" detox & recovery is expensive, just tally up what it's gonna cost to continue to "do drugs"!
10. Excellent Drug Treatment is one of the most valuable and cost-efficient things you'll ever do in your life - if you ever do it, that is.
11. "You're best thinking got you hooked on drugs and looking at a 'Treatment Center' today!" Think about it. Should you still "use your best thinking" when deciding not to do this?
12. "If you already knew how to do this - quit - you'd have already done it by now, wouldn't you?" [So, accept help - from another source other than yourselves - now.]
13. Do you know what the definition of Insanity is? "Doing the same things over and over again - expecting different results!" Sound like Addiction & "trying to quit" your way, does it?
14. The problem you're having is you don't know what the problem you're having actually IS today. AND, when (if) you ever find out what that problem IS, you then don't know how to handle it...like you think you do.
15. "We're all dumb - just about different things!" So, "Ask for help..."!
16. There's only one thing that can't be treated today, almost, in our world...and that one thing is both "Ignorance & Stupidity"! "We can't treat Stupid!"
17. Look for the Truth. It never fails...
18. "What don't kill you will make you stronger!"
19. "What you don't know you don't know...but pretend to know...and continue to get worse because ot it...is what's wrong here." - Dr. Smith
20. "It's time to let someone else make the decisions now..."
21. Q. Are you "sick & tired of being sick & tired" yet...enough? [Re: Time to finally get into Recovery?]
22. "There is a path out" of this. Many (although few overall) have found that path already. When you want it, we can show you the way out..."
23. "When the Student is ready, the Teacher appears."
24. EVERYBODY has an EXCUSE for what they want to do today. What's yours?
