39 Quotes About Drug Addiction

Recovering from an addiction requires confidence and should not result in feelings of shame. These quotes about drug addiction can empower and office encouragement to others.

“Addiction begins with the hope that something “out there” can instantly fill up the emptiness inside.”

“Addiction doesn’t kill the addict. It kills the family, kids and people who tried to help!”

“Addiction is a symptom of not growing up.”

“Addiction is just a way of trying to get at something else. Something bigger. Call it transcendence if you want, but it’s like a rat in a maze. We all want the same thing. We all have this hole. The thing you want offers relief, but it’s a trap.”

“Addiction- When you can give up something any time, as long as it’s next Tuesday.”

“All the suffering, stress and addiction comes from not realizing you already are what you are looking for.”

“An over-indulgence of anything, even something as pure as water, can intoxicate.”

“At every stage, addiction is driven by one of the most powerful, mysterious, and vital forces of human existence. What drives addiction is longing–a longing not just of brain, belly, or loins but finally of the heart.”

“At first, addiction is maintained by pleasure, but the intensity of this pleasure gradually diminishes and the addiction is then maintained by the avoidance of pain.”

“Before you can break out of prison, you must realize you are locked up.”

“Drugs have taught an entire generation of American kids the metric system.”

“Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism.”

“First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you.”

“Habit is habit, and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time.”

“I admire addicts. In a world where everybody is waiting for some blind, random disaster, or some sudden disease, the addict has the comfort of knowing what will most likely wait for him down the road.”

“I am convinced now that virtually every destructive behavior and addiction I battled off and on for years was rooted in my insecurity.”

“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.”

“If you know someone who tries to drown their sorrows, you might tell them sorrows know how to swim.”

“In the 1960s, people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird, and people take Prozac to make it normal.”

“It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble there lies your treasure.”

“No one is immune from addiction; it afflicts people of all ages, races, classes, and professions.”

“Not feeling is no replacement for reality. Your problems today are still your problems tomorrow.”

“People are not addicted to alcohol or drugs, they are addicted to escaping reality.”

“People who have never had an addiction don’t understand how hard it can be.”

“Quitting smoking is easy, I’ve done it hundreds of times.”

“Reality is just a crutch for people who can’t handle drugs.”

“Recovery from addiction requires hard work, a proper attitude and learning skills to stay sober, not drinking alcohol or using other drugs.”

“Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.”

“So often survivors have had their experiences denied, trivialized, or distorted. Writing is an important avenue for healing because it gives you the opportunity to define your own reality.”

“The dead drug leaves a ghost behind. At certain hours it haunts the house.”

“The first thing in the human personality that dissolves in alcohol is dignity.”

“The initial journey towards sobriety is a delicate balance between insight into one’s desire for escape and abstinence from one’s addiction.”

“The mentality and behavior of drug addicts and alcoholics is wholly irrational until you understand that they are completely powerless over their addiction and unless they have structured help, they have no hope.”

“The more you engage in any type of emotion or behavior the greater your desire for it will become.”

“The unfortunate thing about this world is that good habits are so much easier to give up than bad ones.”

“What fascinates me about addiction and obsessive behavior is that people would choose an altered state of consciousness that’s toxic and ostensibly destroys most aspects of your normal life, because for a brief moment you feel okay.”

“What is addiction, really? It is a sign, a signal, a symptom of distress. It is a language that tells us about a plight that must be understood.”

“You can get the monkey off your back, but the circus never leaves town.”

“You know you’re an alcoholic when you misplace things for like a decade.”

The first step to an effective anti drug policy is to stop abusing drug abusers and take action that is positive and effective.