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Originally Posted by -m-  But you do drink and do other stuff on occasion now though, right? BTW I'm glad you're okay now. |
Well, I'm very specific in my use of the term addict. A lot of people just like to get fucked up all the time and when their life goes to shit they decide to call themselves addicts to garner more sympathy from their family and further enable themselves to keep doing what they were doing. I was addicted to meth. I wasn't addicted to anything other than meth, although I was doing other shit at the time. I had friends who were addicted to heroin who were doing other things as well. I know people who are addicted to alcohol but can use other shit on occasion without any problem. Partying is a lifestyle, not an addiction. It still boils down to actions in the end, though. Either you want to stop being such a fuck-up or you don't. A true addict may need a little more help getting over the physical hurdles, but I did it and so did a few of my friends who were hardcore heroin addicts. None of us thought we were going to make it out at the time, but we did. I have very little sympathy for types like Nyteshade's brother who are hurting other people as well as themselves.
And, yeah, I still drink a couple of times a month maybe. No other stuff though.