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He burned through more than a few sponsors before settling with an older gentlemen who’d gotten clean and sober following a career as a Baltimore drug thug and a stretch in state prison.

It’s a good question to put to a newcomer, in AA/NA or in therapy: “How much work are you willing to put into this process?”

When I first got into counseling, I had this sneaky feeling that it couldn’t possibly be that simple.

The author’s biggest issue is “himself.” He fought a constant battle for perfection, to show that he was as good as anyone else.

For many, because of compulsion, abstinence may turn out to be easier than re-establishing control.

It’s an unconscious process. Not an exercise of will; more like a reflex.

For many, only age and health issues, or an unanticipated dip in that protective tolerance, were enough to finally motivate them to seek help.

Its extra potency makes it attractive to someone looking to get high but tolerant to the effects of ordinary pot.

If you’ve been down that road, making repeated attempts to control use or to stop and stay stopped, only to fall fall flat, you should eventually realize that what works for others just doesn’t work for you

Alcoholics have never had much success giving up drinking while using some other sedative. Often it results in a problem with the second substance.