Addiction Quotes

“In a consumer society there are inevitably two kinds of slaves: the prisoners of addiction and the prisoners of envy.”

“I've never had a problem with drugs. I've had problems with sobriety.”

“Drunkenness is a voluntary madness.”

“The junk merchant doesn't sell his product to the consumer, he sells the consumer to his product.”

“I didn't think you could be in a band and not be a drug addict.”

“I was addicted to hacking, more for the intellectual challenge, the thrill of the chase, and the escape from reality.”

“Recovery is not a straight line. It's a journey with ups and downs.”

“In the bottle, discontent seeks for comfort, cowardice for courage, and bashfulness for confidence.”

“Addiction is a progressive, fatal disease. It is a disease that is not a moral failing.”

“Breaking the food seduction is not a matter of willpower, but of rewiring your brain.”

“Addiction is a rational behavior. It's a choice.”

“One drink is too many for me and a thousand are not enough.”

“The rush of battle is often a potent and lethal addiction, for war is a drug.”

“I couldn't be a drug addict and a Ramone. I had to choose.”

“Heroin is a great painkiller. It's also a great everything-killer.”

“Like a fiend with his dope and a drunkard his wine, a man will have lust for the lure of the mine.”

“Addiction is a disease, not a moral failing.”

“My recovery is the most important thing in my life.”

“Anxiety is the gas pedal, and alcohol is the brake. And I was using the brake too much.”

“I was a functioning drug addict. I could do my job, but I was miserable inside.”