“I began asking myself just what my high was about. What did I do when I was high that I didn't do… — Pax Prentiss Copy Share Image
“There is no cell culture for depression. You can't see it on a bone scan or an x-ray. Not everyone with depression… — Chris Prentiss Copy Share Image
“I spent the rest of that day and most of the night thinking about all the hundreds of people I had met… — Pax Prentiss Copy Share Image
“It takes a strong person to stand up to his or her fate and overcome the obstacles that stand in the way… — Pax Prentiss Copy Share Image
“Treatment for dependency at substance abuse treatment centers must change if alcoholism and addiction are to be overcome in our society.” — Chris Prentiss Copy Share Image
“We know that you don't want to be a drunk and you don't want to be hooked on addictive drugs. You do… — Chris Prentiss Copy Share Image
“The punishment approach and bad consequences approach to treatment is the kind of thinking that is prevalent in every residential substance abuse… — Chris Prentiss Copy Share Image
“We wouldn't have much need of a war if people stopped using drugs. It's like taking up a fight against the use… — Chris Prentiss Copy Share Image
Alcohol and drugs are not the problems; they are what people are using to help themselves cope with the problems. Those problems… — Chris Prentiss Copy Share Image
“People who are dependent are merely using alcohol as a crutch to get through the day. Yet doctors and scientists are still… — Chris Prentiss Copy Share Image
“If I were to create a word that more accurately describes alcoholism and addiction, I would say it was dependencyism. Sounds silly,… — Chris Prentiss Copy Share Image
“If those underlying conditions aren't treated, the return of those symptoms may cause us so much discomfort that we'll go back to… — Chris Prentiss Copy Share Image
“One of the first actions we take at Passages is to ruthlessly scrutinize, always under a doctor's supervision and care, the specific… — Chris Prentiss Copy Share Image
Think about the stigma that is attached to the idea that alcoholism is a disease, an incurable illness, and you have it.… — Chris Prentiss Copy Share Image
“We recognize that you've used substances to try to regain your lost balance, to try to feel the way you did before… — Chris Prentiss Copy Share Image
“The advertise their products in such a fashion as to make it seem wonderful to drink their ethanol products. It does not… — Chris Prentiss Copy Share Image
“It was as if the pearly gates had just opened and God had walked out and said, "Pax, my son, I'm going… — Pax Prentiss Copy Share Image
“Heroin was a coping mechanism that I had used to deal with my underlying fears. They were the real problems; heroin wasn't… — Pax Prentiss Copy Share Image
“Alcohol is the drug ethanol. They are one and the same. Alcohol is also called ethyl alcohol or grain alcohol. It is… — Chris Prentiss Copy Share Image
“When nothing else worked, we created a holistic, hand-tailored program that saved Pax's life. At Passages, he and I use what we… — Chris Prentiss Copy Share Image
To give up power to change for the better is inherently distasteful to everyone, and to force people to affirm that they… — Chris Prentiss Copy Share Image
“How do you think your body and mind would respond if you were surrounded by psychologists, psychiatrists, or drug and alcohol counselors… — Chris Prentiss Copy Share Image
“It's the causes, not the dependent person, that must be corrected. That's why I see the United States' War on Drugs as… — Chris Prentiss Copy Share Image
