Addict Quote by David Sheff

When, you know, when Nic became addicted, I was completely uneducated, and basically everything I assumed at the time turned out to be wrong.…

— David Sheff

“For almost every addict who s mired in this terrible disease, other -- a mother or father, a child or spouse, an aunt or…

— Beverly Conyers

Through Nic's drug addiction, I have learned that parents can bear almost anything....I shock myself with my ability to rationalize and tolerate things once…

— David Sheff

Addiction is a hugely complex and destructive disease, and its impact can be simply devastating. All too often, lives and families can be shattered…

— Kate Middleton

“The truth most families eventually discover is that no one can cure another person's addiction. Omly addicts can do that for themselves.”

— Beverly Conyers

My battles with addiction definitely shaped how I am now. They really made me deeply appreciate human contact. And the value of friends and…

— Robin Williams

Anyone who's ever had a loved one go through addiction will know just how devastating it can be and how tough it is for…

— Declan Donnelly

I promise you that I did not become an addict because of anything to do with the behavior of either of my parents. Everybody…

— Steve Earle

My daughter, unfortunately, is ill, because drug addiction is an illness. She's been fighting it for years.

— Columba Bush

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

— Abhishek Tiwari

For me, I never knew what addiction was. I just knew my heroes, like [New York Dolls guitarist] Johnny Thunders, did heroin. I didn't…

— Nikki Sixx

Often addiction after addiction is the price one pays. If they can't give their own life praise...

— Stanley Victor Paskavich