Addiction Quote by David Sheff

If you subscribe to the idea that # addiction is a disease, it is startling to see how many of these children - paranoid,…

— David Sheff

“He had black fingernails and drove a hearse. Everything about him cried out, 'Look at me, look at me,' and when you looked at…

— David Sheff

Addiction is a powerful disease that is and sly and crafty It's so sad, When it claims another don't be ashamed to ask for…

— Simpleman

I felt that if people understood the struggle of recovery, then some of the stigma of addiction might be reduced because the audience would…

— Brian Lindstrom

This stigma associated with drug use--the belief that bad kids use, good kids don't, and those with full-blown addiction are weak, dissolute, and pathetic--has…

— David Sheff

Addiction's some kind of disease? No, it's not. It's a mask for pain that usually comes from childhood and fatherlessness.

— Mike Lindell

For far too many people, the stigma around addiction prevents them from stepping forward for help.

— Vivek Murthy

Sometimes, when I hear people without experience of addiction blame addicts for their behaviour, I feel like saying to them: 'You simply don't understand…

— Will Self

Once and for all, people must understand that addiction is a disease. It’s critical if we’re going to effectively prevent and treat addiction. Accepting…

— David Sheff

Addictions and mental disorders are like a disease, and they need treatment.

— Syesha Mercado

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