Abuse Quote by Leigh Steinberg

“The hardcore drug addicts that I treat, are, without exception, people who have had extraordinarily difficult lives. The commonality is childhood abuse. These people…

— Gabor Maté

When people who believe themselves to be addicts or alcoholics come under great stress or trauma, they mentally give themselves permission to drink or…

— Chris Prentiss

Addiction isnt about substance - you arent addicted to the substance, you are addicted to the alteration of mood that the substance brings.

— Susan Cheever

Addiction isn't about substance - you aren't addicted to the substance, you are addicted to the alteration of mood that the substance brings.

— Susan Cheever

Addiction is when you fall in love with a drug instead of a child or a lover and the learning that takes part in…

— Maia Szalavitz

...most Substance-addicted people are also addicted to thinking, meaning they have a compulsive and unhealthy relationship with their own thinking.

— David Foster Wallace

“Compulsive substance addiction can have disastrous effects because it blocks off the path to genuine emotions and feelings. The drug can supply feelings of…

— Alice Miller

It is well known that people who are involved with people who have addictive problems have a problem themselves. You are drawn to mad…

— Sheila Hancock

Addiction is a disease of exposure. Doctors and nurses, for instance, have a high addiction rate.

— William S. Burroughs

Addiction is a disease like anything else. It's like cancer, like heart disease, like diabetes.

— David Sheff

All addictions have one thing in common - they numb you out to what is happening in the moment.

— Barbara De Angelis

It is hard to understand addiction unless you have experienced it.

— Ken Hensley