12 step Quote by Susan Cheever

After writing about addiction in a pair of books, I frequently hear from addicts and their family members about serial relapses followed by treatments…

— David Sheff

“Every year, our state and federal governments spend over $15 billion on substance-abuse treatment for addicts, the vast majority of which are based on…

— Lance Dodes

You really can't just take someone who's got a drug addiction and just put 'em in rehab. It doesn't work that way. You can't…

— Rosario Dawson

Too many people believe they can control their drug of choice. But the drug is almost always in control. If an addict truly wants…

— Ellen Hopkins

I'm not looking to do anything for rehab as far as addicts, because that's not really what I do.

— Diamond Dallas Page

I do not understand rehab. If it works for people, then God bless them.

— Kid Rock

Drugs shift the way that we think. So, yeah, the logical thing would be to get help, but that's not the way addicts operate,…

— David Sheff

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

— Abhishek Tiwari

I, myself, have not infrequently come across recovering addicts years later that I had given up on. It is like seeing a ghost come…

— Drew Pinsky

Advocating for quality addiction treatment has become a passion, and it's the most rewarding thing that someone like me can do. People were there…

— Cris Carter

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

I had two experiences. I had a wonderful experience in rehab, and I had a terrible experience in rehab. But, to be honest, in…

— Elizabeth Vargas