Addict Quote by William S. Burroughs

The idea that addiction is somehow a psychological illness is, I think, totally ridiculous. It's as psychological as malaria. It's a matter of exposure.…

— William S. Burroughs

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

“In the cloudy swirl of misleading ideas surrounding public discussion of addiction, there’s one that stands out: the misconception that drug taking by itself…

— Gabor Maté

Addiction is a powerful disease that is sly & crafty. It's so sad when it claims another. Dont be ashamed to ask for help…

— Anonymous

I too searched far and wide for the cure to addiction, but my medical and psychiatric background did not lead me to the cure…

— Abraham J. Twerski

Addiction is more malleable than you know. When people come to me for therapy, they often ask me whether their behavior constitutes a real…

— Stanton Peele

It is not heroin or cocaine that makes one an addict, it is the need to escape from a harsh reality.

— Shirley Chisholm

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

— Syesha Mercado

“Addiction is a human problem that resides in people, not in the drug or in the drug’s capacity to produce physical effects,” writes Lance…

— Gabor Maté

It is impossible to understand addiction without asking what relief the addict finds, or hopes to find, in the drug or the addictive behaviour.

— Gabor Mate

“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

Many doctors are stuck in the idea that addiction is a choice, and they don't treat that.

— David Sheff