Originally Posted by
tiburon88 
Addiction is much more complicated than that. If addiction is a disease then it should be no surprise how hard it is get and stay sober.
tib
Sorry, but I have to differ after reading all of these posts from fellow codies, and yes I am also a recovering addict. Addiction itself seems relatively uncomplicated, if it weren't, why all of these stories about the addicts in our lives that are completely interchangeable? I've said it before, sure I didn't say it originally, but the addicts in our lives seem to be reading the same scripts, or operating from the same instruction manual.
And I also believe that while it may be difficult to
get sober/straight, it is relatively easy, at least by comparison, to
remain sober/straight.