Originally Posted by
newblue82 
I don't believe that she's just some puppet powerless to the drug (coke). I think she got too comfortable in her recovery. She let her guard down and she got snagged again. We both did.
I've heard that many addicts start out highly motivated in their recovery, but then hit "the wall". They are strong in the beginning because as they work their program, they experience all these new positive changes in their lives. But as their system and emotions and relationships start to stablize, they experience a lull. They continue to do the work, but they no longer get that reward of the change as they did in the beginning. Apparently, this is a common point of relapse.