I got to recovery because I ran out of the desire to hurt myself and others.
Took a long time.
Once I got a taste of living sober, I couldn't wait any longer.
So I got a sponsor and started working the Steps in all aspects of my life.
It's funny, but as long as I hung with active addicts and alcoholics, my desire to clean up simply wasn't strong enough. Once I started hanging with people that had found recovery, I wanted it bad.