Originally Posted by
mfox 
I know - there is no logic when dealing with an addict. But do any of these "addict" thought processes disipate over time?
They certainly did dissipate for me over time. However, I have been around the rooms of recovery since 1986, clean/sober since August 5, 1990, and work a program like my life depends on it because it does.
Why would he be grateful for anything he has given the fact he hasn't worked for any of it?
Simply "abstaining" from drugs does not constitute recovery in any way.