we all tell ourselves lies on some level....little lies, big lies. and we all have at least certain spots where we see what we want to see, or remember what we want to remember, which are not based on facts.
addicts are no different. they are just louder about it. they are defending and protecting their drug use, at all costs. if they can make it seem like it's someone else's fault, all the better. if they can make someone believe their tall tales, their excuses, their outright lies, better still. if they have to promise things they do not mean, or state udying love they do not feel, so be it.