[thesheriff443]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

I'm not trying yo tell you anything new.

I lost my mum to cancer very quickly and also have very close experience with addiction. All I was saying is it is an illness. I agree the people affected listen to their addiction but some people (not directed at you) seem to think its just a case of not having another drink/hit etc when that just isnt the case. Unless treated properly just quitting can be as dangerous as over dosing and far more painful.

I feel terribly sad for anyone in the grip of addiction even though they stoop so low sometimes for the next fix.

The problem is people get help with their addiction over and above what a cancer patient will get, from personal experience whatching someone get help and support only for them to throw it back in the faces of the very people that tryed to help them.

Then comes the heart felt lies, how many chances do you give one person, if you are not careful you start to live in their world not your own.