I find it very sad and frustrating that so many people that I know and love are turning to drugs and alcohol as an escape mechanism. These are such destructive coping mechanisms! What is even sadder is that they don’t see, or don’t care, about the pain that they are addicts, and that the addiction is ruining their lives, and the lives of their loved ones.

I hear them say “I’m not addicted, I just love to drink” or “I just love getting high.” I have seen too many people check themselves into an alcohol treatment center or drug rehab because they are afraid that they are going to commit suicide, and when they come out they stay clean for only a few weeks before starting right back up again. It really shakes my faith in the effectiveness of alcohol rehab programs.

I wish there was a better answer. So many people are suffering.