“I think a lot of us who had these oddly shaped childhoods, in some ways we're hyper-capable. We're able to take care of ourselves in a lot of ways but it's like we're missing a piece. When everyone went to school to learn how to be a regular person we were sick that day. We compensate other ways. Alcohol and drugs is one of those ways. Instead of learning how to cope with our problems and deal with hardship and deal with anger, we just decide to get drunk and not care.” ThinkingWayPersonsProblemCareAbleSchoolDealsPiecesChildhoodMissingDrugCapableSickTake CareAlcoholDrunkHardshipHyper Author:Bucky Sinister
“In our childhoods we either get all the social and emotional and ethical skills we need to be well adjusted adults, or we don't. Some of us don't know how to tell someone we like them. A lot of us get depressed and get wasted. Why don't we do something that makes us feel better? Because we don't know any other way. When I didn't have enough skills I compensated with drugs and alcohol. It's like there was a hole in the wall and I put a poster over it.” KnowsWayNeedsFeelsWellsEnoughSocialKnow HowChildhoodEmotionalWallDrugSkillsAdultsOur ChildrenAlcoholHolesOver ItEthicalFeel BetterPostersDrugs And Alcohol Author:Bucky Sinister
“My greatest struggle is to coexist while watching the people I love choose less than life-supporting paths via drugs, alcohol, or poor lifestyle decisions. There is so much to life; my heart breaks watching someone held captive by addiction.” PeopleHeartDecisionPoorBreakStrugglePathMy HeartDrugAddictionAlcoholLifestyleHeart BreakCaptivesCoexist Author:Mike Love
“I've written a lot about drugs and alcohol. I wouldn't say it's because we've gotten bigger or anything, but I kind of feel a little bit done with it. There are other things to talk about.” FeelsKindLittlesDoneBitsWrittenDrugLittle BitBiggerAlcoholDrugs And Alcohol Author:Craig Finn
“Alcohol had a lot to do with it, too, and mental instability. All writers are narcissistic, manic-depressive drug addicts and alcoholics, and I am no exception.” DrugAlcoholExceptionAddictAlcoholicsNarcissisticDrug AddictInstabilityManicDepressive Author:T.C. Boyle
“However, there probably is a slight connection between the high-wire, super sensitivity, open to everything and too much, and slightly fragile soul of the artist and the need to self-medicate, which can lead to bad trouble either in drugs, or alcohol. So it's not that there's no connection, it's just that we can't make too much of it because it isn't the addiction that's the issue, it's the fragility of some people who do artistic work, who end up in rehab somewhere or other.” PeopleNeedsSoulEndsSelfArtistIssuesToo MuchTroubleDrugConnectionsAddictionAlcoholArtisticFragileSensitivityWireRehabFragility Author:Anne Roiphe
“The only way to shut out the voice of god and the angels is to act out addictively whether it’s alcohol or food or drugs, or behaviors...” WayVoiceDrugBehaviorAngelAlcoholVoice Of God Author:Doreen Virtue
“I think that comedy is a good defense for a child. Because you know childhood is a nightmare as it is. And so why not use comedy and being funny as a defense to get through your life as opposed to drugs, alcohol and good looks? Because those things are dangerous when your young.” ThinkingKnowsLooksChildrenUseYoungComedyChildhoodDangerousDrugDefenseAlcoholNightmareWhy NotLooking GoodBeing Funny Author:Joy Behar
“Symptoms like anxiety, depression, aggression, alcohol or drug use, are responses to physical and emotional pain that has its roots in traumatic experiences from childhood and later in life.” UsePainChildhoodEmotionalDrugAnxietyRootsResponseAlcoholAggressionSymptomsEmotional PainTraumatic ExperiencesLater In LifeDrug UseAnxiety Depression Author:Jed Diamond
“I grew up in a pretty tough neighborhood. I grew up around drugs, alcohol, prostitution, I grew up around everything, and I think part of seeing that from really young has made me really steer very far away from it in all of its forms.” ThinkingMadeFormYoungSeeingGrewDrugGrew UpToughAlcoholNeighborhoodFar AwayProstitutionSteers Author:Alicia Keys
“My view of addiction, whether it's drugs, food, alcohol or any list of other things, is the same reason I asked my mother why I wasn't a drug addict or alcoholic, which is because when you're not loved, often people become an addict and self destructive. Now the opposite of love is indifference and even worse is rejection and abuse, and I meet those people.” PeopleSelfReasonMotherLove IsViewsDrugOppositesAbuseAddictionAlcoholListsIndifferenceRejectionDestructiveAddictAlcoholicsDrug AddictSelf DestructiveSelf Destruct Author:Bernie Siegel
“So you grow up with those messages, "You're a failure, you embarrass me, that's why I dress you in dark colors etc." or even when parents commit suicide, the child may think they were a failure as a child causing that. The majority of those people who weren't loved turn to drugs and alcohol and suicide.” PeopleThinkingMayChildrenTurnsGrowsParentDarkGrowing UpColorDrugMessagesDressesSuicideMajorityAlcoholCommitEtcDrugs And AlcoholDark Colors Author:Bernie Siegel
“When I was writing the book, I thought "Who wants to hear another story about some actor who lost his way?" But my story is a little unique in that I realized when I was 14 years old that I was different. I think a lot of gay people use drugs and alcohol to quell that fear and shame - especially people of my age.” PeopleThinkingWayWantWritingYearsLittlesBookDifferentStoriesUseAgeActorsLostGayDrugUniqueShameAlcoholI RealizedGay PeopleDrugs And Alcohol Author:Leslie Jordan
“I drank my lifetime supply of alcohol and I took my lifetime supply of drugs between the ages of 15 and 19.” AgeDrugLifetimeAlcoholDrank Author:Fran Lebowitz
“I believe that at birth everyone gets the capacity for a certain amount of drugs and alcohol, everyone the same, you can do it all between 15 and 19 like I did, or you can stretch it out over 70 years.” YearsBelieveCertainI BelieveCan DoAmountBirthDrugCapacityAlcoholYou Can Do ItDrugs And Alcohol Author:Fran Lebowitz
“I tried to find myself and become a happy person without all the drugs and alcohol. And then I got back to Stockholm and I got pissed one night and had to sing.” PersonsNightDrugAlcoholOne NightDrugs And AlcoholHappy PersonStockholm Author:Gustav Ejstes
“I would just never want to have someone come out for the greater good who was a celebrity and then find them slipping into like Lohanville with alcohol or drugs or something else just because they couldn't cope.” WantGreaterDrugAlcoholSlippingGreater Good Author:John Amaechi
“Drugs and alcohol were ruling my life. I made a lot of bad decisions while I was drinking alcohol. The first thing I stopped was cigarettes and tobacco.” FirstsMadeDecisionDrugDrinkingAlcoholCigaretteRulingTobaccoDrugs And AlcoholDrinking AlcoholBad Decision Author:Ozzy Osbourne
“Johnny Depp already seen how alcohol and drugs can get in the way of a career. And you have to remember one thing: Johnny was a guitar player and a rock-and-roller way before he was an actor. When he came to Los Angeles, he came with his band.” WayRememberActorsCareersPlayerOne ThingRocksDrugBandGuitarAlcoholLos AngelesGuitar Player Author:Alice Cooper
“I feel very blessed that at a young age I was able to navigate my battle with drug and alcohol addiction, and through recovery live a sober life. There is such a stigma attached to addiction and it was hard for me to both confront and overcome it. I am very proud and grateful that with the support of family and friends, I was able to do so.” FeelsHardAgeAbleYoungSupportProudBattleDrugOvercomingBlessedGratefulAddictionAlcoholRecoverySoberFamily And FriendsYoung AgeStigmaNavigateDrugs And AlcoholAlcohol Addiction Author:Cara Santana
“The abuse of food, alcohol, or drugs is essentially a material response to a need that isn't really physical at its foundation.. What we are looking for is pure joy rather than mere sensation, or even oblivion of sensation. Addiction is unrecognized spiritual craving.” NeedsSpiritualJoyMaterialsDrugPureAbuseFoundationMereResponseAddictionAlcoholSensationsOblivionCravingPure Joy Author:Deepak Chopra
“I meant that people will take anything that gives them a lift, whether it's alcohol or cocaine or the consciousness-expanding drugs or opiates. In Iran, until recently, they sold opium in shops legally, and they had 3,000,000 addicts in a population of 15,000,000. I don't believe that all those people were escaping from "complexes" or anything of the sort. They were simply exposed to it.” PeopleGivingBelieveConsciousnessDrugComplexesDon't BelievePopulationAlcoholLiftsShopsIranExposedAddictExpandingCocaineEscapingOpiumOpiatesConsciousness Expanding Author:William S. Burroughs
“On average, drug prisoners spend more time in federal prison than rapists, who often get out on early release because of the overcrowding in prison caused by the Drug War.” WarHumorDrugPrisonAverageAlcoholReleaseMore TimePrisonerAlcoholicsWar On DrugsDrug ProhibitionOvercrowding Author:Michael Badnarik
“Drug prohibition has caused gang warfare and other violent crimes by raising the prices of drugs so much that vicious criminals enter the market to make astronomical profits, and addicts rob and steal to get money to pay the inflated prices for their drugs.” HumorPayCrimeDrugProfitAlcoholCriminalsViolentStealingWarfareViciousAddictGangAlcoholicsProhibitionGet MoneyViolent CrimesDrug ProhibitionMarijuana Prohibition Author:Michael Badnarik
“We live in a society running from pain through alcohol, through too much exercise, through sugar, through drugs - as opposed to realizing that these things come up because they are lessons. It's a way to wake you up.” WayRunningPainRealizingToo MuchExerciseLessonsDrugCome UpAlcoholSugarWakes You Author:Mariel Hemingway
“How many young people, how many young people of our Europe, whom we have left empty of ideals, who do not have work... they take drugs, alcohol, or go there to enlist in fundamentalist groups.” PeopleYoungLeftGroupsDrugEuropeIdealsEmptyAlcoholFundamentalist Author:Pope Francis
“External means of escape like alcohol, drug use, and even overeating are a means of pushing uncertainty away and covering it up temporarily. And they may feel comforting for a moment, but I don't need to tell you that eventually they will cause more trouble than they ever solve.” NeedsFeelsMayMeanMomentsUseCausesTroubleDrugSolveAlcoholUncertaintyPushingComfortingCoveringDrug UseOvereating Author:Tara Stiles
“When I came out in the public about my struggles with alcohol and drugs, that's probably the most vulnerable I have ever been in my entire life.” StruggleDrugAlcoholVulnerableMy Struggle Author:A. J. McLean
“The war on drugs is identical to the prohibition of alcohol: all you're doing is making criminals rich and powerful.” WarPowerfulRichDrugAlcoholCriminalsIdenticalProhibitionWar On Drugs Author:Jesse Ventura
“One of the things that's often forgotten about drug rehabilitation, it's not a destiny. It's a journey.” HumorDestinyJourneyDrugForgottenAlcoholAlcoholicsRehabilitation Author:Peter Hobson
“My peers, lately, have found companionship through means of intoxication - it makes them sociable. I, however, cannot force myself to use drugs to cheat on my loneliness - it is all that I have - and when the drugs and alcohol dissipate, will be all that my peers have as well.” WellsMeanUseFoundLiteratureForceLonelinessDrugAlcoholCheatingCheatPeersCompanionshipDrugs And AlcoholDrinking AlcoholIntoxicationSociable Author:Franz Kafka
“The socio-economic impact of gambling addiction is comparable to drug and alcohol addiction” EconomicDrugImpactAddictionAlcoholGamblingDrugs And AlcoholAlcohol Addiction Author:John Warren Kindt
“I tell my kids no drugs, no alcohol, no cigarettes. But the world is so competitive that if you're stuck on drugs or alcohol, you're not going to be able to compete. It's going to be a disaster. And you know, it potentially can ruin your life.” IfsKnowsWorldKidsAbleDrugAlcoholStuckDisasterRuinsCigarette Author:Donald Trump
“The idea of blaming alcohol or drugs or quote-unquote "promiscuity" is a false path. The real issue is that men should not hurt women.” MenShouldIdeasRealHurtPathIssuesDrugBlameAlcoholPromiscuity Author:Jon Shenk
“I learned that I had character defects, that I was allergic to alcohol and drugs, and that I had an obsession with all the bad stuff. But thank God that I woke and that I had good people around me to support me. There's not much more I can say about it. You have to want to be a better person.” PeopleWantPersonsI CanCharacterStuffSupportDrugAlcoholObsessionGood PeopleThank GodDefectsBetter PersonAllergicBeing A Better PersonSupport MeBad Stuff Author:Sugar Ray Leonard
“We have to do more about addiction, not only drugs, but also alcohol.” DrugAddictionAlcohol Author:Hillary Clinton
“I was sheltered, and there's good and bad to that. The good was not getting into the drugs and the alcohol and the really sorry stuff, and the bad was finally coming out into the real world and trying to deal with it, which was hard for me.” WorldTryingRealHardStuffDealsDrugSorryAlcoholReal WorldComing OutGood And Bad Author:Janet Jackson
“Those were the things on my mind [stay healthy, take care of my kids and reestablish a relationship with the people], not career, money, drugs, sex, alcohol or fun. Not that there's anything wrong with any of those things, but they aren't in the film [Dream of Life], because that wasn't my life at the time.” PeopleMindDreamCareKidsFilmFunSexCareersHealthyDrugTake CareAlcoholThings On My Mind Author:Patti Smith
“We won't let ourselves feel our anger, rage, and pain. We push it down or anesthetize it through drugs, alcohol, shopping, or whatever we do in order not to feel it. When that memory and the associated feelings get lodged down there in our soul, the feelings are still there. They don't just magically go away. We have to give ourselves the opportunity to feel them.” GivingFeelsStillsSoulFeelingsPainOrderOpportunityMemoriesDrugAlcoholRageGoing AwayShopping Author:Gabrielle Bernstein
“Alcohol is certainly one of the most abused drugs since ever and ever, since Dionysus. They say have a glass of wine at dinner, which was done in the Latin countries. In Italy we always had a glass of wine at dinner. It is a good thing. But if you have dozens of glasses of wine at dinner it is not so good.” IfsCountryDoneDrugWineGood ThingsGlassesDinnerAlcoholLatinDozenWine GlassDionysus Author:Laura Huxley
“There is not a single person alive who could keep a straight face and say "Oh yeah it's healthy, the reason I use drugs and alcohol and booze is because it's healthy!"” PersonsReasonUseFacesAliveHealthyDrugYeahAlcoholDrugs And AlcoholSingle PersonBoozeStraight Face Author:Gene Simmons
“Life has to keep going, so you can either be a victim the rest of your life and let it drag you down into drugs and alcohol and depression or you can turn it into something good, fun even, you know, and I tell young people who are going through depression that this might be the most important time of your life. This might be what makes you a great artist later on.” PeopleKnowsImportantMightYoungArtistTurnsFunDrugVictimAlcoholKeep GoingDragGreat ArtRest Of Your LifeGreat ArtistDrugs And AlcoholGood FunTime Of Your Life Author:Jeff Ross
“I take really good care of myself. I promised myself long ago that I would never miss a hunting season, never poison my sacred temple with drugs, alcohol, tobacco or bad food.” LongCareMissingDrugSeasonsSacredAlcoholPoisonTemplesHuntingLong AgoTobaccoBad FoodHunting Season Author:Ted Nugent
“It is so easy in this world to forget yourself or what you are here to assist with. So many either are consumed by their 'issues' or they get themselves so 'stoned' from drugs and alcohol that they are not fully aware of who they are. Myself together with all of the dimensions are here to assist each and every human who is currently experiencing this as themselves. We are to stand before each of you and show you your own worth, who you truly are and that the time to stand up has arrived!” WorldHumansShowsTogetherEasyForgetIssuesThis WorldDrugAlcoholDimensionsConsumedForget YouDrugs And Alcohol Author:Timothy Treadwell
“If one can create a purposeful, meaningful life then there's no room for drugs or alcohol. It's not on the list anymore.” IfsRoomsDrugAlcoholListsMeaningfulMeaningful Life Author:Mackenzie Phillips
“In the 1990s - the period of the greatest escalation of the drug war - nearly 80 percent of the increase in drug arrests was for marijuana possession, a drug less harmful than alcohol or tobacco and at least, if not more, prevalent in middle class white neighborhoods and college campuses as it is in the 'hood.” IfsWarWhiteClassMiddleCollegePeriodsDrugPercentIncreasePossessionAlcoholMiddle ClassNeighborhoodMarijuanaTobaccoHoodCampusWar On DrugsCollege CampusEscalation Author:Michelle Alexander
“When people ask me about drugs and alcohol, I say "Yeah, I went to rehab, I went to a mental hospital, I've been to jail." The main lesson you can learn is do drugs and alcohol when you are in a good mood, not when you are in a bad mood, and find balance in anything you do.” PeopleAsksBalanceLessonsDrugYeahAlcoholMoodAsk MeHospitalsJailDrugs And AlcoholRehabBad MoodGood Mood Author:Marilyn Manson
“I don't understand why we have laws that prevent someone from walking a school campus and selling alcohol or drugs but somehow can't feed our children who attend those schools a healthy balanced diet, which I think is a lot worse. It's offensive and I think anyone who isn't offended by it is an idiot.” ThinkingChildrenSchoolWalkingHealthyDrugOur ChildrenAlcoholSellingIdiotOffensiveOffended Author:Andrew Zimmern
“From a very young age, my father put a lot of fear in me and it worked. I think it's important for children to have fear. I never was curious about drugs or alcohol. I was born in 1960 and back then the older kids were smoking pot. I wasn't interested in that ever and I always had this thing in me, for some reason, that if God was kind enough to give me a healthy body and mind, I was not going to screw it up.” ThinkingGivingMindKindChildrenImportantReasonEnoughKidsAgeFatherHealthyDrugAlcoholCuriousSmokingPot1960sMind And BodyHealthy Body Author:Scott Baio
“I believe capitalism is dying a slow death right now, as you can see with the recession and with the credit crunch and with social and economic dismay the world as whole and the pandemic of promiscuity, drugs, alcohol and all the other diseases. That's the worst and I believe it's time for a change.” WorldBelieveI BelieveEconomicWorstDyingDrugCapitalismAlcoholPromiscuity Author:Anjem Choudary