“Drugs took me to places; they were like portals. It's kind of a cliché, but they were like portals to altered states of consciousness into ways of imagining the world, or seeing a world beyond this world, or seeing a world beyond this world that I might not have gotten to unless I discovered meditation and a very deep, intense spiritual path based on contemplation and meditation.” WorldWayKindStatesMightSpiritualConsciousnessPathMeditationSeeingThis WorldDrugIntenseContemplationAlteredSpiritual PathVery DeepPortalStates Of ConsciousnessAltered StatesAltered States Of Consciousness Author:Anne Lamott
“Too many people believe they can control their drug of choice. But the drug is almost always in control. If an addict truly wants help, it is available, but it is a rocky path. The monster always calls. Never give an addict money. Clothe them. Feed them. But enabling them is the quickest path to watching them fade away completely. This may seem harsh. But I've watched my own child relapse, after six years sober. I love her. Always. But I can't help her die.” PeopleIfsWantGivingYearsBelieveMayChildrenI CanHelpingSeemsDiesChoicesMy OwnPathDrugSixAvailableMonstersFadesHarshSoberAddictEnablingFade AwayRelapse Author:Ellen Hopkins
“We're already going down that path with illegal drug use and incarceration. I can't imagine it getting any worse.” I CanUsePathImagineDrugIllegalIncarcerationDrug UseIllegal Drugs Author:Greg Gutfeld
“I'm sick and tired of people saying that taking drugs is a sickness. When you put something of your own free will in your own body knowing that it's harmful against the body, it's against the law and all it will do is lead you down the path of destruction, that is a weakness.” PeopleBodyLawKnowingPathDrugWeaknessDestructionSickTiredSicknessFree Will Author:Tommy Lasorda
“Everybody needs a way out of that pain. Many people choose drugs and alcohol. Some people obsessively exercise or develop strange dietary habits, which is what I did. At least it got me toward a path of healthier living.” PeopleWayNeedsPainPathStrangeHabitExerciseDrugAlcoholDrugs And Alcohol Author:Mariel Hemingway
“Drugs don't have spiritual potential, human beings have spiritual potential. And it may be that we need techniques to move us in that direction, and the use of psychoactive drugs clearly is one path that has helped many people.” PeopleNeedsHumansMayUseSpiritualMovingHuman BeingsPathDrugTechniquePsychoactive Drugs Author:Andrew Weil
“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
“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