“Jacob offered Ann pot, this time from a bowl. She shook her head no. “You gotta keep doing it and eventually it will start to feel good, and your body will adapt,” he encouraged. It was the same thing her mom’s yoga instructor had said to her once and her answer was the same both times.” HumorHigh SchoolYogaDrug UseSubstance Use Book:Ann, Not Annie Source: Ann, Not Annie
“While binge drinking is a significant issue, it is likely that many members of the public would be surprised by its categorisation as a mental illness, particularly at the milder end." Public confusion caused by differing understandings of the term 'mental illness'. Jorm AF, Reavley NJ. Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2012 May;46(5):397-9. PMID: 22535288” DrinkingAlcoholMental IllnessDrunkDrunkennessBingeAlcohol AbuseSubstance UseBinge DrinkingSubstance Intoxication Author:Anthony F. Jorm
“Indeed, it is difficult to imagine what it would be like to live always at a single, unvarying pitch of sobriety: such a state would probably be indistinguishable from clinical depression.” DepressionSobrietyAltered States Of ConcsciousnessSubstance Use Author:Amitav Ghosh
“The incest victim's need for self-punishment often leads her into self-abusive behaviors like alcoholism, drug abuse, or prostitution.” AlcoholismProstitutionChild Sexual AbuseIncestSelf HarmDrug AbuseActing OutSelf Destructive BehaviorHurting YourselfChild Sexual Abuse SurvivorsSelf PunishmentSubstance UseSelf Destrustiveness Book:Betrayal of Innocence: Incest and Its Devastation Source: Betrayal of Innocence: Incest and Its Devastation
“And drugs, drugs weren’t the problem. They were the only thing that made the pain quiet. They were routine. Ritual. Language. They gave rhythm to the day. They kept the ghosts at bay. They made it easier to laugh, to cry, to forget. They were the thing we had in common when nothing else made sense. I didn’t start using because I wanted to destroy myself. I started because I already felt destroyed. Drugs gave me something to belong to. A pattern. A purpose. A pause button on the chaos in my chest. And once it became a lifestyle, it was hard to imagine anything else.” Addiction QuotesAddiction MemoirsSubstance Use Book:Whiskey Chaser Source: Whiskey Chaser