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Originally Posted by gsxrken
...an honest question here- if we can feel a degree of admiration for the junkie who beats his addiction, some disdain for the ones that don't sounds understandable. Would you argue that the ones that lost the battle couldn't have won?
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No junkie "beats his addiction" just like no alcoholic "beats" his. Just ask one if you ever get the chance... or ask someone who works with addicts... it's a daily, sometimes hourly struggle/fight, and they are painfully aware that
it will be with them for the rest of their lives.
Some alcoholics can't even use mouthwash that has a slight amount of alcohol in it, because just that tiny "nudge" can set off a cascade of physical/physiological effects that can end up in a binge.
No junkie or alcoholic would ever want you to feel admiration for them. They know they are living on a precipice of sorts... and could go over the edge all too easily.