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Originally Posted by Heel n Toe

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.