Quotes for All
A long-term substance abuser, a few months before his death, penned this poem: Went downtown, Hastings and Main, looking for relief from the pain. All I did was find a ticket on a one-way train. … Give me peace before I die. The track is laid out so well; we all live our private hell; … Read more
The biographies are very enlightening because you realise, Oh my God, all these people I’ve admired – and tried to emulate even – when I was younger died tragically from substance abuse. Eva Mendes
If you think a caregiver has an active substance abuse problem, that person should never be entrusted with your child. Emily Yoffe
Getting help for substance abuse can be reduced to the deceptively simple focus of ‘keeping away from the dope.’ But what does getting help with depression mean? Learning to keep away from your own mind? Elizabeth Wurtzel
An alcoholic is someone you don’t like who drinks as much as you do. Dylan Thomas
…Virtually never are murderers the ordinary, law-abiding people against whom gun bans are aimed. Almost without exception, murderers are extreme aberrants with lifelong histories of crime, substance abuse, psychopathology, mental retardation and/or irrational violence against those around them, as well as other hazardous behavior, e.g., automobile and gun accidents. Don Kates
Karate has helped me lots, otherwise I might have got lost in substance abuse or something like the things a lot of other people do. Dolph Lundgren
You know how most illnesses have symptoms you can recognize? Like fever, upset stomach, chills, whatever. Well, with manic depression, it’s sexual promiscuity, excessive spending, and substance abuse – and that just sounds like a fantastic weekend in Vegas to me! Carrie Fisher
I’m calling for all responsible Americans to fight back and punish Pepsi for using a man who degrades women, who encourages substance abuse, and does all the things that hurt particularly the poor in our society. Bill O’Reilly
Teen girls are figuring out what they want out of life and who they want to be. They are becoming more and more independent, and are starting to make decisions that will affect them now and into the future. Combine this new responsibility with all the stress and pressures in their lives and the result, … Read more