Pretty much what title says
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Well said. I know many in recovery who have been fully convinced that ANY substance with the potential to elevate your mood or relax you, or help you FORGET to be so uptight and anxious all the time, will drive you back to the bar or the gutter with all your same old user friends; so you MUST avoid even the least toxic medicine known to humankind, or else.
But they often don't seem to have that same opinion about Big Pharma offerings. Those are viewed as "safe" because they're "medicine created by scientists and doctors." Strange.
My dad thinks I'm gonna relapse if I take a puff but he's addicted to hydrocodone... thats fine for his back pain because he hasn't had a drink in 20 years (rolling eyes) I don't need to go to church or avoid having a joint in the evening I need to exercise self control and not get drunk. I lack discipline when it comes to booze so I need to prove to myself I'm not a loser without control and stay away from the shit.