The Face Of Addiction

I work with addicts and alcoholics in recovery and the hardest thing to break through is the denial. A addict or alcoholic will look you straight in the eye and lie and lie and lie about their use and abuse of drugs and alcohol. Though they are in the grip of a life threatening disease and I understand that very well to see another human being dump all integrity and morals to protect their use is a horrifying thing to witness.

You may think that sounds dramatic until you witness it for yourself and if you talk to any family member of an addict or alcoholic they will know exactly what I am talking about. The person suffering from addiction may be the greatest person in the world until the drink or drug gets into their body. At that point all bets are off and they move into survival mode.... they have to protect their ability to keep using. It's as though you are watching Jekyll and Hyde up close and personal and it' painful to watch.

When we abandon are values and morals for anything we die a little inside each time.