Lyndon B. Johnson Quotes

I had to accept that I was an alcoholic, that was the main thing. I think you've got to. But I try not say that I'm an alcoholic. I prefer to say that it's a disease I've got.

Drug abuse is a very difficult disease.

If you don't know someone who's had a problem with addiction, you will.

I was an alcoholic, for sure. It became a problem steadily over the course of six years.

I'll say that I don't think you can throw a stone and not come in contact with someone who knows someone or has problems with substance abuse.

I am a recovering alcoholic.

I was probably born an alcoholic.

Addiction is a terrible thing.

My mother is still battling alcoholism.

I mean, I inherited the disease of alcoholism, and I learned early to get help when I needed it.

It's an addiction... and addiction is something I should know something about.

People who have never had an addiction don't understand how hard it can be.

Yeah, I admit to myself, yeah, I'm an alcoholic.

Because I know I'm an addict, and I know I'm an alcoholic.

I mean, I inherited the disease of alcoholism, and I learned early to get help when I needed it. I always went to people who knew more than I did.

I do not live in the world of sobriety.

I have an addiction. I have a mental illness.

Unfortunately, with addiction, there's manipulation and deception.

Addiction is a disease like anything else. It's like cancer, like heart disease, like diabetes.

Alcoholism is a complicated disease, and you never know when you'll be tempted to pick up another drink.

I've been in a treatment center for drinkin'. I stayed for two days, then escaped.

No one is immune from addiction; it afflicts people of all ages, races, classes, and professions.

I wish I'd gotten sober at a younger age.

I'm not an alcoholic.

I am an alcoholic. It took me a long time to admit that to myself. It took me a long time to admit it to my family, but I am.