Poppy Delevingne Quotes

I have an addiction. I have a mental illness.

Everybody tells you over and over again that addiction is a disease. But when I read Nic's book I understood not just that this is a disease, but what the disease means.

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

A lot of people think that addiction is a choice. A lot of people think it's a matter of will. That has not been my experience. I don't find it to have anything to do with strength.

These diseases, both alcoholism and addiction, much like bipolar or depression and different illnesses, are still not seen as real diseases. People shy away from seeking help because it's viewed as being somewhat morally off the path, that they've lost their way.

If a child had another disease, we'd be open about what we were going through, but addiction is stigmatised and comes with shame and guilt.

The tragic fact is that with addiction, like many other illnesses, sometimes you can do everything right and people die.

This disease of addiction has touched not just me but millions of Americans out there. Me being in the spotlight, I want to tell my story because there are a lot of misconceptions. I want to let people out there know that there's hope.

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

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

Drug abuse is a medical disease that requires medical professionals.

The alcoholic suffers from a disease.

He’s sick. He’s got an addiction. He’s sick. He’s get a sexual addiction. He needs help.

Drug abuse is a very difficult disease.

If there's an addiction in the Clinton family, it's to problem solving.

Cancer is a serious subject, one many battle daily.

Though addiction is a disease - a brain disease that's often progressive - addicts who relapse are often blamed.

Relapse is very dangerous. However, relapse can be a symptom of the disease. Sometimes there are multiple relapses before you get sober and stay sober.

Those who have to struggle with addiction in their lives know the 'you only live once' mentality doesn't really work because you can only do that for so often before you're self-destructive.

Actually, I used to think that it was normal to feel bad, like, Doesn't everybody feel like this? It was only when my drinking really got out of control that people went, 'Troy, you need to see somebody.'

I'm calling for a cultural change in how we think about addiction. For far too long people have thought about addiction as a character flaw or a moral failing.

Boredom is a disease worse than cancer. Drugs cure it.

I have a lot of friends who are trying to clean up their act, or that are still making trouble for themselves, so I'm definitely well-versed on what goes on in the mind and the heart of a person who self-destructs as their coping mechanism, and also what they're like when you take their preferred substance away.

I only get ill when I give up drugs.

Addiction is a terrible thing.