Rodney King Quotes

Trying to overcome addiction is one of the hardest things for a person to do. And the fact that I had to do it under the scrutiny of tabloid press at first made it seem even more difficult. But in fact, it oddly ended up being a plus. Because of the tabloid stuff, it wasn't like I could walk into a bar and order a drink.

It's so weird that I went to rehab. I always said that I would die before I went to rehab. But I thought, 'I'm going to stay here tonight.' And I stayed there for a month. It was great.

I do not understand rehab. If it works for people, then God bless them.

I think I have an addiction to pretty much everything. I mean, I have to be very careful with myself as far as that goes, which is why I have a support group around me consistently.

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

I used to be a drinker but I found out how bad it was and I let it alone.

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've triumphed over addiction.

I do not live in the world of sobriety.

Being sober is not a struggle for me.

I understand the world of addiction. I get it. I know how fleeting recovery can be.

It's been so long since I've really truly felt what it's like to live life without substances to help. Massive struggle that's natural to one's health, but with addiction in my blood I play the cards I was dealt.

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

I do believe that I'm an addict on one level or another at all times.

When I got sober, that was 1990.

I'm very proud of my sobriety now.

I'm a recovering alcoholic so I should be home.

I was the one that put myself in rehab. I was the one that went to my parents and said, you know, 'I have a problem and I need to take care of it.'

Marijuana you can give up, Iv given it up for fifteen years now and it never occurs to me to smoke it anymore.

I'm totally clean and sober my whole life.

Anybody that's not supportive of me staying sober obviously has to go. But on the other hand, there are not really a lot of people who don't want me to stay sober. I was a nightmare.

Until I went to rehab, I didn't understand what it did.

When the addict gets recovery, his family gets recovery, right?

The thing is, if I don't have sobriety, I don't have anything.

You know I love pot, and I love beer, but I am totally sober, just because it completely stopped working for me.