No matter what the addiction, unless you live it I don’t believe you can truly understand it . At the end of the day there is only one person who can limit, manage, defeat the demon that is addiction and that is yourself . One thing most addicts can’t see is the damage they do to those around them, most wouldn’t want to cause the troubles they do, that’s what a true addiction does it makes people blind off those around.
I’ve been harsh on addicts of certain things over the years, however as much as I despise junkies I doubt many set out to be where they Are now when they first “experimented “
Bottom line for me with beating addiction is you will face that moment every single day where you MUST tell yourself No and walk away, just like golf ,for example you can only play one shot at a time, you don’t have to say NO a thousand times in one moment, easier said then done but you just have to Say No each time, weather that be havin a beer, having a greasy pizza, having a can of coke, doin a line, having a 5er each way on a nag at quirindi, or injecting to take the reality away.
Addiction can be a brilliant thing and it can be a tragedy, a whole hearted good luck to those Punt Road Enders fighting the good fight.