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Re:A Meth Addict Gets Sober in Orange County Community Court by daveguy on Sunday June 19, 2016 @09:50PM (#11935651)
Downvoted. Addiction is powerful and the false belief that you can "just dabble" is what causes a lot of relapse. It is a common excuse/justification for people during a relpse.

If you are speaking this way from a personal perspective you should take the resumption of addictive behavior seriously and consider getting help.

Flippant attitude toward relapse is not a good attitude for someone who wants to stay clean.

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Re:A Meth Addict Gets Sober in Orange County Community Court by thr303808 on Sunday June 19, 2016 @10:07PM (#11935701)
Good friends of mine died from walking into a relapse, I don't take it lightly at all. Relapses are so common it's dangerous to tell people all is lost if they use just one more time.

Personally I've been clean for years, but what saved me was getting back into work so that I had something to occupy my time. It's easier to drop the tin foil when you have work and responsibilities in the morning.

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