So, it is an unfortunate reality, but there are millions of people that suffer from drug addiction. It can be from alcohol, it can be from prescription drugs, or it can be something more hardcore like cocaine and heroin.

Unfortunately, I have known many people with drug addiction. It's possibly as a result to this that I'm averse to taking medication: I haven't taken medication to help deal with my anxiety problems because I'm afraid of becoming addicted, and I don't drink out of fear of either not being able to control my emotions, or of becoming addicted.

Now, my family's endeavours have not ended in a happy outcome. But what about you guys? Have any of you gone through addiction in the past? Did you manage to overcome it? Or are you still having troubles dealing with it?

I'm just sick of addicts. Make my life a living hell and the worst thing, it's accepted by society.

There are millions of people that suffer from depression/anxiety , I was one of them prob still am tbh and I have done most things drug wise tbh , not the hard core stuff tho. And defo drink way to much even now lol Do you ever get over feeling anxious ? I dunno but right now I'm happy , so that's all that matters . . . .

Never neither was anyone in fam or even immediate fam, we were not raised weak.

The idea of a drug ruling our life is a joke. All it a disease or addiction is bs imo, its just weakness.

All druggies addicts whatever belong in jail.

if you want drugs you find someone who sells them they don't find you , then if you get addicted its your choice either way it's always your choice just like anything in life.

Ah well , you better make some friends like that then lol

So, if it's "just weakness" like you say, how would going to jail solve that?

I have with both drugs and alcohol. I was able to kick both through sheer will power but that will power was caused by overdosing, feeling like I was failing people in my life and myself... I had just had enough. That's the thing about addicts. They rarely ever make it out of their addictions because they rarely really, really want to stop. And by stop, I don't mean like, sitting around going "man, I really don't want to be doing this anymore". I'm talking about waking up and having a profound, emotional, this shit ends NOW type of thing. If that drive and determination isn't there, then they're going to keep doing it. It has to be more of an epiphany or it's not going to happen.

That's one of the reasons I look down on programs, self help books and things of that nature. Those things are really good when used as supplementation to help someone who's ready to kick the shit out of their life. But when people are completely weak and clueless and want someone to basically drag them across the finish line, that stuff doesn't work. They have to be the sole strength behind their life change.

If someone is pressuring you into putting drugs into your body, and you feel it's like a "do this or we're done" sort of thing... you need to question whether or not they're your friend to begin with. Friends, at least in my definition, don't do shit like that. 

My mother was addicted to nicotine. She managed to quit a few times yet always got back in the habit. When I grew up it was still normal to smoke at school as early as age 14. Heck they had ashtrays in hospital rooms back then for your convenience.