Excuses
The feeling you get when you have COVID
Sickness
The treatment center is so far away
I don't believe in 12 steps and they just preach the whole time
Religion
Most widely used substance in the world
Caffeine
I love my significant other so much
Relationships
Been there, done that
I tried inpatient, outpatient, treatment already
My way or the highway
thinking we have control
The average age someone begins to experiment with drugs/alcohol
13
This isn't what I went to treatment for
Cross-addiction
The rest of my life is way more important
Arrogance
Christmas, New Years, Halloween, Super Bowl Sunday...
Holidays
Women are more susceptible to abusing what substance
Marijuana: higher estrogen levels make women more susceptible to the numbing effects of marijuana
Hannah is so annoying
I don't like my counselor
I've been in recovery for like "ever"
Complacency
I just work at a weed store it's not like I actually smoke when I'm there.
Maintaining connections with the wrong people
_______ is the fastest acting drug
Nicotine
I'm a genius though....
I know this already I could teach this stuff
"What you don't know can't hurt you."
Ignorance is bliss
I stopped using but I don't need to go to groups, talk to my probation officer (DCYF), or do any of that
Not making any personal changes
________ is the pleasure chemical in our brain that plays a major role in abuse and addiction