Quote Originally Posted by Obnoxious Bitch View Post
The problem with NA like AA is that life (even several decades later) still revolves around substance abuse even if the member isn't actually using anything. If my life were to revolver around drugs, I would at least want some highs to show for it. No wonder NA sucks.
i can't argue with this...
though it's not so much the program that causes this as it is simply being an addict. even without the program i'm going to go through some shit everytime i hear about people getting fucked up, or my girlfriend wants to drink a beer, or i see people enjoying drugs in movies...

i don't have to let my addiction be a defining characteristic, but i still have to deal with it nearly every day. the chances of ever being an occasional/successful user of alcohol or pot for someone in my situation are incredibly small, way to small to risk it. i don't even miss real drugs at all, but i miss the hell out of pot and alcohol just because so many people use it. shit sucks, but i did this to myself.