190 Quotes on Addiction and Recovery to Help You Heal

For anyone struggling, these addiction quotes will resonate with you deeply.

If you’re on your journey of recovery or know someone who is, share these addiction quotes with them to show your support.

Many of life’s experiences are quite exhilarating, igniting that feeling of wanting more.

Oftentimes, these things are positive and fulfilling, whereas others can be more harmful and depleting.

To have an addiction is to be consumed by a strong force that you must battle with every day.

If you’re wondering if feeling hopeful as you read these quotes is a mistake, it isn’t.

How do we know?

We looked to science to find the answer.

And, if you’re not naturally optimistic, don’t despair.

Multiple studies show that optimism can be developed.

It is not easy to jump into recovery – but every step toward it is something to be proud of.

If you or a loved one is struggling with any addiction, there is a way out.

Use these quotes on addiction to help you persevere through the darkness and find motivation through your journey.

Addiction quotes about recovery and healing

Drug addiction is a lifelong battle that takes patience and courage to overcome.

1. “I avoid looking forward or backward, and try to keep looking upward.” — Charlotte Brontë

2. “Believe you can, and you’re halfway there.” — Theodore Roosevelt

3. “Sometimes you’ve just got to give yourself what you wish someone else would give you.” — Dr. Phil

4. “Don’t let the past steal your present.” — Terri Guillemets

5. “The mentality and behavior of drug addicts and alcoholics is wholly irrational until you understand that they are completely powerless over their addiction and unless they have structured help, they have no hope.” — Russel Brand

6. “Experience is not what happens to you. It is what you do with what happens to you.” — Aldous Huxley

7. “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Neither does bathing. That’s why we recommend it daily.” — Zig Ziglar

8. “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” — Albert Einstein

9. “The best way out is always through.” — Robert Frost

10. “Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.” — C.S. Lewis

Addiction quotes to inspire and motivate you

Remember that you aren’t alone throughout this journey and that change is truly possible.

11. “Sometimes we motivate ourselves by thinking of what we want to become. Sometimes we motivate ourselves by thinking about who we don’t ever want to be again.” — Shane Niemeyer

12. “Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

13. “I understood, through rehab, things about creating characters. I understood that creating whole people means knowing where we come from, how we can make a mistake, and how we overcome things to make ourselves stronger.” — Samuel L. Jackson

14. “When everything seems like an uphill struggle, just think of the view from the top.” — Unknown

15. “Your best days are ahead of you. The movie starts when the guy gets sober and puts his life back together; it doesn’t end there.” — Bucky Sinister

16. “Change your behaviors, and your feelings will follow.” — Susan McMahon

17. “All the suffering, stress, and addiction comes from not realizing you already are what you are looking for.” — Jon Kabat-Zinn

18. “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

19. “You can come out of the furnace of trouble two ways: if you let it consume you, you come out a cinder; but there is a kind of metal which refuses to be consumed and comes out a star.” — Jean Church

20. “Patience and the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.” — Chinese proverb

Recovery and addiction quotes to empower you

Dedication and perseverance are the key factors to overcoming any addiction.

21. “Obstacles are those frightening things that become visible when we take our eyes off our goals.” — Henry Ford

22. “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” — Alice Walker

23. “No other road, no other way, no day but today.” — Jonathan Larson

24. “Believe more deeply. Hold your face up to the light, even though for the moment you do not see.” — Bill Wilson

25. “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” — Robert Louis Stevenson

26. “It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.” — Lou Holtz

27. “As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world… as in being able to remake ourselves.” — Mahatma Gandhi

28. “Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four-hour days.” — Zig Ziglar

29. “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” — Japanese proverb

30. “I think that the power is the principle. The principle of moving forward, as though you have the confidence to move forward, eventually gives you confidence when you look back and see what you’ve done.” — Robert Downey Jr.

Recovery and addiction quotes to help you see the brighter side

The best drug addiction quotes will shift your mindset and give you a new perspective on life.

31. “Once I was clear-headed, and I hadn’t been clear-headed in so long, I was like, I can never go back. And I’m still thankful.” — Travis Barker

32. “Either you run the day, or the day runs you.” — Jim Rohn

33. “Of course, motivation is not permanent. But then, neither is bathing; but it is something you should do on a regular basis.” — Zig Ziglar

34. “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” — Walt Disney

35. “My recovery from drug addiction is the single greatest accomplishment of my life… but it takes work — hard, painful work — but the help is there, in every town and career, drug/drink freed members of society, from every single walk and talk of life to help and guide.” — Jamie Lee Curtis

36. ‘If it wasn’t for that rehab center, I probably wouldn’t have been here. In terms of recovery, it has been very important for me to be a part of a recovery community, to actively be around my people because they understand me. They get it.” — Macklemore

37. “The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.” — Bishop W.C. Magee

38. “Understanding the difference between healthy striving and perfectionism is critical to laying down the shield and picking up your life.” — Brené Brown

39. “Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections, but instantly set about remedying them – every day, begin the task anew.” — Saint Francis de Sales

40. “If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else.” — Yogi Berra

Addiction quotes to help you achieve it

If you need motivation or guidance as you overcome your addiction, turn to the advice of these experts.

41. “The only thing standing between you and your goal is the bullshit story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it.” — Jordan Belfort

42. “The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.” — Arthur C. Clarke

43. “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” — Helen Keller

44. “Keep steadily before you the fact that all true success depends at last upon yourself.” — Theodore T. Hunger

45. “Happiness is where we find it, but rarely where we seek it.” — J. Petit Senn

46. “If you have made mistakes, there is always another chance for you. You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.” — Mary Pickford

47. “The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” — Confucius

48. “Opportunities multiply as they are seized.” — Sun Tzu

49. “Change the way you look at things, and the things you look at change.” —Wayne W. Dyer

50. “I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” — Jimmy Dean

Recovery and addiction quotes to make you strong

Read these inspiring addiction recovery quotes to guide you on your path to sobriety.

51. “We’re all addicted to something that takes away the pain.” ― Boys Like Girls

52. “Recovery is taking all twelve steps…over and over and over and over…” ― Toni Sorenson

53. “We should be open to change to ensure that our addiction to life always remains under check.” ― Dr. Prem Jagyasi

54. “One thing you must realize is that you either kill your addiction or your addiction will eventually kill you.” ― Oche Otorkpa

55. “There are people who are addicted to sadness the way others are addicted to coffee or cigarettes.” ― Marty Rubin

56. “Addiction denied is recovery delayed.” ― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

57. “It’s okay to bleed on someone who didn’t cut you. Don’t wait until you’re scarred over to ask for help. Healing starts when the wound is still new.” ― Toni Sorenson

58. “Just because something is familiar doesn’t mean it’s safe. And just because something feels safe, doesn’t mean it’s good for you.” ― Brittany Burgunder

59. “The Power to redefine your life and purpose is in your hands. Use it effectively like a wise person.” ― Oche Otorkpa

60. “If today is your past come tomorrow, then make your past your future of today.” ― Darrel Loyd

61. “Addiction brings apathy. Break the apathy, and you break the addiction.” ― Mango Wodzak

62. “Addiction is a repeated temporary…stilling. I am concerned with peace…not mere relief.” ― Edward Albee

63. “Your addiction is not you, but it feels like you because you’ve spent so much intimate time together.” ― Toni Sorenson

64. “Too much of a good thing is toxic.” ― Aysha Taryam

65. “Your addiction to daily distraction denies you of effectiveness.” ― Bernard Kelvin Clive

Recovery and addiction quotes to elevate your perspective

By taking it one day at a time, you can accomplish all of your recovery goals.

66. “Recovery is hard. Regret is harder.” — Brittany Burgunder

67. “Every worthwhile act is difficult. Ascent is always difficult. Descent is easy and often slippery.” — Mahatma Gandhi

68. “Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient.” — Steve Maraboli

69. “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” — Henry Ford

70. “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.”– Friedrich Nietzsche

71. “Remember, just because you hit bottom doesn’t mean you have to stay there.” — Robert Downey Jr.

72. “Rising from the ashes, I am born again, powerful, exultant, majestic through all the pain.” — Shannon Perry

73. “I guess the worst day I have had was when I had to stand up in rehab in front of my wife and daughter and say, ‘Hi, my name is Sam, and I am an addict.” — Samuel J. Jackson

74. “No matter how dark the night may get, your light will never burn out.” — Jeanette LeBlanc

75. “Getting sober was one of the three pivotal events in my life, along with becoming an actor and having a child. Of the three, finding my sobriety was the hardest thing.” — Robert Downey, Jr.

Recovery and addiction quotes to brighten your day

If you need encouragement to continue on your path to success, read these drug addiction quotes and take the message to heart.

76. “You can’t defeat the darkness by keeping it caged inside of you.” — Seth Adam Smith

77. “You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” — Margaret Thatcher

78. “The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places.” — Ernest Hemingway

79. “If you can quit for a day, you can quit for a lifetime.” — Benjamin Alire Sáenz

80. “Change must start from the individual. And the individual must want and feel ready to make such change.” — Efrat Cybulkiewicz

81. “Recovery is something you have to work on every single day, and it’s something that doesn’t get a day off.” — Demi Lovato

82. “An over-indulgence of anything, even something as pure as water, can intoxicate.” — Criss Jami

83. “The greatest mistake to make in life is to continually be afraid you will make one.” — Elbert Hubbard

84. “You feel your strength in the experience of pain.” — Jim Morrison

85. “If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking.” — Zen proverb

Recovery and addiction quotes to uplift you

Living a sober life is difficult work, but it is absolutely worth it for the sake of your health and well-being. 

86. “Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” — George Addair

87. “Courage isn’t having the strength to go on – it’s going on when you don’t have strength.” — Napoleon Bonaparte

88. “We need never be hopeless because we can never be irreparably broken.” — John Green

89. “You have brains in your head; You have feet in your shoes; You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” — Dr. Seuss

90. “Though nobody can go back and make a new beginning, anyone can start over and make a new ending.” — Chico Xavier

91. “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” — Confucius

92. “The diamond cannot be polished without friction, nor the person perfected without trials.” — Chinese proverb

93. “Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in.” — Napoleon Bonaparte

94. “You have to break down before you can break through.” — Marilyn Ferguson

95. “People become attached to their burdens sometimes more than the burdens are attached to them.” — George Bernard Shaw

Recovery and addiction quotes to inspire you to live your life productively and actively

These inspirational mantras, sayings, and proverbs will give you strength during times of struggle.

96. “I really mean when I say my biggest fear in early recovery was that I would never have fun again. The beautiful truth is that recovery has given me freedom and the confidence to go out in the world and leave my own mark.” — Tom Stoddart

97. “Alcoholism is, above all, a disease of denial.” — David Stafford

98. “Someone once told me, ‘I heard you finally got rid of your addiction.’ I smiled and said, ‘No, addiction doesn’t work like that. Once you have it, you will always have it. I just choose not to feed it.” — Anonymous

99. “Recovery isn’t always easy, but it certainly beats the alternative.” — Anonymous

100. “Before you can break out of prison, you must realise you are locked up.” — Anonymous

101. “My identity shifted when I got into recovery. That’s who I am now, and it actually gives me greater pleasure to have that identity than to be a musician or anything else, because it keeps me in a manageable size.” — Eric Clapton

102. “We may think there is willpower involved, but more likely “¦ change is due to want power. Wanting the new addiction more than the old one. Wanting the new me in preference to the person I am now.” — George Sheehan

103. “You are not weak for struggling. You are strong for continuing to fight.” — Anonymous

104. “One of the hardest things was learning that I was worth recovery.” — Demi Lovato

105. “Every day is a new day. No need to dwell on the past. Look straight ahead.” — Saint Charlotte

Recovery and addiction quotes to shine a light

Whether you’ve been sober for years or you’re just beginning the journey, you’ll enjoy these hopeful, meaningful words. 

106. “Where there is life, there is hope.” — Ron Grover

107. “If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.” — Vincent Van Gogh

108. “Nobody stays recovered unless the life they have created is more rewarding and satisfying than the one they left behind.” — Anne Fletcher

109. “The goal isn’t to be sober. The goal is to love yourself so much that you don’t need to drink.” — Anonymous

110. “Even in the midst of devastation, something within us always points the way to freedom.” — Sharon Salzberg

111. “Recovery is about progression, not perfection.” — Anonymous

112. “You must do the things you think you cannot do.” — Eleanor Roosevelt

113. “Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.” — J.K. Rowling

114. “If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.” — Michael Jordan

115. “What is addiction really? It’s a sign, a signal, a symptom of distress. It’s a language that tells about a plight that must be understood.” — Alice Miller

Recovery and addiction quotes to inspire you today

These motivational quotes about drug addiction can offer you hope, encouragement, and strength during times of struggle. 

116. “Not the world, not what’s outside of us, but what we hold inside traps us. We may not be responsible for the world that created our minds, but we can take responsibility for the mind with which we create our world.” — Gabor Maté

117. “Until you find out what you are running from, you will never figure out where you are going.” — Joseph A, Meyering Sr

118. “We either win, or we learn. So take the fuck-ups as new ways of getting good information about yourself.” — Faith G. Harper

119. “Our wounds are often the openings into the best and most beautiful part of us.” — David Richo

120. “We must dig deep inside our inner person and find that child who may have laid dormant for some time.” — Asa Don Brown

121. “The issue of addiction has spread like wildfire, and it is affecting every corner of this globe.” — Asa Don Brown

122. “Addicts are addicted to their drugs, and their families are addicted to hope.” — Fredrik Backman

123. “Life should be lived daily despite the obstacles we may face.” — Asa Don Brown

124. Each of us has a unique part to play in the healing of the world.” — Marianne Williamson

125. “Addiction is a battle between love and hate. My therapist was right about that.” — Garry Crystal

Addiction quotes that will inspire you to maintain sobriety

Overcoming drug addiction is a difficult struggle, but anything is possible with hard work and a solid support system.

126. “Addiction is an adaptation. It’s not you–it’s the cage you live in.” — Johann Hari

127. “Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.” — Vince Lombardi

128. “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” — Nelson Mandela

129. “Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street.” — Zig Ziglar

130. “You cannot solve a problem from the same consciousness that created it. You must learn to see the world anew.” — Albert Einstein

131. “Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” — Mahatma Gandhi

132. “The priority of any addict is to anesthetize the pain of living to ease the passage of day with some purchased relief.” — Russell Brand

133. “Addiction is just a way of trying to get at something else. Something bigger. Call it transcendence if you want, but it’s a rat in a maze.” — Tess Callahan

134. “Drugs are a waste of time. They destroy your memory and your self-respect and everything that goes along with your self-esteem.” — Kurt Cobain

135. “The initial journey towards sobriety is a delicate balance between insight into one’s desire for escape and abstinence from one’s addiction.” — Debra L. Kaplan

More recovery and addiction quotes

Words of wisdom and advice may be useful to you on the path towards sobriety.

136. “Become addicted to constant and never-ending self-improvement.” —Anthony J. D’Angelo

137. “I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self-indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival.” — Audre Lorde

138. “She goes from one addiction to another. All are ways for her to not feel her feelings.” — Ellen Burstyn

139. “Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction ends up being the biggest step of your life. Tiptoe if you must, but take the step.” — Naeem Callaway

140. “I personally believe this: We have only today; yesterday’s gone and tomorrow is uncertain. That’s why they call it the present. And sobriety really is a gift… for those who are willing to receive it.” — Ace Frehley

141. “Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.” — Mark Twain

142. Drugs take you to hell, disguised as heaven.” — Donald Lyn Frost

143. “If you know someone who tries to drown their sorrows, you might tell them that sorrows know how to swim.” — Ann Landers

144. “Addiction is the only prison where the locks are on the inside.” — Unknown

145. “Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.” — Deepak Chopra

Quotes about Recovery and Addiction Journey

Read this collection of quotes to remind yourself of your true values and inner strength.

146. “I’m not telling you it is going to be easy; I’m telling you it’s going to be worth it.” — Art Williams

147. “Recovery is an acceptance that your life is in shambles, and you have to change.” — Jamie Lee Curtis

148. “Today, we are alive – not anesthetized, not sedated, not passed out. Take control of your feelings, and through action, you can change. Today, as every day of sober living, we have a choice.” — Ann D. Clark

149. “I understood myself only after I destroyed myself. And only in the process of fixing myself did I know who I really was.” — Sade Andria Zabala

150. “There is no shame in beginning again, for you get a chance to build bigger and better than before.” — Leon Brown

151. “Relapses are almost an inevitable part of any course of self-development.” — Phillipa Perry

152. “Part of recovery is relapse. I dust myself off and move forward again.” — Steven Alder

153. “Recovery is all about using our power to change our beliefs that are based on faulty data.” — Kevin McCormick

154. “Life is a series of relapses and recoveries.” — George Ade

155. “There’s no such thing as quitting. Just sometimes, there’s a long pause between relapses.” — Alan Moore

Addiction Quotes To Help You Manage Your Addictions

If you or someone you know is living with a drug addiction, getting professional help is a wonderful first step towards recovery.

155. “No one is immune from addiction; it afflicts people of all ages, races, classes, and professions.” — Patrick J. Kennedy

156. “Facing it, always facing it, that’s the way to get through. Face it.” — Joseph Conrad

157. “Every addiction starts with pain and ends with pain.” — Eckhart Tolle

158. “We cannot, in a moment, get rid of habits of a lifetime.” — Mahatma Gandhi

159. “It’s an addiction… and addiction is something I should know something about.” — Keith Richards

160. “People who have never had an addiction don’t understand how hard it can be.” — Payne Stewart

161. “Secrecy, once accepted, becomes an addiction.” — Edward Teller

162. “I admire anyone who rids himself of an addiction.” — Gene Tierney

163. “Money is an acquired taste. But, once acquired, it becomes an addiction.” — Helen McCloy

164. “An addict is someone who uses their body to tell society that something is wrong.” — Stella Adler

Addiction Quotes To Enable Self Control

These quotes will help you focus on gaining the self-control you need to succeed in the addiction recovery journey.

165. “There is a moral stigma to addiction, and it is prospective shame that drives people to resist admitting they have a problem.” — Olivier Ameisen

166. “Unchecked, the three afflictions of anger, anxiety, and addiction collectively undermine your Happy Brain.” — Dr. Jay Kumar

167. “While all aspects of our life are important, without a balance, you become addicted and like all addictions, you lose.” — Catherine Pulsifer

168. “Drugs and alcohol are often just the parts people see from the outside. Treating at the surface level won’t change what drove the addiction in the first place.” — Paula A. Freedman

169. “Addiction lives in the circuitry of your brain it’s not a personal weakness.” — Rick Conall

170. “Addiction has an imperceptible grip that tightens ever-so-gradually. Nobody wakes up one day and suddenly can’t stop drinking.” — Catherine Gray

171. “Addiction is a habit, which, like many other habits, gets entrenched through a decrease in self-control.” — Marc Lewis

172. “Addiction spares no one. Teenagers, professionals, students, housewives, single fathers, and even the elderly can fall prey to it.” — Wilson Armstrong

173. “Addiction, the daily grind, the pressure and judgment we face, from both inside and out, wear us down and make us forget that it’s possible to truly love our life.” — Adi Jaffe

174. “More important, what determines who gets hooked, who recovers, and who does not? And how can we as a society do better at addressing addiction?” — Maia Szalavitz

Addiction Quotes on the Journey of Addiction Recovery

Healing and recovery are personal journeys that look different for each individual.

175. “I was an addict. That’s why, … I tell you, addiction is a very cunning enemy.” ― John McCain

176. “I am on an emotional roller coaster ride to survive and to conquer obesity, not only for myself but also for everyone that battles some kind of addiction.” ― Ruby Gettinger

177. “The roots of addiction can be seen in our search for happiness in something outside of our self, be it drugs, relationships, material possessions.” ― Lee L Jampolsky

178. “You don’t need to hide the fact that you’re in recovery, but you don’t have to share your history of addiction with acquaintances at work, either.” ― Mallory Ortberg

179. “If you try to shut down your angel guidance, that’s the path to feeling unhappy and results in addiction.” ― Doreen Virtue

180. “For me, addiction never really included telling myself that everything was okay. By the time I was deep in my addictions, I knew things were pretty bad and I had no control over them.” ― Rob Roberge

181. “Addictions and mental disorders are like a disease, and they need treatment.” ― Syesha Mercado

182. “There is so much to life. My heart breaks watching someone held captive by addiction.” ― Mike Love

183. “Your addiction rate will go up if you have gambling in this area.” ― John Warren Kindt

184. “The socio-economic impact of gambling addiction is comparable to drug and alcohol addiction.” ― John Warren

Drug Addiction Quotes to Inspire Recovery

Read and share these helpful drug addiction quotes to spread awareness and inspire recovery.

185. “Recovery is an ongoing process for both the addict and his or her family. In recovery, there is hope. And hope is a wonderful thing.”— Dean Dauphinais

186. “The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.” — William James

187. “One of the things you learn in rehab is that you’re responsible for your own actions.” — Dale Archer

188. “We all make mistakes, have struggles, and even regret things in our past. But you are not your mistakes, you are not your struggles, and you are here now with the power to shape your day and your future.” — Steve Maraboli

189. “Sometimes the bad things that happen in our lives put us directly on the path to the best things that will ever happen to us.” — Nicole Reed

190. “I really mean when I say my biggest fear in early recovery was that I would never have fun again. The beautiful truth is that recovery has given me freedom and the confidence to go out in the world and leave my own mark.” — Tom Stoddart

Which of these quotes on addiction motivated you the most today?

Addiction recovery is achievable.

Every time you wake up and set your mind to focus on positivity and wellness, you take a stride closer to improvement.

Although it may not always be easy, and there may come moments of doubt, just dig within, take a few breaths, and remember how far you have come.

Quotes give us the sense that we’re not alone and that others have walked the path we’re on toward recovery.

But does the path end?

Is there a place where life stops being about the daily struggle and allows a recovered addict to turn their attention toward enjoying life, loving the people in their life, and themselves?

The headlines are full of stories of addiction and overdoses.

Stories of hope and recovery aren’t deemed newsworthy by the mainstream media.

We see it differently.

Stories of recovery are as important as reporting the problems that need to be solved.

Recovery stories lighten our hearts and give us a reason for hope.

No one becomes addicted to drugs or alcohol because they’re bad people.

Most of the time, it begins because someone doesn’t have the skills to manage the stress they’re experiencing in a healthier way.

We all want to feel better, and if no one taught us how to do that without drugs or alcohol, those are easy ways to feel better.

Learning skills that reduce stress reduces the risk of relapse because they help you feel better without drugs or alcohol.

Every recovery is different. Many people relapse before their recovery becomes stable.

You can skip the relapse, but if you don’t, you can begin your recovery journey again.

This time, you’ll be wiser from what you learned before.

The key is to have hope and keep moving in the direction you want to go.

Our hope is that the quotes above have resonated with you and given you the strength you need to recover.

Whenever you need that extra push of motivation, pull out these quotes on addiction to remind you that change really is possible.

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