Why I Will Never Write Off an Addict

Learning to consider the unintended consequences of our actions.

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When it comes to sobriety, I used to think of myself as a hopeless case. I spent so many years trying and failing to quit that I just didn’t think I ever had it in me to stop for good.

I remember once, after a recovery group meeting, I was smoking a cigarette in the parking lot and overheard a conversation that absolutely devastated me.