"Sometimes we hear an alcoholic say that the only thing he needs to do is to keep sober. Certainly he must keep sober, for there will be no home if he doesn't. But he is yet a long way from making good to the wife or parents whom for years he has so shockingly treated."~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Into Action, pg. 82~
Not drinking, not using, whatever the addiction - there is so much more than just not doing it. In AA, and similar programs, the way to follow is already mapped out in the "steps". Addiction is an illness, a very deep rooted one, that must be handled/attacked from many angles to be cured/successfully treated. It's about what lead up to being addicted - all of the mental/psychological trash that is left behind even when you are no longer partaking. The steps lead you along the proven path to heal not just the body, but the mind and spirit also.
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