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| 311c114 | If you can stop using substance or stop your addictive behavior for extended periods of time without craving, you are not dependent. You are dependent only if you can't stop without physical or psychological distress (you have unpleasant physical and/or psychological withdrawal symptoms) or if you stop and then relapse. | addiction-and-recovery alcohol-addiction alcoholism chris-prentiss drug-addiction non-12-step passages-malibu passages-ventura pax-prentiss relapse withdrawal | Chris Prentiss | |
| e1456ef | "...there is a saying used in twelve-step programs and in most treatment centers that "Relapse is part of recovery." It's another dangerous slogan that is based on a myth, and it only gives people permission to relapse because that think that when they do, they are on the road to recovery." | addiction-cure addiction-treatment addiction-treatment-center alcohol-abuse alcoholics-anonymous alcoholism books chris-prentiss drug-abuse passages-malibu reading recovery relapse | Chris Prentiss |