Like most diseases, the road to recovery for addiction and alcoholism is not always a straight one Since I first came into recovery sixteen years ago I have suffered many relapses all quite devastating to me and those who love me

For anyone who is or has known an addict in the problem it has most certainly been made apparent that a life based on self will run riot, obsession and compulsion, insanity, desperation and devastation, (to name a few of its characteristics) can hardly be a success A using addict goes to any means and any lengths to get one more, to get that next fix that will cure all

Can you picture it You're on vacation in Fiji with the one you love, there's a beautiful sunset, you're on the beach, there's a sailboat lazily coasting by in the distance, the seagulls are singing their moonlight song, and you suddenly realize that you have arrived