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i know several non-addicts though. People who use drugs on special occasions to get that sick ride once in a while but can still go months without using anything.
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Being able to take it or leave it is an argument I have heard several recovering addicts relate as their feeling while their addiction was developing. The illusion that they are "in control", that they can stop using or disregard the use of drugs any time they choose. The tragedy for them comes when they can no longer leave it alone. The addicted people I have met who are recovering didn't start out with their use of drugs or alcohol saying that they were going to become addicts. That's the humanity of the disease that makes it a tragedy, IMO.