IF YOU KNOW WHEN IT'S TIME TO SWITCH NOSTRILS, YOU MAY HAVE A PROBLEM - Bruce Banter

IF YOU VISIT YOUR DEALER MORE THAN YOU DO YOUR DENTIST, YOU MAY HAVE A PROBLEM - Bruce Banter

EVERYTHING IN MODERATION IS USUALLY STATED BY A REAL TALENT DOING AVERAGE WORK, OR NOTHING - Bruce Banter

I found the prospect daunting, but somehow comforting, too, because the counselors insisted it could be done, and, after all, many of them were recovering alcoholics themselves.

I knew there was never anyone to blame when people get into drugs. They're always responsible for their own behavior, and it's not the dealer, it's not the friend, it's not the bad influence, it's not the childhood.

My daughter, Carly, has been in and out of drug treatment facilities since she was thirteen. Every time she goes away, I have a routine: I go through her room and search for drugs she may have left behind. We have a laugh these days because Carly says, “So you were lookingfor drugs I might have left behind? I’m a drug addict, Mother. We don’t leave drugs behind, especially if we’re going into treatment. We do all the drugs. We don’t save drugs back for later. If I have drugs, I do them. All of them. If I had my way, we would stop for more drugs on the way to rehab, and I would do them in the parking lot of the treatment center.