Addiction doesn’t have to be the final word

Addiction doesn’t have to be the final word

After 35 years of counseling people with addiction, I discovered that the stories most likely to frighten us aren’t necessarily the stories most likely to change us. Recovery accounts can give the addicted something fear cannot: a reason to believe their story is not finished. The last time my client Angela West sat in my office, she was polite, respectful, and determined to stay sober. I had no idea how much danger surrounded her. Months later,…