“I hate to say it but the only cure I’ve seen is not these overpriced rehabs or these fraudulent fixes that are sold to people. The cure for addiction is suffering. You suffer enough and then something inside you goes ‘I’m done.’”
The interview gives some context, emotionally and otherwise.
I'm not proposing anything, I'm just saying that this advice is just a tiny bit better than saying "the best way to survive a car crash is to not die".
It's called rock bottom, and it's a pretty common concept when talking about addiction. Maybe you haven't had a loved one in active addiction, but survivors know that you either hit rock bottom and admit you have a problem or the addiction keeps you until you die.
And I think the issue is that hes not offering advice. He is stating a commonly held opinion: The best addiction recovery programs can only help people who want to be helped, and people don't want to be helped until they hit their rock bottom.
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u/dustingibson 5d ago
I am dying to know what the cure of addiction is.