How Addicts and Alcoholics Justify Their Drug and Alcohol Use

When your watching addiction from the outside, it's hard to understand why people continue to make life-destroying decisions. However, there's always a reason/justification for the addict's (or alcoholic's) choice to continue to use drugs and alcohol. Find out how addicts and alcoholics justify their drug and alcohol use, thereby keeping themselves in denial.

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