Many people living in one day at a time understand that when they are seeking whether they should abstain completely from mid altering substances or whether they should simply moderate and control their usage there is only one reliable answer which is we need to subscribe to the practice of total abstinence. Why? The reason is because it is not just how often we use or how much we use it is because of what happens to us when we put anything into our system that gets us high, buzzed, or wasted. We need to pay attention to that last word – wasted. We cannot stop and we cannot function when we try to moderate. Experience shows us this. Total abstinence is our only chance and it’s a much better reality. Life becomes manageable in recovery. Reach out, be free, and stay free. It’s a reliable reality. Peace.
