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Quote by Billie Holiday
In this country, dont forget, a habit is no damn private hell. The

In this country, dont forget, a habit is no damn private hell. Theres no solitary confinement outside of jail. A habit is hell for those you love. And in this country its the worst kind of hell for those who love you. – Billie Holiday

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They think they can make fuel from horse manure – now, I dont know if your car will be able to get 30 miles to the gallon, but its sure gonna put a stop to siphoning. – Billie Holiday

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Theres no damn business like show business – you have to smile to keep from throwing up. – Billie Holiday

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I feel that any form of so called psychotherapy is strongly contraindicated for addicts. The question Why did you start using narcotics in the first place? should never be asked. It is quite as irrelevant to treatment as it would be to ask a malarial patient why he went to a malarial area. – William S. Burroughs

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At bottom is the best soil to sow and grow something new again. In that sense, hitting bottom, while extremely painful, is also the sowing ground. – Anon.

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Treating mental illness saves all of us money. Take addiction. We heard testimony that for every dollar spent on addiction treatment, we save $7. That – Kathleen Vinehout

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