What makes us addicts is the disease of addiction-not the drugs, not our behavior, but our disease. There
is something within us that makes us unable to control our use of drugs. This same "something" also
makes us prone to obsession and compulsion in other areas of our lives. How can we tell when our
disease is active? When we become trapped in obsessive, compulsive, self-centered routines, endless
loops that lead nowhere but to physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional decay.
Has my disease been active recently? In what way?
