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While I haven't read it some co-workers have and they can tell there are some very fictious parts, however they say he does have the insanity and behaviors of the classic addict in the book. Such as much of his stays in and out of rehabs.

From what I gather it is one of those "I did it on my own because the system is fucked up" type books.

If that is the case then he should add that it is fictional and not fact, as there maybe people who try to kick addiction the way he "did" and not truly seek the help they may need.

Not everyone can kick it on their own and there is no reason for dumbfucks who fictionalize their recoveries to make people feel like failures because they can't kick their addiction on their own.

Therapy, 12 steps and rehabs don't help everyone, but they are needed and it pisses me off when people who haven't truly experienced addiction or losing everything say those programs aren't needed or put the programs down and don't truly know shit about them.

And speaking of Oprah's book selections, as one who had to read Sula for my english class 2 years ago...... the book sucked sewer water. It was one of the most racist, ignorant books I ever read.

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I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"