We are all highly motivated by the desire for pleasure and the desire
to avoid pain. The practicing druggie or alcholic is still convinced
that what they are doing is pleasuable, no matter how painful an
experience it really is. He or she needs to reprogramme his or her
mind, to convince himself or herself that what they previously
considered pleasurable is actually a pain.

It is often said that the druggie or alcoholic needs to reach "rock
bottom" before they can change. This rock bottom can be any traumatic
or painful experience resulting from the use of drugs or alcohol which
finally convinces the druggie or alcoholic of the lucancy of their
actions. Unfortunately, some druggies and alcholics only reach their
rock bottoms when they are six foot under.

Rodney