Quotes by Holly Whitaker

“We are supposed to consume alcohol and enjoy it, but were not supposed to become alcoholics. Imagine if this were the same with cocaine. Imagine we grew up watching our parents snort lines at dinner, celebrations, sporting events, brunches, and funerals. Wed sometimes (or often) see our parents coked out of our minds the way we sometimes (or often) see them drunk. Wed witness them coming down after a cocaine binge the way we see them recovering from a hangover. Kiosks at Disneyland would see it so our parents could make it through a day of fun, our moms book club would be one big blow-fest and instead of mommy juice it would be called mommy powder Thered be coke-tasting parties in Napa and cocaine cellars in fancy peoples homes, and everyone we know (including our pastors, nurses, teachers, coaches, bosses) would snort it. The message wed pick up as kids could be Cocaine is great, and one day youll get to try it, too! Just dont become addicted to it or take it too far. Try it; use it responsibly. Dont become a cocaine-oholic though. Now, Im sure youre thinking. Thats insane, everyone knows cocaine is far more addicting than alcohol and far more dangerous. Except, its not...The point is not that alcohol is worse than cocaine. The point is that we have a really clear understanding that cocaine is toxic and addictive. We know theres no safe amount of it, no such thing as moderate cocaine use; we know it can hook us and rob us of everything we care about...We know we are better off not tangling with it at all.”