A difference of opinions

After listening to other people talk about drug addiction, it has become clear to me that everyone has a differnce of opinions on what drug addiction is and how it should be treated.  Even addicts talk about other addicts as if their own addiction is somehow better than someone else's.  Addiction is addiction, whether it be to alcohol, prescription medication, cocaine, crack, heroine, or crystal meth. The one thing that has surprised me the most, is the number of "functioning addicts".  They get up every day and go to work and take care of their children.  They appear no different than anyone else, yet behind closed doors they are secretly abusing drugs or alcohol.  If society would spend less time belittleing addicts and more time trying to help them recover our society would be stronger. It is high time to stop standing on the sidelines and reach out to someone in need. Even if it is just to be someone they can trust to talk to, being there for them can mean so much. Just think, most of them have already lost everything else.