R is for Relapse. Relapse was not an option for me. For me to use is to die. I would die much faster in today if I picked up a cigarette, than if I picked up a drink or a pill.
We can relapse mentally, emotionally, and spiritually before we physically pick up. I know that when I went to meetings, and then as my health issues came to light, I had to keep coming to the site to share with others, I was able to build the defense against that first one. As they say, "It is the engine that kills you, not the caboose."
