[FITZ]

Yes --- those lyrics describe what I've been told also. It's amazing how some believe that addiction is something the user actually tries very hard to achieve but from what I'm told that's not the way it is. I suppose sometimes with alcohol it can creep up slowly --- people can drink and be in control for many years and then find themselves addicted --- but it varies from person to person.

[concretebob]

I can tell you, without a doubt, that addiction was the furthest thing from my mind when I started in 1972.
It was just another drug to try.
But once you ride THAT dragon, you never want to stop. That's literal.
I had the support of a loving wife, and two great kids, and, when you come right down to it, I grew up.
The after-effects, the paranoia, the guilt, are intense.
The paranoia is the worst.
I could relate personal experiences that would have you wondering about my sanity. Everyone at the time was.
I also had friends who allowed the paranoia to become real, and acted on it.
They are dead.