Rob Delaney took to Tumblr to talk about addiction following the death of Glee star Cory Monteith last weekend. The comedian had tweetedLove to Cory Monteith. If drugs/alcohol are killing you, there is help available. I got sober 11 yrs ago at 25. It can be done, before an autopsy revealed yesterday that Monteith died from a lethal combination of heroin and alcohol.
Im only writing this because I sensed a fatalism in some of the replies I received from people, suggesting they believe that some folks are destined to OD and die, said Delaney.
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An advocate for recovering addicts, Delaney briefly recounted his experience before getting sober, and goes on to explain the day-to-day battle with former demons.Addiction is a brutal, cunning, shapeshifting enemy, but Ive seen people from every walk of life kick it in the fucking mouth, he continued.
The comedian and writer said that after hearing about a death like Monteiths, he and other recovering addicts gather to mourn the loss and learn from the tragedy.
We go over the battle plans a FIVE-HUNDREDTH time, figure out where our dead friend that we love and mourn deviated, and we prepare to greet the coming day in a manner that will give something other than our addictions a fair shot at killing us.