Quotes / Addiction Displacement

"You're an addict. So be addicted! Just be addicted to something else."

— Renton, T2 Trainspotting trailer

Mint? Terrible habit. I needed to quit smoking, but I think I'll have to start again to get off the mints...

—D.I. Shelley, The Secret World

"I used to smoke cigarettes, but then I got high
Get tired and call it quits, but then I got high
I'm playing basketball and jogging, and I know why
(Why, man?)
Because I got high, because I got high, because I got high
(La-da-da-da-da-da)
I used to drink beer and wine, but then I got high
I woke up feeling fine because I got high
My hangover's over, and I know why
(Why, man?)
Because I got high, because I got high, because I got high."

—Afroman, "Because I Got High (The Positive Remix)"

Peter: From this day forth, I, Peter Griffin shall never drink again!
(cut to Peter smoking a crack pipe)
Brian: Peter, what are you doing?
Peter: Crack.
Brian: WHAT THE FUCK?!
Peter: Hey, at least I'm not drinking, Brian.
Brian: Yeah, but this isn't exactly a good substitute.

—Family Guy, "Peter's Two Dads"

House: What do you expect? I'm an addict; I turn everything up to eleven.
Wilson: I thought you were trying to tone that down.
House: No, I'm just trying to find something I can set at eleven without blowing out my eardrums.

—House

"And please don't think I'm impressed with the water. You're an addict. So it's not alcohol now. It'll be coke, or booze, or fucking every girl you meet, because you're addicted to the way you feel every second of the day."

—Montgomery Reece, Burnt