It's Been Awhile lyrics

I think this song is not only talking about drugs but about moving on...realizing your mistakes after hitting rock bottom. Just flat out looking at your self for the first time and actually seeing what you have done and what you can do to fix it "it's been awhile since I said I'm sorry".
But hey...that's just my two cents.

I always thought it was about drg addiction. However, an amusing story. While DJ'ing a high school dance once I was confronted by a female teacher/chaperone. The middle-age woman was quite outraged that I would play such a filthy song. Mind you, I was playing the "clean" radio edit. Teach it seems, was quite constipated over the line in the song "I can still remember just the way you taste", insisting that it was referring to oral sex. When I calmly explained the real meaning, the drug addicition, she said "well, thats entirely different" and walked off. I guess at that particular school illegal drugs are fine, BUT DON'T YOU DARE go down on your girlfriend! lol

so coool!!!