I am not an addict, I do not have any addiction other than the craving for my children’s smiles. But I do know people who are hopelessly fighting addiction to alcohol and to drugs. It is an ugly battle and very hard and demeaning for the battler that more often than not instead of fighting their addiction, they succumb to it.
I do not have first hand experience of addiction but just seeing people slowly dying away, their addiction rotting at their bodies, at their minds is a horrendous experience for me, imagine being in their shoes! But a lot of times, these people do not know that they are addicted and it is up to their loved ones to convince them, to make them see the truth of their addiction and help them rebuild their lives.
These people need a thorough and effective Addiction Treatment, a treatment that would not only treat their bodies but their minds as well. Drugs and Alcohol addiction wreck havoc in the addict’s body, more so on his mind. They need a lot of care and attention and unless you can give that at the comfort of your home, you need to consider a Drug Rehab or an Alcohol Rehab Center.
Proper care must be made in choosing the right rehab center for your loved ones, you have to make sure that that center could address the addiction and help alleviate it through caring means. These people do not need harsh, exacting treatments. They need love and care and a huge amount of patience in order for them to pick up themselves and live a normal and happy life.
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From my own experience, I have witnessed more personal success stories of addicts who have gotten clean and STAYED CLEAN through the 12 Step program than any other program available today.
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Step 3
I however want to concentrate more on reaching through to the still using addict, whose life and thoughts are consumed by the need to use and get high, and for whom, unfortunately he inability to admit to any problem at all is one of the classic symptoms of the addiction itself.
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Step 4
So I will give you my own personal final chapter of using that finally resulted in me realising that I “might” have a problem with drugs, but not just drugs, more so, any mood or mind altering substance.
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Step 5
My list of tell tale signs were the following – I needed to use as often as I could.
I thought about using when I couldn’t get hold of anything.
I found it perfectly acceptable to drop out of my law degree in my second year – having attained the top marks in the first year of the degree.
I started to associate myself with people I felt really uncomfortable being around.
My days became my nights and vice versa.
My ambitions towards sustaining my lifestyle turned to crime…a day job just was not for me.
My drug intake started to get more and more intense, the type of drug I was using also started to graduate from pot to coke and then to crack.
I shut myself off from the world, turning off the phone and leaving my family very worried as to my whereabouts and well being
Getting arrested by police for the first time at the age of 26 and again within 6 months for drug related offences.
When confronted by my father about what was going on, I lashed out and physically assaulted him the first time in my life.