Are you an Addict?
Are You An Addict? Sometimes it isn’t easy to see when we’re looking at ourselves. Denial is common among those who abuse drugs and alcohol and their friends and family may not want to see the problem either. If you think you may be developing a problem with drugs or alcohol, or if you know someone that may be, ask the following questions. Do I use regularly? Or do I use more than other people? Whether it’s several times a day or even just once daily, if you feel that you have to have this drug or drink on a regular basis, you may be dependent. Can I stop using the drug on my own? Have I stopped using drugs or alcohol for extended periods of time in the past several months? Failure to discontinue use on your own...
The True Nature of Addiction
The True Nature of Addiction In almost every case of actual addiction it is not the substance (whether it be drugs or alcohol) that is the primary problem, although understandably it’s use is causing problems. However, the alcohol or drug use is but one of many symptoms of an underlying problem. What an addict or alcoholic is usually about is avoiding discomfort at some level. It may be emotional or mental discomfort (feelings on the inside), physical discomfort, or external stress; it is a lack of ability to confront these things that dictates nearly every move an addict or alcoholic makes, including their substance abuse. The operating basis of an alcoholic or addict, whether stoned or sober in nearly any situation is to avoid discomfort. Many Drug...
How to find the Right Drug or Alcohol Rehab
Finding the right “Drug or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center” for your loved one is not an easy process, you search the Internet and call center after center and all you hear is "we are the best Rehabilitation Center for your loved one." Every place you call is "The Best" if you listen to the sales people from the centers. Make no mistake these people for the most part are "Sales People" and they are paid to get you into that specific program. All Rehabilitation programs are not equal, unfortunately in today’s society where there is such a huge need for "Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation" many people have found this could be a great money making business and that is all they...
Marijuana Facts
Marijuana Facts The threat associated with marijuana trafficking and abuse is rising, which is largely the result of a growing demand for high-potency marijuana and a related increase in the drug’s availability. An increase in domestic cannabis cultivation by drug trafficking organizations contributes to this threat, particularly the recent expansion of cultivation operations by Mexican, Asian and Cuban organizations. Most foreign-source marijuana smuggled into the United States enters through or between points of entry at the U.S.-Mexico border. During 2006, 1,115,710 kilograms of marijuana were seized along the Southwest Border. Pot cultivation in Mexico...
Marijuana Addiction?
Marijuana Addiction Many of us have smoked pot back in high school and maybe in collage, at some point in time we just kind of grew out of it and moved on with our lives. This is the way most drugs are, some can use them for awhile and walk away and others can not get out of the grip of the drug and become addicted. I know Pot or marijuana is considered the gate way drug and not something people really have a problem or become addicted to but everyone is different and many people do develop a strong addiction to marijuana. The stats below show the increasing amount of people going in for treatment for marijuana addiction and the increase over the last 10 years. From 1996–2006, the number of admissions to treatment in which marijuana was the primary...
Life after addiction
Five years ago I entered a long term rehabilitation program; my life was a mess and I never though it possible that years later I would be happy and healthy or even still alive. When my family drove me 14 hours away from home and dropped me off I thought they were just throwing away their money. They dropped me off in the middle of winter in a place I did not know and had no way of leaving. Yes they forced me to complete the program or live in the streets; they were not giving me a way out of it. It was their style of an intervention. Today I am a productive and active part of society; the long term program that I went through taught me how to handle life. It taught me how to live in the present and not get lost in my past. It taught me that...