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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 is a sign of trouble. Casual users can take it or leave it. Those who are addicted cannot stop using and using the drug occupies their thoughts almost constantly.
Do I spend money I don’t have on the drug?
If you’re behind on your rent and your bills are going to collection because you spend that money to obtain drugs or alcohol, you need help.
Am I engaging in behavior I never thought I would?
Addicts often steal, sell belongings and resort to degrading practices such as prostitution in order to purchase drugs.
Do I feel anxious when my supply runs low?
Those who are dependent on drugs work hard to keep a constant supply available. Feelings of anxiety or panic and distress often occur when the user realizes that his supply is dwindling.
Do I resort to getting high every time I’m faced with a problem?
Self-medicating with drugs or alcohol at the slightest provocation may be a warning sign. Almost everyone at one time or another has “had a few too many” when something devastating has happened in their lives. But if you reach for drugs and alcohol every time a problem is the least bit distressing, it may be a sign of addiction.
Is all my time focused on getting and using drugs?
Typically a drug addict will spend most of his waking hours chasing down drugs so he can get high.
If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, you may have a drug or alcohol dependency that needs to be treated. To find a quality drug and alcohol rehabilitation program contact a professional addiction counselor. Not all rehab programs are the same, there are many different methods of treatment and there is not one that is right for everyone.
To speak to a professional addiction counselor call 1-877-744-3536
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Crack-Just One Hit
Crack – Just One Hit
When I was 41 years old I was a successful businessman, I had a nice house, two new cars a great wife and a fifteen year old son. I had a job that most people could only dream of and a salary to match. I had drank a lot back in my twenties but never let it get out of control, my family has a history of alcoholism and that was always in the back of my mind, so I always controlled my drinking. To say I was a control freak is putting it mildly; I was in control of every aspect of my life from the time I got up in the morning to when I closed my eyes at night. I was for the most part a “stick in the mud” in most people’s opinion, but I was okay with that, I had a plan and I was sticking to it. At that point I was on track to retire by the age of 50 and spend the rest of my life in a sunny place with a lot of golf courses.
I often traveled for business and as with most business; entertainment was always part of closing the deal. This usually meant going to a bar drinking a little too much and going back to the hotel room and waking up hung-over and being pissed at myself for not controlling myself better. One night after a large closing I was invited out with a group of clients to celebrate, the celebration went late into the night and I had let myself drink way too much, someone offered a line of coke and I did not even think it through I just took it. A short time later a crack pipe came out, honestly I looked at it like okay which end do I put in my mouth, I had no idea how the process even worked. Well, someone was “nice enough” to show me the way a crack pipe worked and I took a big virgin lung hit of what turned out to be really pure crack………the first thought that came to mind after the rush slowed enough for me to think was… I want more… right now.
Many people say that you can become addicted to crack from just one hit, well I am here to tell you it is true. One hit of crack brought me down a road I never thought my life would go down. From losing my job, my wife, the house, the cars and nearly my life.. within 3 years it was all gone, all because of that first hit. I could tell you stories of the money I spent or the paranoia and the shame and guilt that come with crack addiction, but it would not make sense to someone that has not been there, and if you have been there you already know the feeling of total hopelessness. When the money is gone and everything else that you have worked so hard to achieve in your life and all you can think of is how do I get more crack. I have to get more crack just to kill these thoughts in my head. I need to get high just one more time.
Crack addiction is an addiction that needs long term rehabilitation, the thoughts of that first high will remain with you forever, but with the right drug rehabilitation center you can learn how to live a normal productive life without the drug. My family picked me up from my lowest point and brought me to a Rehabilitation Center 6 years ago, I was there for nearly 4 months. Slowly I am rebuilding my life only this time by helping others not by controlling others. Drug Rehabilitation was not something I ever thought I would need in my life but one hit of crack changed everything.
If you need help or if you know someone that does contact the number below and let them guide you to the best “Drug Rehabilitation Center” for your needs, the same way they did my family.
To speak to an addiction counselor call 1-877-744-3536
When to seek professional help
When to seek Professional Advice
The world of drug and alcohol addiction is a confusing place, and for some reason people think that talking to friends, family members, clergy or even their hair dresser is the best source of information when looking for addiction rehab help. Even if these people have had some sort of addiction experience in the past it does not mean they know what is best for your loved one. There are many different methods of addiction rehab and there is not one that is right for everyone. If you had someone with cancer in your family would you trust these same people to help you make the decision on where to get the best cancer treatment; or would you seek professional help. Of course you would go to a professional and let them guide you to the best treatment plan for your specific needs.
Over the past ten years as the addiction epidemic has grown Addiction Rehabilitation Centers have been opening up all over the U.S., in many cases these programs are nothing more than a way to make big money for the owners. They will incorporate the lowest cost methods of treatment, such as group meetings where 15 individuals are grouped together with 1 counselor. This method offers a very low success rate for long term sobriety but they are very low cost, so the program can make the most profit. These addiction rehabs have very qualified sales people working their phones and they will make you feel very comfortable about the center, only after you spend thousands of dollars do you realize your loved one is not getting the help promised.
Many times people will talk to other families that have had a loved one in an Addiction Rehabilitation Center; their family member is still sober after x number of years, so they think it must be a good Rehabilitation Center. They send their loved one into that same program; only, upon completion of the program their loved one relapses almost immediately. Every person has their own specific needs; what worked for one is not right for everyone. A Professional Addiction Counselor can assess your loved one and make recommendations to the best Addiction Treatment Centers based on their specific needs.
To find the best Addiction Rehab Help you need to speak with an unbiased addiction professional that has the knowledge of what programs and methods of treatment are available, not only in your home town or even home state but a across the country.
Call a professional Addiction Rehabilitation Counselor today; 1-877-744-3536
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Addiction
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Addiction
Many people are exposed to high levels of trauma on a near daily basis, Doctors, nurses, firemen, policemen, people in the military and paramedics all fall into this category. Addiction Rehabilitation Help for such individuals that suffer from PTSD can be tricky.
What makes drug rehab for professionals such as this so difficult is that their very careers contribute to their desire to self medicate. Think of the emergency room of a hospital and how stressful the environment can be to doctors and nurses. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is common among healthcare workers and other professionals because they are exposed to the very worst of human tragedies; and they are exposed very often.
Not only is alcohol and substance abuse a worrisome occurrence among these professionals; it’s a threat to public safety. An impaired surgeon or nurse could theoretically injure or accidentally kill a patient if under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Those who rescue others in danger likewise could make a serious mistake that could cost civilian lives. Impaired police officers and firefighters for example have to make quick decisions at times. When under the influence public safety is threatened.
Accessibility might make treatment difficult for people with PTSD. Healthcare professionals for example have access and it’s not uncommon for their peers to “look the other way” or to even enable them to use drugs. Doctors can write prescriptions for other doctors and nurses and so forth. Not to mention that although inventory is taken regularly, small amounts missing might not be noticed or even recorded. Also people diagnosed with PTSD are able to get many different prescriptions from their medical professionals such as anxiety medication that are very addictive as well.
What is the best drug rehab or drug addiction treatment for these professionals? By far the best strategy is individualized treatment that begins early after a particularly traumatic event. Since substance abuse and addiction starts out very slowly and progresses over time with such professionals the best cure, so to speak, is prevention. When counseling is sought early on, many of the pitfalls can be avoided that plague those who never received specialized counseling after experiencing traumatic events.
More than one type of treatment strategy may be needed in order to cover the broad scope of events and issues that face those in healthcare and other public service careers. PTSD is a complex disorder that, if left untreated for long, can take many years to overcome and often leads to drug addiction. In the cases that lead to addiction, addiction rehab treatment is absolutely necessary, not only to save the professional who is addicted, but also for the welfare of those who they interact with every day.
PTSD is not limited to these professionals; many people have suffered tragic events in their lives from abuse to accidents, events such as this can also lead to PTSD. Finding the right Addiction Rehab Center for someone with PTSD is critical, not all rehab centers deal with the individual needs of each addict. For more information on PTSD and Addiction Rehab Help please call and speak to an addiction counselor today.
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Medications used in the treatment of alcoholism
Medications Used In Treatment Of Alcoholism
Many alcohol addiction treatments exist. Inpatient, Outpatient and residential and of course the well known “Twelve Step” programs such as AA. One option that may not be as well known is that of treating alcohol addiction with medications.
Several oral medications have been approved and have been shown to be effective in controlling alcohol dependence. Disulfiram, naltrexone and acamprosate as they are called by their generic names. An inject able form of naltrexone is also available and has a long acting effect.
Medications for alcohol addiction treatment work in several ways depending upon which medication is used and the stage of the alcoholic’s addiction. For example, disulfiram discourages drinking because when alcohol is introduced into the system of the patient taking this drug, he become violently ill. Such physical discomfort is a strong deterrent.
Naltrexone can greatly reduce the cravings of a patient who has stopped drinking and acamprosate is used primarily to treat the depression and anxiety that often follows when a patient stops drinking for a long period of time. All three approved medications have been a helpful aid in keeping the patient from relapsing into heavy drinking and remaining abstinent.
Other medications can be used to treat the symptoms of withdrawal such as insomnia, shakiness, anxiety, depression and mood swings. However, it must be understood that there is no such thing as a “cure” for alcoholism and no “magic pill” that will instantly make abstaining from alcohol a piece of cake. Long term abstinence requires a strong commitment to getting well.
Can medications alone help in the recovery process? Not likely, but again the outcome would depend on the severity of the disease. How successful alcohol addiction treatment is depends on the patients particular needs and length of illness. Private counseling sessions along with group therapy or a positive Twelve Step program can compliment the use of medications and make recovery smoother and longer lasting with less chance of relapse.
Alcohol and drug abuse more often than not are triggered be deep emotional wounds or issues that have never been dealt with. Clinical depression is responsible for 80% of those who suffer from alcohol addiction. Others grew up in a home where one or both parents was an alcoholic or drug addict.
Until the patient can derecognize and define the moments the preceded his desire to abuse alcohol any treatment will simply be a stop gap. Long term sobriety is easier to accomplish when the patient through counseling and group therapy can understand his illness and the emotional and environmental triggers that encourage his drinking.
Alcohol addiction can be successfully treated. Recovering alcoholics can lead wonderful, productive lives again and families can be put back together and learn to function in a healthy manner. Programs such as Al-Anon and Alateen are excellent for helping family and friends of a person suffering from addiction, to be able to cope.
Researching and mapping out a treatment plan that works in harmony with the needs of the patient, and the loving support of family and friends are the key to getting well for life.
For help finding the best Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation center for your specific needs please call:
1-877-744-3536
The Addicts Offering of Hope
The Addicts Offering of Hope
The offering of hope is the most commonly used form of manipulation by the alcoholic or drug addict. You as a family member so desperately want to believe in the hope that the problem can and will be fixed that the alcoholic or addict may use that hope against you. It may go something like this; “Yes I screwed up, but it will never happen again. I promise. I can beat this on my own. I don’t need rehab. I’ll go to an outpatient clinic or see a counselor once a week or maybe go to one of those meetings. I’ll see a psychiatrist once a week. You can drug test me every week. I just need to get a job, you can even hold onto my paychecks. I can quit I just need your support. I swear it will not happen again”. The addict or alcoholic will argue with such conviction that you find yourself faltering. He seems so sincere, doesn’t he?
In most cases the offering of hope isn’t an actual offering of recovery or treatment that will handle any of the underlying issues. It is a temporary band aid; an absolute minimal non-intensive solution with no long term gain. If you accept this offering of hope the uncomfortable conversation or confrontation is over… that is until next month or next week when you are in the same situation as you are in right now. Never accept a minimal solution in the hopes that something is better than nothing. The minimal solution or offering of hope has only one motive… to make the intensive long term Drug or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center go away.
“Addiction Rehab Help” can help you find the Intervention service group and the “Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center” that best fits your needs. Call to speak with one of our counselors today.
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Adamant Denial
Adamant Denial
When dealing with a loved one addicted to drugs or alcohol you will undoubtedly experience adamant denial from the addict. The addict will minimize or deny any use of drugs or alcohol with such sincerity that you find yourself questioning whether or not you are mistaken. “I don’t use drugs. I did before, but not now. A doctor prescribes my medication. I’m not that bad. I don’t need rehab. I’m not a junkie. I don’t drink every day. I can quit anytime I want to, I just don’t want to right now. That stuff was not mine; I was just holding it for a friend. I am fine, everything is OK. There is no problem”. All addicts become master manipulators and will do their best to stop these uncomfortable conversations and any other confrontations that may come up. The alcoholic or drug addict needs to find a way to get back to his or her comfort zone and adamant denial is the easiest way.
Addiction Rehab Help has counselors ready to answer your questions any time you call. If you think a loved one has a problem with Drugs or Alcohol but they are adamantly denying it give us a call, we can help you sort it out and show you how to find the real answers to how bad the situation really is. We can also help you find the best Drug or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center for their specific needs, or talk to you about interventions
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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 or Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers miss the boat when it comes to dealing with the underlying issues of addiction. They will look only on the surface or the obvious problem, the substance abuse. However a truly effective treatment and recovery program will go far beyond the substance abuse, it will get to the underlying issue and cause, (the true problem).
Many addicts or alcoholics will go through the same program over and over again, each time they fail and they feel it is because they have not put enough effort into their recovery. In reality they have not received the help they truly need; they have not found the true problem in their lives that is driving them back to the substance abuse over and over again.
We can help you find a Drug or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program that offers real solutions to the cycle of addiction, and help you put an end to the destructive behavioral patterns in your life.
To speak to one of our counselors please call 1-877-744-3536.
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 are in business for. In a time when families are being torn apart by the cycle of addiction and they are calling to seek help a high pressure salesman is not what you need or want.
Addiction Rehab Help is a neutral party that will help you find the best "Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center" for your needs. We will guide you through the different types of Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers and give you a list of several Centers that would fit your needs.
Addiction Rehab Help is not sponsored by or connected to any specific Rehabilitation Center or group of Rehabilitation Centers. Call for no pressure help in finding the Best Drug or Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers.
Call Addiction Rehab Help and speak to one of our counselors today…
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When to Intervene
Many parents are facing a difficult situation when they know their son or daughter is abusing drugs or alcohol but is denying it. As parents we want to do the right thing but at the same time we do not want to over react, or maybe just do not know what steps to take. When a person is in denial and not admitting they have a problem with drugs or alcohol, it does not mean there is nothing you can do, there are solutions.
The best and most successful solution to handle this type of situation is a family intervention. Many people have misconceptions about intervention, but this process can prove to be very successful for the drug addict and very beneficial for the family. When this action is taken, it truly can give the family a good piece of mind knowing they have done everything possible. An intervention will clearly state where the family stands with their loved ones addiction, and what they are willing to do for the addict. This means the addict can no longer manipulate, lie, or avoid the problem of his or her addiction. The addict is truly put in a position where it is either go for treatment or take full responsibility for the consequences. There are professional interventionists, who can assist with conducting an intervention, and help escort your loved one to treatment.
If you would like to learn more about “Interventions” or finding a “Drug or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center” call;
Addiction Rehab Help 1-877-744-3536