Addiction And Recovery

This experience has changed the way I see those who haven’t had enough and those who haven’t found away out of the addicted world. I’ve learned there is more to a person than their appearance and in these cases there is a lot of hurt and anger in their souls. Even after recovery some people still carry around guilt and anger. Some are ashamed because they let something affect them in a way in which they lost control. Others are angry at

I personally believe that it is not entirely possible to cure oneself of addiction that the person had for almost his or her entire life without professional help. That is no way saying that people had not quit on their own. I am just saying that it is hard thing to do. It requires lots and lots of motivation. Even people who go to rehab center, it is hard for them to avoid temptation to relapse.

It has been highly debated if addiction is a choice or if it is a disease. A disease causes an abnormality within the body that causes the body not to function properly physically. For example, cancer is a disease and it stops the bone marrow from producing blood cells to fight the disease. You don’t have a choice when it comes a disease. The word disease wouldn’t even exist if he or she had a choice. Addiction is a choice and not a disease.

Drug abuse is like a tornado, in that it leaves a trail of destruction. It is known for destroying neighborhoods, relationships, a person’s morality, and in many cases it has induced death. The main point here is that drug addiction has consumed many lives. Just as it is possible to renovate a neighborhood, a life can be rebuilt as well; provided you have access to the appropriate tools. But who is to say what is or is not appropriate treatment? The first thing that comes to mind is an addiction treatment program. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported that “only 2.6 million of 24 million people suffering from substance abuse received treatment in a specialized rehab facility” (2013). For those who did receive treatment, how do you know if the treatment was effective? Is it measured by the length of abstinence from drug usage? Were they able to rebuild their lives? If so, how long did it take? The aim of my research project is to explore what life is like after addiction. Was the transition a smooth one, or were

Addiction recovery can be broken down into five common phases. The first phase is awareness and acknowledgement of the problem. This can be the most difficult phase, one that many addicts never move past. Denial separates the awareness that using drugs or alcohol has had a negative consequence from the rational and emotional impact that should take place. A common cycle for an addict is denial, rationalization, and justification. It is during this cycle that addicts frequently experience of range of problems: health issues, loss of employment, deterioration of personal relationships, or even jail time. It is the repeated negative consequences, “hitting bottom”, that moves an addict from mere awareness of a problem to the acknowledgement that action is needed. Few experiences are as essential to an addict as the moment when he or she shifts from denial to a willingness to make a change.

The only sustainable way to recover from an addiction is to treat it with a holistic approach. This means that you treat every single different aspect of your body and mind. Addiction recovery is not only abstaining from your addiction- it is rebuilding your life.

When you hear the word addict, you mind might correlate that word with a family member, a liar, a “junkie”, a criminal, a misunderstood person, a victim. Here is the tricky part, none of those are right nor wrong, anyone can be an addict, there is no certain type of person to be an addict, although there are clear effects of being or associating with an addict. Being a person who lives in a house with two addicts, at one point there was three, the way pamphlets, movies, and anti-drug organizations depict the life of an addict is nothing compared to how it actually is. There is no way to describe the struggle and the pain of addiction, as I write this I feel as though I am picking at an open wound. People think such a wide variety of things

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Beating addiction is an ongoing process. Throughout this process you must also deal with addiction's aftermath. The fact that you realized you had a problem and took steps to correct it is great. Don't turn back as you deal with the many problems in your life.

Every addict has their own trigger that can push them towards relapse. For an addict to overcome their addiction they must understand what their triggers are. Then it’s trying to understand how to avoid that trigger or come up with healthier coping skills to handle the triggers. According to Treating Addictions (Forcehimes, Miller Zweben, 2011) it is important to identify how the individual uses the substances, and

In order for people to recover from an addiction, they will have to be removed from the negative environment

Full recovery is possible though. Although it requires addressing painful realities, it also entails discovering new inner strengths, a process that needs time, space and safety to begin.

I believe we as a society should look at the individual and not just the problem. Looking at ones soul and finding the root cause why the person abuses or has become addicted to a substance or substances is a very important start of the journey of sobriety. We cannot brush off the fact somewhere the soul lacks something that the substance is fulfilling or once had fulfilled for that person. We read about Gods love

An addict may ask why they are addicted, and others are not. What makes them different, that this disease has taken over their life? Addiction includes biological, psychological, and behavioral factors. It is very dangerous emotionally, psychologically, and physically. Drug addiction or substance abuse is an ongoing uncontrollable need to use drugs, despite the harmful or negative consequences it causes. The person depends on drugs to keep functioning normally as the natural chemical balance of the brain is altered. No matter the reason a person starts abusing drugs, either for excitement, escape or curiosity, it can cause serious, long-term consequences, including physical and mental problems. Addiction or substance abuse is not something that should be taken lightly; anyone can be affected by it. No matter what causes a person to turn to drugs or alcohol, learning the facts about addiction can help them overcome it. With support, belief in themselves and treatment, it is possible to get their life back.

The first step to overcoming drug addiction is to admit to themselves that they have a