Do I need Drug Rehab?

[Denzov]

Ask yourself some of these questions below. If you can honestly answer no to all of them then you may be able to stop using on your own, however the questions are very serious and if you say yes to even one of them you should consider calling us and see what your rehab options are.

Are you compulsively seeking and using drugs or alcohol despite the negative consequences they have had on your life?

Do you hide drug or alcohol?

Have you ever been arrested for DUI and continue to drive drunk?

Have drugs or alcohol caused you legal problems?

Have you ever overdosed?

Is your usage affecting you job, school, or causing problems within your family?

Do you use in the morning when you wake up to steady your nerves?

Have you ever felt guilty about your drug or alcohol use?

Have you ever promised yourself or others that you would cut down your usage only to find that you are unsuccessful in doing so?

If you have answered yes to some of these questions, then the answer is most likely YES! You do need treatment today. The reason why it is so important to get help immediately is because you never know when your next use could be your last use. Though many don't think it could ever happen to them, overdose is common in drug users. This is due to either an accelerating heart rate caused by stimulants, such as cocaine, or respiratory depression, caused by opiates or alcohol, which can lead to coma or death.

Drug addiction is a disease of the brain that is very complex. Some characteristics include the uncontrollable compulsivity to use or seek drugs, and to continue using even when you know it will cause negative consequences. The seeking of drugs becomes compulsive as a result of the effects that prolonged drug use has on the functioning of our brains, and therefore also our behaviors. The disease of addiction usually becomes chronic, with possibilities of relapse even after long periods of abstinence. This is why it is so important for the addict to get the help that is needed in a drug and alcohol treatment center.

[MajestyJo]

Went to a treatment center, it was a good foundation to build my recovery on. It wasn't enough to stay sober on, I needed to continue going to meetings. I knew I was an addict, went to NA for validation, yet because I only tried street drugs twice (got a resentment because they made me lose my booze) and people didn't see me as an addict. I went to AA for my denial. I found that I had one reason to go to AA, one reason to go to NA, and I had 3-33 reasons to go to Al-Anon.

Almost all of my issues started in my childhood. I went to Adult Children of Alcoholics and was so glad that I had gone to AA first, or I would have stayed in my denial. I could really relate to their literature.

I also went to counselling later, most helped a lot, one Doctor said one thing, but her appearance, manner, and body language told a different story. If you have recovery show it, she did not. Not the kind of sobriety (soundness of mind) that I wanted for myself.

Always knew I was an addict, no matter what I picked up, my drug of choice in the moment was always more.

[MariaMria]

Thank you Dan, for this article. I remember how hard was for me understanding that I really have a problem.

[scottwerner]

Addiction is such a terrible thing! Excessive taking of drug is dangerous to health. The best way to meet addiction therapist denver which tell some better treatment and follow all there instruction which definitely help in your treatment.

[MajestyJo]

Treatment isn't recovery. It isn't the solution, it isn't a cure. It started me on my road to recovery. It gave me my options and made me aware of my addiction and allowed me to detox in a safe place.

It was what I did after I left treatment that made the difference. There were 11 women who went into treatment and only 3 left 6 weeks later. We all got a year sober and I was the only one who stayed sober. During the next 5 years, I was the only client that stayed sober, some relapsed and came back into recovery, some after a short time, some never lived to make it back. For some it took several tries, and then thankfully, there were a few who were like me, who found that going back, just wasn't an option.

I was introduced to AA, NA, and Women for Sobriety when in treatment. I chose AA because of my denial. I knew I was an addict. That was also were the long-term sobriety was, I needed the support and NA was just new here.

For me it was the 12 Steps Fellowships, without them I would not have stayed sober. I also went for additional counselling and outside help. A lot depends on the content of what the treatment center offers and the qualifications of the staff. So much of the staff is 'university' taught and not one alcoholic sharing with another alcoholic, which is what I needed. Alcohol is a drug. My sponsor was a recovering heroin addict, she chose AA. My NA sponsor was a member of NA, he too was a prescription drug addict (dried up alcohol).

When I went to CA, they say"...and all mind altering substances, I could go there and identify." A recovering heroin addict told my story from the front of the room so well that my boyfriend of the time, heard it too, and kept nodding his head and looking at me.

Treatment Centers are good if they lead you to the rooms of recovery.