The most common tell tale sign of addiction is when a person`s life becomes unmanageable as a result of substance abuse. The person abuses a substance and experiences physical, emotional, spiritual and socio-economical consequences. The family or dependents of the addicted person experience negative consequences as a result. Recovery then is when the addict stops using right? Unfortunately, it`s not that simple…
“I used drugs and alcohol not to feel anymore.”
Every time I failed in this way, I felt worse about myself and my spiritual void just continued to open up wider and wider. The idea that I was not good enough was being reinforced with every wasted opportunity and failed attempt at life. My reality was becoming unbearable and the land of the lost I skulked through when loaded became more and more alluring.
If you have a loved one who is an alcoholic or an addict, there is a possibility that you have become an enabler. Al-Anon is an amazing support group for loved ones of alcoholics and addicts, they help each other cope with the loved one’s misuse of substances but also addresses the enabling behaviors.
Experiencing trauma or trauma experienced during childhood or early adulthood can be one of the major causes of substance abuse.
Methamphetamine is a drug manufactured in illegal meth labs using toxic household and off- the –shelf pharmaceutical substances. This drug is a white, odourless, bitter-tasting crystalline powder/crystals that dissolves easily in water or alcohol.
Hope Hill Rehabilitation Centre is a Centre dedicated to the rehabilitation of individuals suffering from substance use disorder. Many people attempt to find release from their perceived pressures of life by using illegal drugs or alcohol without understanding the effects or the addictive potential of these substances.
