The health problems associated with drug abuse are many and varied, as well a potentially lethal. Due to the nature of drug abuse, this tends to be about addictive drugs or drugs which are voluntarily pursued for some perceived benefit. This typically means long term exposure, and results in symptoms which have a great deal of overlap. Drugs which are ingested by smoking tend to result in increased lung problems, mouth and throat cancers, etc. Drugs that effect the central nervous system tend to list similar strings of symptoms involving psychotic behaviors, stimulants give increased risks of heart attacks and so forth. Another common thread is pregnancy. Drugs can have very strong adverse reactions in the unborn children and cause associated problems, which can kill the baby and mother, or lead to lifetime health problems. Additionally, there are strong effects from mixing drugs.
The most severe drug abuse crisis is nicotine. According to the National Institute of Health, approximately one in six deaths in the US are either caused or influenced by nicotine abuse. This results in 440,000 premature deaths a year. Lung cancer used to be a rare condition that few physicians ever saw. Smoking introduces a variety of dangerous substances into the body and harms just about every organ. Most notably, smoking will damage the lungs, increase the odds of mouth, tongue, throat and lung cancers and can have strong effects on blood circulation and oxygen transfer. Tobacco is the leading avoidable cause of death in the US.
Alcoholism is another serious issue, with over 100,000 deaths per year in the US due to alcohol abuse. Alcohol is also dangerous for much of the body, with especially bad results for livers. Alcohol also kills due to the mind-altering effects, with relatively moderate use resulting in a decreased concern with risks while also reducing the body’s ability to react quickly and accurately. Severe alcohol use results in increasing inability to function physically. These mean that alcohol and cars are an especially dangerous mix. Alcohol and unborn children are also a dangerous mix. While moderate alcohol use can provide benefits, abuse can result in fetal alcohol syndrome, permanently scarring children and can range from increased aggressiveness to a lifetime of brain damage.
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What Is Your Role As A Parent To Help Prevent Drug Abuse?
The drug called Ecstasy/MDMA is just one of several that children as young as 8th graders are abusing. Ecstasy is a human-made drug taken orally as a capsule or tablet. The short-term effects include feelings of mental stimulation, emotional warmth, enhanced sensory perception, and increased physical energy. Adverse health effects can include nausea, chills, sweating, teeth clenching, muscle cramping, and blurred vision.
If you suspect or find out your child is actually abusing this drug or is involved in any kind of drug abuse what steps can you take to help them overcome the addictions?
A family-based prevention program should include:
1. Enhanced family bonding and relationships;
2. Education for parents to learn parenting skills;
3. Developing, discussing and enforcing family policies on substance abuse;
4. Training in drug education and information.
What is family bonding?
Family bonding is the foundation of the relationship between parents and children. You can strengthen your family bonds through skills training on parent supportiveness of children, parent-child communication, and parental involvement.
One of the cornerstones for drug abuse prevention is parental monitoring and supervision. As a parent you can enhance your parenting skills with drug prevention program training.
Benefits of participating in a drug prevention program are:
• Being able to provide consistent rules and discipline for your child;
• Ability to talk to your children about drugs;
• Techniques of how to monitor your children’s activities;
• Techniques of how to get to know your children’s friends;
• Techniques of how to understand your children’s problems and concerns;
• And becoming involved in their learning.
The importance of this parent-child relationship continues through adolescence and beyond.
Below are some resources to help you find drug prevention programs:
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
• Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), DHHS Phone: 301-443-9110
• Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), DHHS
Phone: 404-639-3534
Phone: 800-311-3435 (toll-free)
• Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program
U.S. Department of Education (DoE)
Phone: 800-872-5327 (toll-free)
• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
Phone: 202-307-1000
• Knowledge Exchange Network, SAMHSA, DHHS
Phone: 800-789-2647 (toll-free)
• National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and
Drug Information (NCADI), SAMHSA, DHHS
Phone: 800-729-6686 (toll-free)
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), NIH, DHHS
Phone: 301-443-3860
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), NIH, DHHS
Phone: 301-443-4513
As a parent you need to educate yourself as much as possible about drug abuse, stay in touch with your children’s activities, and listen to their problems and concerns.
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Connie Limon. Visit us at http://www.selfimprovementbook1.com and sign up for our newsletters. Self Improvement Book is a guide to information about self improvement, personal growth and self help tips. It is an organized directory referencing information in other websites on the World Wide Web.
If you suspect or find out your child is actually abusing this drug or is involved in any kind of drug abuse what steps can you take to help them overcome the addictions?
A family-based prevention program should include:
1. Enhanced family bonding and relationships;
2. Education for parents to learn parenting skills;
3. Developing, discussing and enforcing family policies on substance abuse;
4. Training in drug education and information.
What is family bonding?
Family bonding is the foundation of the relationship between parents and children. You can strengthen your family bonds through skills training on parent supportiveness of children, parent-child communication, and parental involvement.
One of the cornerstones for drug abuse prevention is parental monitoring and supervision. As a parent you can enhance your parenting skills with drug prevention program training.
Benefits of participating in a drug prevention program are:
• Being able to provide consistent rules and discipline for your child;
• Ability to talk to your children about drugs;
• Techniques of how to monitor your children’s activities;
• Techniques of how to get to know your children’s friends;
• Techniques of how to understand your children’s problems and concerns;
• And becoming involved in their learning.
The importance of this parent-child relationship continues through adolescence and beyond.
Below are some resources to help you find drug prevention programs:
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
• Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), DHHS Phone: 301-443-9110
• Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), DHHS
Phone: 404-639-3534
Phone: 800-311-3435 (toll-free)
• Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program
U.S. Department of Education (DoE)
Phone: 800-872-5327 (toll-free)
• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
Phone: 202-307-1000
• Knowledge Exchange Network, SAMHSA, DHHS
Phone: 800-789-2647 (toll-free)
• National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and
Drug Information (NCADI), SAMHSA, DHHS
Phone: 800-729-6686 (toll-free)
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), NIH, DHHS
Phone: 301-443-3860
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), NIH, DHHS
Phone: 301-443-4513
As a parent you need to educate yourself as much as possible about drug abuse, stay in touch with your children’s activities, and listen to their problems and concerns.
This article is FREE to publish with the resource box.
About the Author
Connie Limon. Visit us at http://www.selfimprovementbook1.com and sign up for our newsletters. Self Improvement Book is a guide to information about self improvement, personal growth and self help tips. It is an organized directory referencing information in other websites on the World Wide Web.
Drug Abuse - When It Reaches The Point Of No Return
Drug abuse, naturally enough, conjures up a locale which is rather the regular haunt of the addicts. A person may take to drug abuse for a number of reasons like peer group pressure, psychological pressures, or simply for the kick that the habit gives to the user. And, when the person keeps on repeatedly consuming the item(s), drug abuse assumes serious proportions.
However, a person is not deemed an addict unless the person demonstrates certain symptoms which are very typical of the ailment which is progressive by nature. Hence, if a person consumes too much of alcohol or for that matter drugs or even if the general state (physiological and financial) of the person is sliding, in proper medical terminology that person is not at all an addict. This is because these symptoms are mere predictable signs of the ailment but none of them in itself pertains to the disease of addiction.
Drug abuse has assumed alarming proportions across the globe what with the drug barons forcing the grassroots peddlers or their main conduits to entice the youth to fall into their pit of no return. There are also copious instances of nondescript shops selling drugs to school kids and all in the disguised forms of sweet toffees or candies. With time, these children find it absolutely difficult to come out of that vicious cycle. Hence the utmost attempts of the concerned authorities to nip in the bud all such moves to rope in the new generation into the drug abuse closed circuit.
Many western tourists frequent the Asian countries to get their hands on such natural drugs like bhang which is exotic to those places. In fact, the Golden Triangle encompassing the South East Asian countries of Myanmar, Thailand and the subcontinent has long been one of the main sources of the global narcotics substances.
Drug abuse alters the brain’s main sites known as the receptors. Regular drug abuse can definitely change the brain’s sensitive cells and even prevent the brain to utilize the necessary nutrients.
These receptors are the primary units for transmission of vital information. Drug abuse further stops the brain from also recognizing the information highways made up by chemicals. The information is transmitted by surges of electricity. Drug abuse strikes this very pillar of mankind’s information technology. Therefore, repeated drug abuse changes the brain’s chemical layout, and even clogs the vital channels of information. The most dangerous aspect of drug abuse is the irrevocable damage caused to brain’s cell.
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Nilutpal Gogoi is a writer and a freelance journalist having more than 18 years of service in several audio-visual and print media reputed organizations in North East India. He has published one popular adventure book for children and has published more than 1000 articles for various sites, as such http://www.wellbelife.com/
However, a person is not deemed an addict unless the person demonstrates certain symptoms which are very typical of the ailment which is progressive by nature. Hence, if a person consumes too much of alcohol or for that matter drugs or even if the general state (physiological and financial) of the person is sliding, in proper medical terminology that person is not at all an addict. This is because these symptoms are mere predictable signs of the ailment but none of them in itself pertains to the disease of addiction.
Drug abuse has assumed alarming proportions across the globe what with the drug barons forcing the grassroots peddlers or their main conduits to entice the youth to fall into their pit of no return. There are also copious instances of nondescript shops selling drugs to school kids and all in the disguised forms of sweet toffees or candies. With time, these children find it absolutely difficult to come out of that vicious cycle. Hence the utmost attempts of the concerned authorities to nip in the bud all such moves to rope in the new generation into the drug abuse closed circuit.
Many western tourists frequent the Asian countries to get their hands on such natural drugs like bhang which is exotic to those places. In fact, the Golden Triangle encompassing the South East Asian countries of Myanmar, Thailand and the subcontinent has long been one of the main sources of the global narcotics substances.
Drug abuse alters the brain’s main sites known as the receptors. Regular drug abuse can definitely change the brain’s sensitive cells and even prevent the brain to utilize the necessary nutrients.
These receptors are the primary units for transmission of vital information. Drug abuse further stops the brain from also recognizing the information highways made up by chemicals. The information is transmitted by surges of electricity. Drug abuse strikes this very pillar of mankind’s information technology. Therefore, repeated drug abuse changes the brain’s chemical layout, and even clogs the vital channels of information. The most dangerous aspect of drug abuse is the irrevocable damage caused to brain’s cell.
About the Author
Nilutpal Gogoi is a writer and a freelance journalist having more than 18 years of service in several audio-visual and print media reputed organizations in North East India. He has published one popular adventure book for children and has published more than 1000 articles for various sites, as such http://www.wellbelife.com/
Drug Addiction: Abuse And Dependence Explained
Drug addiction is a complicated disease that overwhelms both the addict and those who love him. After abusing drugs for a period of time, the user becomes both physically and emotionally dependent upon the drug. Understanding the differences between drug abuse and drug dependence, and how the two relate to one another, is vital in helping the addict recover from this devastating disease.
* Understanding Drug Abuse
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), published by the American Psychiatric Association, provides definitions and criteria for making diagnostic judgments relating to the use of drugs and alcohol.
According to the DSM-IV, the essential features of substance abuse are a "maladaptive pattern of substance use manifested by recurrent and significant adverse consequences related to the repeated use of substances."
Drug addiction occurs when a person uses any form of drug for a purpose or in a way other than for what it was created. Most commonly, drug abuse is associated with illicit, or illegal, drugs, however, Drug addiction can also take place with over-the-counter and prescription drugs as well.
Illicit drugs such as marijuana, heroin, and cocaine are commonly abused drugs. Others such as nicotine and alcohol, though legal, are also drugs that get abused. In addition, some people abuse prescription and over-the-counter drugs that are meant to help people in some way, such as oxycontin and even cough syrup. In this case, the drug addict does not actually need the drug for its intended purpose. Instead, the abuser chooses to use it in order to get high.
* Understanding Drug Dependency
The DSM-IV describes addiction as follows: "The essential feature of substance dependence is a cluster of cognitive, behavioral, and physiological symptoms indicating that the individual continues use of the substance despite significant substance related problems."
A person who abuses drugs is not necessarily dependent upon the drug, they will however, ultimately develop a dependency for the substance. The amount of time it takes for person to become dependent on a drug depends on the individual and the type of drug that is abused. For some people, abusing a drug just one time can lead to dependency. For others, it may take several incidents of abuse for a dependency to develop. In addition, drugs such as alcohol and codeine often need to be abused several times before dependency occurs. On the other hand, a person may become addicted to heroin or cocaine after just one use.
A person who is dependent on the drug is considered to be addicted. This is because the person feels the need to abuse the drug in order to feel "normal." This dependence can be either physical or psychological, or both. For example, a person who is dependent upon cigarettes may be physically dependent on the nicotine but also psychologically addicted to having something in their mouth. They may also be psychologically addicted to the feeling they gets after smoking a cigarette. Therefore, a person trying to overcome nicotine addiction needs to overcome both forms of dependency in order to fully recover.
* Drug Tolerance
Building a tolerance for a drug exacerbates both drug abuse and dependency. After using a drug for a period of time, a drug addict requires more of the drug in order to achieve a high - or even to feel normal. As a result, they need to abuse more of the drug in order to satisfy the dependency. This vicious cycle is what often leads to an overdose, or taking more of the drug than the body can safely handle.
Unfortunately, addicts who overdose often do not receive the medical help they need. They may be so addicted to the drug that they cannot face the prospect of being forced to stop abusing the it. It can also be because they are physically unable to reach help or because they refuse to seek help. Many will not seek help because they are afraid of getting into legal trouble for drug abuse.
For a list of attorneys that specialize in drug related crimes visit http://www.calrehabguide.com/rehab-guide-rolodex/law/
Sadly, failure to seek help often results in death for the addict. Even those who do receive prompt medical attention may not live past the overdose.
* Withdrawal
When an addict seeks help for drug addiction, they will have to endure a detoxification period. During this time, the addict is not allowed the drug any longer. Because the addict is dependent upon the drug, withdrawal can very painful both physically and psychologically.
Physically, the addict's body has become used to the effects of the drug. As a result, his body reacts adversely when it is denied more of the substance. Physical withdrawal symptoms vary from person to person and according to the type of drug abused. Common physical withdrawal symptoms, however, include severe headaches, vomiting, shaking, and increased blood pressure and heart rate.
Psychologically, an addict has come to depend on the drug to cause a certain effect. This effect can be to relieve pain or to bring about feelings of pleasure and the addict does not believe it is possible to achieve these same feelings without using the drug. This causes severe cravings and many addicts feel a great deal of stress while going through withdrawal. For this reason, drug rehab centers provide close monitoring of addicts during the withdrawal period.
If you or a loved one are in need of assistance you can search a list of Califoria and International Rehab Facilities at http://www.calrehabguide.com/rehab-search/
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The California Rehab Guide. Lists and reviews drug rehab and alcohol rehab facilities, lawyers and interventionist and an articles on addiction recovery and addiction treatment.
* Understanding Drug Abuse
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), published by the American Psychiatric Association, provides definitions and criteria for making diagnostic judgments relating to the use of drugs and alcohol.
According to the DSM-IV, the essential features of substance abuse are a "maladaptive pattern of substance use manifested by recurrent and significant adverse consequences related to the repeated use of substances."
Drug addiction occurs when a person uses any form of drug for a purpose or in a way other than for what it was created. Most commonly, drug abuse is associated with illicit, or illegal, drugs, however, Drug addiction can also take place with over-the-counter and prescription drugs as well.
Illicit drugs such as marijuana, heroin, and cocaine are commonly abused drugs. Others such as nicotine and alcohol, though legal, are also drugs that get abused. In addition, some people abuse prescription and over-the-counter drugs that are meant to help people in some way, such as oxycontin and even cough syrup. In this case, the drug addict does not actually need the drug for its intended purpose. Instead, the abuser chooses to use it in order to get high.
* Understanding Drug Dependency
The DSM-IV describes addiction as follows: "The essential feature of substance dependence is a cluster of cognitive, behavioral, and physiological symptoms indicating that the individual continues use of the substance despite significant substance related problems."
A person who abuses drugs is not necessarily dependent upon the drug, they will however, ultimately develop a dependency for the substance. The amount of time it takes for person to become dependent on a drug depends on the individual and the type of drug that is abused. For some people, abusing a drug just one time can lead to dependency. For others, it may take several incidents of abuse for a dependency to develop. In addition, drugs such as alcohol and codeine often need to be abused several times before dependency occurs. On the other hand, a person may become addicted to heroin or cocaine after just one use.
A person who is dependent on the drug is considered to be addicted. This is because the person feels the need to abuse the drug in order to feel "normal." This dependence can be either physical or psychological, or both. For example, a person who is dependent upon cigarettes may be physically dependent on the nicotine but also psychologically addicted to having something in their mouth. They may also be psychologically addicted to the feeling they gets after smoking a cigarette. Therefore, a person trying to overcome nicotine addiction needs to overcome both forms of dependency in order to fully recover.
* Drug Tolerance
Building a tolerance for a drug exacerbates both drug abuse and dependency. After using a drug for a period of time, a drug addict requires more of the drug in order to achieve a high - or even to feel normal. As a result, they need to abuse more of the drug in order to satisfy the dependency. This vicious cycle is what often leads to an overdose, or taking more of the drug than the body can safely handle.
Unfortunately, addicts who overdose often do not receive the medical help they need. They may be so addicted to the drug that they cannot face the prospect of being forced to stop abusing the it. It can also be because they are physically unable to reach help or because they refuse to seek help. Many will not seek help because they are afraid of getting into legal trouble for drug abuse.
For a list of attorneys that specialize in drug related crimes visit http://www.calrehabguide.com/rehab-guide-rolodex/law/
Sadly, failure to seek help often results in death for the addict. Even those who do receive prompt medical attention may not live past the overdose.
* Withdrawal
When an addict seeks help for drug addiction, they will have to endure a detoxification period. During this time, the addict is not allowed the drug any longer. Because the addict is dependent upon the drug, withdrawal can very painful both physically and psychologically.
Physically, the addict's body has become used to the effects of the drug. As a result, his body reacts adversely when it is denied more of the substance. Physical withdrawal symptoms vary from person to person and according to the type of drug abused. Common physical withdrawal symptoms, however, include severe headaches, vomiting, shaking, and increased blood pressure and heart rate.
Psychologically, an addict has come to depend on the drug to cause a certain effect. This effect can be to relieve pain or to bring about feelings of pleasure and the addict does not believe it is possible to achieve these same feelings without using the drug. This causes severe cravings and many addicts feel a great deal of stress while going through withdrawal. For this reason, drug rehab centers provide close monitoring of addicts during the withdrawal period.
If you or a loved one are in need of assistance you can search a list of Califoria and International Rehab Facilities at http://www.calrehabguide.com/rehab-search/
About the Author
The California Rehab Guide. Lists and reviews drug rehab and alcohol rehab facilities, lawyers and interventionist and an articles on addiction recovery and addiction treatment.
Alcohol And Drug Abuse In Mental Health
Alcohol abuse is overrated, while drug abuse is underrated. The DSM manual suggests that substance abuse there are differences in the definition of drug and alcohol use. To confuse matters worse the law has its own version of who is an alcoholic or drug addict. Some of the symptoms that help professionals determine if alcohol and drugs are a problem include, excessive drinking/drugging, problems with the law, withdrawal symptoms, shaking of the hands, and so forth.
If a person drinks everyday of the week and relies on alcohol, then you are probably dealing with an alcoholic. There are philosophers who claim if a person needs a drink at breakfast, that he or she is an alcohol. Some philosophers claim that if you drink more than six-pack weeks then you are an alcoholic.
The fact is, most of the people nagging or evaluating alcohol and drugs has a problem them self or has gotten help someone in their lifetime to treat their own problems. Therefore, as you can see addictions, dependant alcoholics, and other types of alcoholics and drug addicts may alter. First all, any chemical that causes harm is a potential danger to your being.
In other words if you start out drinking when you are fourteen and continue through your lifetime without alcohol causing you trouble, or else landing you a spot in jail, then you are probably not an alcoholic according to few. The fact is the ones that are drinking and driving and getting caught are alcoholics according to the system although the level of alcohol in the blood plays a role in the determination.
The truth is the law sometimes over dramatizes and the system is out to make all the money they can, so we all might be alcoholics by the time they are done with us. Alcoholism and drug addictions are complex, in the sense there are too many misconstrued inputs and often the label is placed on individuals according to culture and history. If you parents drank alcohol then the system sometimes will claim you as an alcoholic.
The fact is, Jesus drink wine in moderation, so drinking in moderation is not a bad thing. The problem becomes a problem when the person has difficulty putting down the bottle and/or increases their intake as well as combining drugs with the alcohol to get an affect they was had. If someone will steal or lie to get alcohol or drugs then you know they have a real problem.
However, most alcoholics and drug addicts have bigger problems than addictions and this is often ignored. For example, people with mental illnesses often resort to alcohol and/or drugs to find relief of their symptoms. Now if a professional is treating this person for his or her diagnose and progress is moving along the person often feels healthy and the alcohol and drugs are out the door.
In my studies and opinions, I disagree with alcoholism and drug addictions if the person is able to stop once the mental illness is treated. This means that the person was suffering and the substances was a mechanism to help them cope.
On the other hand, if the person is treated for mental illnesses and his or her drug and alcohol habits continue, then I think you had better get out the chair and start talking ‘one day at a time.’ Alcohol was once known as the “Devils Drink.” The White men are the originator of the source, and since its beginning it has caused serious complications, including death, abuse, and other related crimes.
Drugs are optional since the system often makes them available by teaching individuals what the drugs contain. The root of all-evil is money, and if a person sees that he or she can gain, they may take advantage, but fall into a snare in between. The system is overwrought, since they put alcoholics and drugs addicts in jail and not seeking help for them.
The solution to humankind’s problem is helping and not hurting or promoting. If we can’t get along now, what makes you think you are going to heaven?
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Christos Varsamis is a Marketing Consultant. Sign for your Free 15 day Success E-course at http://www.settinglifegoals.com . Get your Free E-courses "How to Create Minisites That Make Money in Just 24 Hours + Secrets of Internet Millionaires" at http://www.cbmallclickbank.com & http://www.cbmallgr.com
If a person drinks everyday of the week and relies on alcohol, then you are probably dealing with an alcoholic. There are philosophers who claim if a person needs a drink at breakfast, that he or she is an alcohol. Some philosophers claim that if you drink more than six-pack weeks then you are an alcoholic.
The fact is, most of the people nagging or evaluating alcohol and drugs has a problem them self or has gotten help someone in their lifetime to treat their own problems. Therefore, as you can see addictions, dependant alcoholics, and other types of alcoholics and drug addicts may alter. First all, any chemical that causes harm is a potential danger to your being.
In other words if you start out drinking when you are fourteen and continue through your lifetime without alcohol causing you trouble, or else landing you a spot in jail, then you are probably not an alcoholic according to few. The fact is the ones that are drinking and driving and getting caught are alcoholics according to the system although the level of alcohol in the blood plays a role in the determination.
The truth is the law sometimes over dramatizes and the system is out to make all the money they can, so we all might be alcoholics by the time they are done with us. Alcoholism and drug addictions are complex, in the sense there are too many misconstrued inputs and often the label is placed on individuals according to culture and history. If you parents drank alcohol then the system sometimes will claim you as an alcoholic.
The fact is, Jesus drink wine in moderation, so drinking in moderation is not a bad thing. The problem becomes a problem when the person has difficulty putting down the bottle and/or increases their intake as well as combining drugs with the alcohol to get an affect they was had. If someone will steal or lie to get alcohol or drugs then you know they have a real problem.
However, most alcoholics and drug addicts have bigger problems than addictions and this is often ignored. For example, people with mental illnesses often resort to alcohol and/or drugs to find relief of their symptoms. Now if a professional is treating this person for his or her diagnose and progress is moving along the person often feels healthy and the alcohol and drugs are out the door.
In my studies and opinions, I disagree with alcoholism and drug addictions if the person is able to stop once the mental illness is treated. This means that the person was suffering and the substances was a mechanism to help them cope.
On the other hand, if the person is treated for mental illnesses and his or her drug and alcohol habits continue, then I think you had better get out the chair and start talking ‘one day at a time.’ Alcohol was once known as the “Devils Drink.” The White men are the originator of the source, and since its beginning it has caused serious complications, including death, abuse, and other related crimes.
Drugs are optional since the system often makes them available by teaching individuals what the drugs contain. The root of all-evil is money, and if a person sees that he or she can gain, they may take advantage, but fall into a snare in between. The system is overwrought, since they put alcoholics and drugs addicts in jail and not seeking help for them.
The solution to humankind’s problem is helping and not hurting or promoting. If we can’t get along now, what makes you think you are going to heaven?
About the Author
Christos Varsamis is a Marketing Consultant. Sign for your Free 15 day Success E-course at http://www.settinglifegoals.com . Get your Free E-courses "How to Create Minisites That Make Money in Just 24 Hours + Secrets of Internet Millionaires" at http://www.cbmallclickbank.com & http://www.cbmallgr.com
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