Posted by Tony Bylsma on August 18, 2010 under Effective Drug Detox Rehab | 
Addiction to drugs or alcohol is not an on—off switch. There is not really a point at which you can say, “Wow, yesterday I was just a drug abuser, but today I am a drug addict.”
Most of the drug abusers do not become addicted. They abuse drugs for a certain period and then just sort of graduate out of it; or they become interested in life and realize that drug use is getting in the way of their goals and simply stop.
But an unfortunately high number of drug abusers do pass the point of control, the point at which addiction sets in. And anyone CAN become addicted.
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Posted by Tony Bylsma on August 11, 2010 under Effective Drug Detox Rehab |
The day that you wake up, where ever you ended up the night before, and know for sure that you have a drug or alcohol problem that cannot be ignored any more, and when you have finally reached a point at which you say, “Wow, I am addicted” There are some choices to make.
Choosing the right path will make the difference between successful recovery and failure, so your actions at this point are critical to your future.
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Posted by Tony Bylsma on June 21, 2010 under How to Help a Drug Addict |
With drug addiction, you should not waste a crisis. 
I’m not trying to be political here, but when the addict has an “episode”, meaning they’ve been arrested, or overdosed or crashed the car while stoned, something that brings the consequences of drug abuse home to them, it can serve to raise their awareness of what the drugs are truly doing to them and how bad the situation has become.
While they were stoned, thinking that all was fine, they were actually much less aware of the truth of their situation. But when something like a car accident or worse occurs, now they take a look at what they’ve been up to and how risky their behavior has been. This is a time when the addicted person will be more able to make a good decision regarding their future actions; they are more likely to seek professional help while the consequences of addiction to drugs are undeniable and staring them right in the face.
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Posted by Tony Bylsma on June 3, 2010 under Effective Drug Detox Rehab |
Procrastination is a deadly disease. This is never truer than with drug or alcohol addiction. How many times have you heard the addicted person say, “I’m not addicted!” or “I’ll stop if it becomes a problem.”
There are thousands of people out there who need drug rehabilitation. Many of 
them “aren’t ready to get help”, or they’re “not that bad”.
This is what makes addiction the most insidious and deadly trap of all. Addiction to drugs and alcohol is progressive. Every day that treatment is postponed, the problem increases. This is true for dependence and addiction to any drug or alcohol. It becomes more difficult to stop with each binge, each high and every “extra” pill.
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