Posted by Tony Bylsma on March 24, 2011 under How to Help a Drug Addict | 
What is the difference between an addicted individual and one who has stopped their drug taking? If we examine this, we can learn something useful about drug addiction.
Let’s stand them together. Someone who has ceased consuming dangerous and addictive drugs stands right next to a fully strung-out, stoned, blurry eyed drug addict. We should try to pick out the differences, the user from the ex-user.
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Posted by Tony Bylsma on March 13, 2011 under How to Help a Drug Addict |
Reason one: The Drug Abuser Is Now in a New Group
Who don’t drug addicts listen? Druggies tend to pay most attention to the thoughts and feelings of their drugged peer group. As a young (new) drug abuser works to fit into his or her new group, they are learning how to behave all over again. There are conflicts with the new beliefs and codes of conduct of the new group and the ways of the existing group, i.e. the family. What is expected of them in the new group is in complete opposition to the expectations of the existing group.
Some new drug users solve this dilemma by donning two personalities, one for the family and one for the druggie group. Keeping these two avatars separate can be a real juggling act, especially when it involves significant changes in appearance.
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Posted by Tony Bylsma on August 6, 2010 under Effective Drug Detox Rehab |
I remember the first time I read that a ‘study’ at some university made the statement, “Relapse is just a natural part of the recovery process.” I wondered at that and at why someone would say that relapse is anything other that a set-back.
I think the idea behind it is to help the addict who relapses avoid such discouragement that he or she will give up. And that is valid. During the recovery process it is not uncommon for there to be a slip, especially with certain drugs.
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Posted by Tony Bylsma on August 3, 2010 under Effective Drug Detox Rehab |
There are facilities all over the world that exist to help people over come addiction to drugs and alcohol. All of them are successful SOME of the time. None of them are successful ALL of the time.
The questions you should ask are these:
- What is the success rate of this particular center?
- Will I emerge from this treatment drug-free?
- Can the problems that led to drug addiction in the first place be dealt with there?
- Will the stay there be long enough to give the strength needed to resist relapsing to drugs?
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Posted by Tony Bylsma on June 8, 2010 under How to Help a Drug Addict |
Helping an addict to overcome addiction can be tremendously rewarding. It also isn’t the easiest thing you’ll ever do.
Often, the battle is more about getting started than anything else. You must have their willingness before any progress will be made. In order to actually help a drug addict, he or she must be engaged. This is job one. You have to get the person into a clean communication with you or your job will be thrice as hard.
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