Drug abuse is often started when the abuser is working off the idea that “if you are numb nothing can hurt you.” It is way more common than one might think.
A person can get started taking drugs because of a physical or an emotional pain. When their pain is intense is feels good to have it shut off. But then as time passes they are shutting off not only the pain or emotion that they initially were trying to deal with but all other emotions and feelings as well. Drugs aren't exact in what they shut down. They shut it all down.
For example, let‘s examine someone who’s had a car accident and started taking pain pills because he had a lot of pain. It felt good to initially relieve the pain by shutting it down with drugs. Then, he may just carry on this practice because he did not want any pain to return, maybe he was recovering slowly, to the point where he became reliant on the drug. You see, when you stop taking a drug the “numbness” created by the drug wears off and the pain turns on a little harder. Then the person takes more of the drug for a while and stops again. Again, the pain activates and a vicious cycle has begun and together with it drug abuse and drug addiction.
The same thing can occur with emotions. People at times get started on drugs because they are bored. For a while the drug masks the boredom by producing an artificial high. But then when they come down from the drug the boredom is worse than ever and again we have the process of abuse started.
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Drugs to cope with depression have the same outcome. The drugs take the edge off the depression by numbing it. Because it’s a difference it feels good for the moment. But as the drug use continues they start to feel nothing because, again, the drug is not selective, it numbs everything. At some point, the drug addict gets so numb they would almost welcome the depression back, just so they can feel something.
Drugs are never the solution. They only mask symptoms. Also, no one ever starts out thinking “I think I’ll become a drug addict.” They use drugs to handle a problem and then it can very quickly get out of their control.http://www.blohttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifgger.com/img/blank.gif
When that happens drug rehab is often the only answer. But not all drug rehabs are the same. Do your homework and go with one that has a proven track record, not one that will lead to further drug abuse or just wastes your time and money.
(To find an effective center near you visit http://getcured.org or call 888-774-2345.)
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