It’s the first few weeks of 2017, which means everybody is talking about their New Year’s resolutions. Some intend to lose weight. Others want to make more money. More still want to find the love of their life. Whether you subscribe to the idea of resolutions or not, a new year is always a good time to make changes.
2. ❖ It’s the first few weeks of 2017, which means everybody is talking about their New Year’s
resolutions. Some intend to lose weight.
❖ Others want to make more money. More still want to find the love of their life.
❖ Whether you subscribe to the idea of resolutions or not, a new year is always a good time
to make changes. You may not necessarily think your drug problem is something to
change.
❖ You may believe you can stop using whenever you want. However, if you were to actually
go cold turkey, you’d quickly find that your body would ache for your next hit.
3. ❖ By enrolling in a drug addiction treatment center, you
can finally make the biggest change you could possibly
hope for this year: you can get sober again.
❖ Not sure if you’re ready to take the next step? Here are
five great reasons why you should. The sooner, the
better!
4. ❖ Who are you? It’s a loaded question on its own, but it’s one
that becomes infinitely more complicated once you’re addicted
to drugs.
❖ You may not know yourself as much other than a user and
addict. Your looks start to change, your weight may shrink, and
you leave behind your hobbies, ambitions, and social life.
❖ Drugs leave you a shell of your former self. Once you get sober,
you can slowly relearn all the wonderful things that make you
who you are.
You can rediscover who you are —
5. ❖ Who are you? It’s a loaded question on its own, but it’s one
that becomes infinitely more complicated once you’re addicted
to drugs.
❖ You may not know yourself as much other than a user and
addict. Your looks start to change, your weight may shrink, and
you leave behind your hobbies, ambitions, and social life.
❖ Drugs leave you a shell of your former self. Once you get sober,
you can slowly relearn all the wonderful things that make you
who you are.
You can rediscover who you are —
6. ❖ Chances are, you didn’t just try drugs one day out of the blue. Something or someone
pushed you to do it.
❖ Maybe it was divorce, financial issues, loss, or trauma from your past. Whatever the
reason, you masked the pain with drugs instead of dealing with it.
❖ With drug treatment, you and a therapist can discuss the cause of your substance use
and you can learn to let go and move on past this horrible event that’s come to define
you.
You can leave negative emotions behind —
7. ❖ Drug abuse often makes you feel antisocial,
shameful, and afraid. Your self-esteem takes a
nosedive.
❖ You’re embarrassed to face your friends, family,
neighbors, and coworkers. You hide and spend a
lot of time by yourself.
❖ You may feel like a failure and hate who you’ve
become. Once you enroll in treatment, you can
learn to forgive and love yourself again.
You can patch up your confidence —
8. ❖ Your relationships with others have probably
suffered. Unless they were users themselves, you
probably thought your friends and family just
didn’t understand.
❖ You’ve stopped talking to them and seeing them.
After rehab, you can open dialogue and begin to
repair the relationships you may have damaged
when you were using.
You can reconnect with loved ones —
9. ❖ Drug addiction takes up nearly all your time.
You’re always trying to get money for your next
fix.
❖ Then you’re seeking out drugs. Once you have
drugs, you’re using them and may be
incapacitated for a while.
❖ It’s a huge waste of time you could spend doing
something much more fruitful.
You’ll have time for you —