Getting Help and Staying Clean

In this new and exciting installment of P.A.S.A, I will continue to analyze the article from kidshealth.org.

After recognizing that you or someone you know is facing an addiction problem, the fact that you recognize this is the first step to getting help. Many drug or alcohol abusers believe that they can end their addiction on their own but sadly, this seldom occurs. The best solution is to find someone to talk to. Find someone that is supportive and understanding and will help you without judging you. Though this helps, overcoming an addiction is not easy. Addictions are so hard to break because as I mentioned in an earlier post, both your body and mind become addicted to the substance. This makes it extremely difficult to end the cycle. Many people need professional help or treatment programs to end the addictions and this is both normal and healthy.

The article mentions a few tips for recovery that include telling your friends about your decision to stop using drugs. This means that you may need to find a new group of friends that will support you and your decisions. Also, ask your friends (new friends if necessary) and family members to be available when you need them. This might be in the middle of the night or during the last few minutes of a football game, but if you are going through a rough time and need someone, they need to understand what you are going through and realize that helping you beat your drug addiction is more important than a lot of other things. When someone is trying to beat a drug addiction, just knowing that they are supported and loved makes the breaking process easier and more likely to occur.

Most people do not realize that beating a drug addiction is a lifelong process. Every day is a new battle between satisfying a craving or staying clean. Some people who have beaten their addictions find it beneficial to help others beat their addictions. Their understanding of the recovery process helps support other people’s battles with addictions.

And above all else, as the article says, “if you do have a relapse, don’t ever be afraid to ask for help”!!!