Ohio Mom,children Pose with Dead Father to Warn About Dangers of Drug Addiction

tootsieflowrslave · #31 ● 09-17-2015, 02:51 AM

You're absolutely right, but something else everyone should know is that it's now easier than ever to get help for drug addiction, specifically heroin addiction. I helped pay for a church member's son to go to a clinic and get help, it was very physically easy and with support or whatever you want to call it, they never relapsed back into addiction. It takes as much, or possibly even MORE will power than physical easement of the symptoms of withdrawal to completely get off, and more importantly STAY off......

I am an alcoholic and have over 6 years of sobriety since my last drink, which landed me in a jail cell for a 2nd DUI. Of course, there are many more bad decisions I made back then but I won't get into that. I only mentioned being an alcoholic because I understand the mindset of an alcoholic/addict having been in that active state of self destructive behavior for over 12 years. I understand your bewilderment as to why someone would risk everything for a junk habit, even go back after getting off on a path to recovery.

The best way I can explain it, is that those who are in the throes of addiction are masking much deeper seated issue(s) within themselves and many times they do not understand that they have, or could have fulfilling lives with people that truly care about them. They may have everything, but in their minds, they have nothing. That is puzzling for people who are not addicts, but this is an everyday reality for addicts. They do not understand that they are making themselves victims of circumstance, and that they are responsible for the decisions that they made in terms of how they dealt with said circumstances. Because of this, denial, blaming others, and isolation becomes the status quo for them. All of this negativity is reinforced by feelings of worthless, shame, and it reaches the point where they cannot conceive of a life without drugs or alcohol.

Those that go back probably did not take measures to address the very reasons why they became drunks and addicts to begin with. There is a good chance they got bored in recovery and created a false sense of security that they could go back and keep things under control this time around. These folks dealt with the symptoms but not the causes, which lead to no meaningful changes in their behaviors and the same miserable outlook on life persisted. So what happens? They go back.

Of course, human behavior is obviously a complicated subject, but for an addict or alcoholic, it gets real complicated. That being said, I'm sure there are many other factors that can contribute to addiction/alcoholism and relapse, but from my experience, the aforementioned explanation has been the behavior pattern I dealt with and the vast majority of other people in recovery share similar experiences.

It is a trifling and vicious cycle and unfortunately not everyone makes it, including the gentleman in this post who OD on heorine. Addiction is a very self-centered behavior as you can see, and the addict/alcoholic doesn't even realize it. I myself lost two friends from that garbage and I personally hate heorine and opiate pain killers more than any other drug on the market. But, I don't want to go on a tirade about that. I just wanted to address your questions from someone who has been there before. Besides I gotta get up in 3 hours for work and my insomnia has finally subsided. Hope this helped.

Qberth · #32 ● 09-17-2015, 04:46 AM

Great story, but damn that picture is creepy, a bit too much.

Kaylaaa · #33 ● 09-17-2015, 05:03 AM

I lost my mom to a drug overdose when I was 5 so I can relate to this post. It's never worth it, I support her cause and the photo sends a message that hits people hard.