One of the characteristics of someone who suffers from drug and alcohol substance abuse is how they will isolate in order to feed their addiction without having to answer anyone. If you understand this concept of isolation because you had to maintain your high in this manner, then you know how difficult it can be […]
Tag Archives: substance abuse
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Aug
Aug
Stopping the abuse of drugs and alcohol is something more complicated than most people are aware of. Those who are not addicted have the luxury of stopping and starting whenever they want. Those who are addicted cannot stop once they start because of the allergy of the body and the obsession of the mind that […]
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Jul
Jul
Addiction causes tons of conflict all the way around including having to walk around on eggshells with someone who is under the influence. Trying to set boundaries or give constructive criticism to someone who abuses drugs and alcohol can be tough, to say the least. A person who is suffering from substance abuse tends to […]
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Jul
Jul
People drinking alcoholically and abusing drugs often pose the image of a homeless person roaming with a shopping cart full of their possessions wearing tattered gray clothing. They are drinking booze out of a brown bag or passed out on the side of the street nodding out of a drug-induced haze. Addiction is something that […]
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Jun
Jun
Because of the dangerous effects that certain drugs can have on you, the government has made it their mission throughout the years to place laws towards drug use. Not only towards drug offenses but new laws to encourage drug treatment. By learning about how far we have come in terms of drug laws, we can […]
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