People have heard about the power of addiction before. They have probably heard that drug addiction can ruin a person’s life, tear apart entire families, devastate entire communities, but few will realize that it can manage to affect an entire country. That is the case with Guinea-Bissau. Like most problems that deal with addiction, it started out innocently enough.
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When you hear names such as “Ivory Coast, “Ivory Soft,” “White Lightning” and Cloud Nine,” it does not automatically make a person feel suspicious. However, those are just some of the names of dangerous synthetic drugs that are popping up throughout the country. It is those innocent names that make them seem harmless; without providing real identifying information to the user, makes them that much more dangerous. These synthetic drugs have some dangerous side effects. According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse, the first two months of 2011 saw the same number of calls to Poison Control for the use of ‘bath salts’ as they did throughout all of 2010. Because these designer drugs are relatively new, we know very little about the use and long-term effects. We do, however, notice the short-term effects that they cause, because of firsthand accounts from medical professionals and people that have used them.
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Contrary to what many people seem to think, addiction does not limit itself to the homeless man on the street or the criminal behind bars. There is no one particular socioeconomic group that is exclusively targeted by dependence; addiction can affect people of all ages, ethnicities, sexes and economic status. This is no more evident than in the rise of Adderall abuse amongst mothers across the nation. More and more women are taking Adderall, oftentimes prescribed to one of their children, to keep up with the countless daily activities that they are expected to perform.
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There is plenty of pressure on our youth today already. Many high school students are pressured into being popular, athletic and attractive. Even though that pressure has been there for decades, the introduction of social media and smartphones only increases the demands placed on teenagers.
That is why it is disappointing to see the NFL suspend defensive tackle Garrett Brown from the San Diego Chargers for the first four games of the regular season for substance abuse, but still allow him to participate in preseason games and practice. It seems as though our professional sports leagues want the best of both worlds, they want the best dunks, most homeruns and hardest tackles, but also claim that they want players to achieve this without performance enhancing drugs. The unfortunate truth is that most young adults are very much aware of the fact that their favorite player does not become the size of a house solely due to good genetics or eating the right vitamins.
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Cat Marnell seemed to have everything necessary to be a great beauty editor. She had stunning good looks and a flair for writing, but it appears to have been a possible career wasted up until now. Ms. Marnell has admitted that her problems with addiction shattered both her professional and personal relationships alike. Ms. Marnell openly discusses her proclivity for prescription medication at an early age, including the use of Adderall, Xanax and benzodiazepine.
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The question begs to be asked, if a person is addicted to drugs and alcohol and truly wants to battle their addiction, why would they pursue anything other than long-term drug rehab? Any type of rehab that is not long-term is not administered with the patient’s best interest at heart. Why would anyone go through the difficulties of combating addiction if the patient does not ultimately intend to be sober permanently? Addiction changes people, it can lead to people becoming a shell of what they used to be – does this sound like something you should look into curing for the short term?
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If you are an addict or a support person for one, your first inclination is that once the decision has been made to get help the first step is getting into a rehab center. The first step however, is finding the right help to determining which the best type of treatment is. All too often the relapse of an addict is blamed on the addict himself, and not the failure of the program in meeting its responsibility.
When drug and alcohol is a problem all of the focus rests on finding the quickest way to get into a program which is understandable, but the urgency often detracts from the need of finding the right type of program. This is often where the breakdown in long term recovery occurs. Friends and family members feel a sense of urgency because they are afraid that the individual will change their mind about going to get treatment. The addict themselves also have this same fear, and just want to keep moving forward quickly. This is certainly understandable, but the recovery really begins by utilizing the expertise of professionals that are on the front line of the recovery process.
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If you are a drug addict and/or alcoholic who has come to the decision that you are in need of a treatment program then naturally you want the best there is. Of course the best there is means a treatment program that is not only going to help you get clean but to help you remain that way. Your first thought may be to just get into any program as quickly as possible, because you believe they all serve the same purpose. They do have the same goal but that’s about the only thing they have in common. By educating yourself as to the different types of treatment approaches it will help you to better decide which is best for you. There is a lot of professional advice to help you along the way. You are the addict however, and nobody knows better what type of treatment is best for you than you yourself.
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As a friend or loved one of an alcoholic or drug addict you of course want nothing more than to see them clean and free of the addiction. You most likely have tried in many different ways to convince them to get the help that they need. Are you prepared for the day that they make that decision to do so? If you are successful in bringing them to this point your responsibility doesn’t just stop there. You now need to be able to point them in the right direction to get them the best help that they need.
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Making the decision to find the help that you need to overcome your addiction is a big step and the most important one. Number two on your list of importance is choosing the right kind of help. You may find that you now feel a sense of urgency to get into a program quickly, and if you have never sought out any type of help in the past you aren’t sure where to begin. It isn’t unusual for individuals that are in your situation to turn to directories that merely list the addiction centers, and start calling them from the top looking for the one that has a vacancy in their program that they can fit you into.
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