How to Beat Drug Addiction
How to Beat Drug Addiction
• Decide that you do really want to stop using drugs. Unless you have the desire to change you will never be able to.
• Be completely honest with yourself and others. Your chances of recovery are not good if you cannot face yourself and deal with confrontations from others.
• Join a website like Recovery Social network www.recoverysocialnet.com This website has a lot of supportive people that are also in recovery and really want to help you stay clean. There is also a lot of great recovery information. You can start your own profile add pictures connect with other people in recovery, and even start your own blog! Recovery social network is an invaluable tool for staying clean.
• Be patient with yourself. It usually takes at least three months before significant improvement occurs, so don't give up if you don't get instant results.
• Remove influences that enable your drug use from your life.
• Avoid relying on someone to stop doing drugs with you, as he or she may not have the willingness to change. You must be willing to stop spending time with people who use drugs, and to avoid temptation. Learn to walk away from those that insist on using or talking about using in front of you. It may require you to be alone for a while or find a whole new set of friends to hang out with. It will shock you to find out how much healthier your friendships will be once you are not using drugs to smooth out the rough spots.
• Stock up on nutritious, easy-to-eat foods such as soup to keep your strength up while clucking (going through withdrawal). Be especially sure to focus on your protein intake. This will help keep your blood sugar level stable, which in turn helps keep your mood on an even keel.
• Find a group in your local area such as Narcotics Anonymous or SMART Recovery. It will help you deal with the issues that come up when stopping drugs. Narcotics Anonymous is not actually specific to narcotics - users of all kinds of drugs, including
• Decide that you do really want to stop using drugs. Unless you have the desire to change you will never be able to.
• Be completely honest with yourself and others. Your chances of recovery are not good if you cannot face yourself and deal with confrontations from others.
• Join a website like Recovery Social network www.recoverysocialnet.com This website has a lot of supportive people that are also in recovery and really want to help you stay clean. There is also a lot of great recovery information. You can start your own profile add pictures connect with other people in recovery, and even start your own blog! Recovery social network is an invaluable tool for staying clean.
• Be patient with yourself. It usually takes at least three months before significant improvement occurs, so don't give up if you don't get instant results.
• Remove influences that enable your drug use from your life.
• Avoid relying on someone to stop doing drugs with you, as he or she may not have the willingness to change. You must be willing to stop spending time with people who use drugs, and to avoid temptation. Learn to walk away from those that insist on using or talking about using in front of you. It may require you to be alone for a while or find a whole new set of friends to hang out with. It will shock you to find out how much healthier your friendships will be once you are not using drugs to smooth out the rough spots.
• Stock up on nutritious, easy-to-eat foods such as soup to keep your strength up while clucking (going through withdrawal). Be especially sure to focus on your protein intake. This will help keep your blood sugar level stable, which in turn helps keep your mood on an even keel.
• Find a group in your local area such as Narcotics Anonymous or SMART Recovery. It will help you deal with the issues that come up when stopping drugs. Narcotics Anonymous is not actually specific to narcotics - users of all kinds of drugs, including