Recover from Drug Addiction: Process vs. Event
CHAPTER 6: EVALUATION-ESSAY 5-ROUGH DRAFT RECOVERY FROM DRUG ADDICTION: PROCESS VS. EVENT
Picking up the broken pieces of a life filled with insanity and drug abuse, is no overnight task.
I’m not just talking of the heroin addict in the 1960s.Recovery from addiction takes constant
specialized care. Through intensive work, the addiction can be arrested. The process starts with the
person admitting they have a problem. This is the first step to begin to recover. Most importantly,
continued involvement with self- help groups is essential. These actions are only a beginning of a life-
long journey.
Pain medications prescribed by doctors is adding to a problem that already exists. CARES,
Council on Addiction Recovery and Educational Services , is aware of the ongoing problem. Potent opiate based pills, derived from the poppy plant, are highly addicting. Hydrocodone, Oxycodone and
Lora Tab all contain opiates. The three mentioned are more addicting, readily available than other street drugs (heroin, cocaine, marijuana, methafedimine or hallucigens.) After listening to many of these addicts in the rooms of NA (Narcotics Anonymous) I’ve gained a
better understanding of the extensive problem that exists. My drug of choices were Alcohol, marijuana,
cocaine and hallucigens. The society we live in today has more of a variety of mood changing and mind
altering chemicals. ( ecstasy, crack cocaine, angel dust, formaldehyde, etc.)
Our youth and our elderly are at risk of being controlled by the stereotypes of taking these
highly toxic chemicals as treatment. There is a false sense of security being influenced so the
pharmaceutical companies and their stock holders can get rich. Preservation of life has fallen short for
greed, personal status and the attitude of irrational beliefs.
The damage being done will take years for those so reliant on a pill to overcome. The average
recovering addict is
Picking up the broken pieces of a life filled with insanity and drug abuse, is no overnight task.
I’m not just talking of the heroin addict in the 1960s.Recovery from addiction takes constant
specialized care. Through intensive work, the addiction can be arrested. The process starts with the
person admitting they have a problem. This is the first step to begin to recover. Most importantly,
continued involvement with self- help groups is essential. These actions are only a beginning of a life-
long journey.
Pain medications prescribed by doctors is adding to a problem that already exists. CARES,
Council on Addiction Recovery and Educational Services , is aware of the ongoing problem. Potent opiate based pills, derived from the poppy plant, are highly addicting. Hydrocodone, Oxycodone and
Lora Tab all contain opiates. The three mentioned are more addicting, readily available than other street drugs (heroin, cocaine, marijuana, methafedimine or hallucigens.) After listening to many of these addicts in the rooms of NA (Narcotics Anonymous) I’ve gained a
better understanding of the extensive problem that exists. My drug of choices were Alcohol, marijuana,
cocaine and hallucigens. The society we live in today has more of a variety of mood changing and mind
altering chemicals. ( ecstasy, crack cocaine, angel dust, formaldehyde, etc.)
Our youth and our elderly are at risk of being controlled by the stereotypes of taking these
highly toxic chemicals as treatment. There is a false sense of security being influenced so the
pharmaceutical companies and their stock holders can get rich. Preservation of life has fallen short for
greed, personal status and the attitude of irrational beliefs.
The damage being done will take years for those so reliant on a pill to overcome. The average
recovering addict is