Seeking professional help is a personal battle. No one wants to admit or even consider that they may need help. Addicts don’t want to admit that they have an addiction problem that they can’t control.
And the truth is in the statistics. There are 22.7 million people in the United States alone that need treatment for drug or alcohol abuse. But just 9%, or 2.5 million, people have actually sought treatment for their addiction.
People around the world are abusing drugs and alcohol and can’t get their life back on track.
If you may have an addiction, there are signs that it’s time to consider checking into one of the many rehab centres in your area.
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1. Addiction Is Your Main Focus
Sit down and consider what your main priority in life is at this moment in time. When the substance your abusing is always on your mind and has become your main focus, it’s time to check yourself into rehab.
When your focus changes, you’ll be:
- Spending anything you have to acquire drugs or alcohol
- Spending a great deal of time thinking about drugs or alcohol
Addictions will progress to the point that everything in your life takes a back seat to the addiction, including friends, hobbies, and activities that you enjoy.
2. You Need More To Get High Or Drunk
Your body will become accustomed to drugs and alcohol, and eventually, you’ll need to consume more of the substance to get high or drunk. This is different from the first time you take a drug and it gives you an intense high.
Tolerance will grow, requiring you to consume more of the substance to produce the same outcome as when you first started.
Drug addicts are at severe risk of death in this case, as they’ll need to consume drugs at such high rates to get high that they’re at risk of overdosing in the process.
3. Friends And Family Are Concerned
Friends and family often don’t mean to cause you harm. These individuals have an outside perspective on your problem, and they’re the ones who can often tell when an addiction is starting to form. And a good friend will always ask you to cut back on your drug of choice.
When your friends and family are concerned, it’s time to consider that you may really have a problem that needs treatment and that you need to seek professioal help.
4. Withdrawal Symptoms Are Starting
When a person stops abusing drugs or alcohol, they’ll often go through severe withdrawal symptoms. These symptoms can happen in as little as a few hours after you stop drinking or taking drugs.
The signs of withdrawal may include:
- Irritability
- Headaches
- Nausea
- Insomnia
- Cramps
- Feeling ill
These symptoms will worsen as time goes on and progressively getting worse almost forcing you to drink or take more drugs.
5. Your Keep Going Back
No one wants to become an addict, and oftentimes, a person will try to stop on their own many times. Some abusers are able to stop immediately, but others keep coming back to their drug of choice causing them to fall into a vicious cycle of abuse
If you’ve had multiple periods of recovery and relapse, it’s time to seek out professional help.
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