| Drug addiction and alcoholism are extremely hard to | | | | drug addict even though you know he will use it to |
| overcome. We can stay on the argument that it is | | | | buy drugs. You have to make the drug addict realise |
| very tough and likely to be a wasted effort. By | | | | that if he does not change his behaviour in the long |
| unlocking some of the key doctrines, however, we | | | | run, he will have to face very bad consequences. |
| can help an addict to pull through his drug addiction. | | | | To overcome drug addiction, the second thing which |
| Truly, there is no treatment program or tactic that | | | | could help an addict, is your encouragement to get |
| has proven to be successful for treating addiction. | | | | professional help. Encourage him to join some |
| The success rate is really very low. Statistics show | | | | treatment centre. The results of a treatment cannot |
| that first hand success rate is surprisingly down; | | | | be seen overnight, but it might be the break the |
| hundreds of people try to live their normal life but | | | | addict was looking for to start a new life. Once the |
| eventually fail, and have to return to treatment again | | | | drug addict is ready for a treatment, you can |
| at a later stage. | | | | suggest him different treatment centres and let him |
| The drug addiction can be controlled only by | | | | choose the one he likes to get his treatment from. |
| empowering the addict to take control of his own | | | | Drug rehab clinics London provide complete |
| life. But how is it possible? It is difficult to answer. | | | | treatment from addiction you can contact them to |
| Human behaviour is very complex; we cannot control | | | | take professional help. |
| other persons, especially drug addicts, who become | | | | Make the addict realise that you will always be there |
| stubborn because of using the drugs. They are | | | | for help whenever he is in need. On this point, you |
| unwilling to change, and no matter how badly you | | | | need to tell your friend that help will only be given on |
| want a good health and normal life for them, you | | | | some terms. Otherwise, your help will not be of any |
| cannot force them. | | | | use. If you agree on the terms of addict, he will |
| To help addicts, you first have to examine your own | | | | easily manoeuvre the situation and use it for his |
| behaviour. You have to closely see if you are | | | | benefits to continue drugs. You would only know if |
| enabling them to continue using drugs; you might be | | | | the addict is ready for treatment, if he asks for help |
| unaware of it, and doing it in sympathy. A very | | | | and direction. This is the point of surrender and |
| common example is to bail an addict out of jail, if he | | | | positive change towards a new life. |
| is caught because of the drug use. The question is | | | | It is not easy to get the addict to this point. |
| that how come this is a bad thing? Jail sentence is | | | | Obviously, you cannot even force the addict to |
| the natural consequence of the drug use, and when | | | | relinquish. It could only be possible if you stop enabling |
| you protect an addict for the end results that he | | | | the addict, so that, in reaction, he comes towards |
| should go through, you are enabling him to carry on. | | | | the point of surrender. |
| Another example is that you lend some money to | | | | |