no one wants to be drug addicted?
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That is a statement.are you asking in a sense like what is wrong with people who are not drug addicted.
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Have you tried contacting a local clinic or rehab center for advice? Maybe attending a Narcotics Anonymous meeting?\n\nUnfortunately, I don't think you can force anyone to do anything they don't want to do. Your addicted loved one must want to quit themselves. Also, you should look at ways you may be enabling their addiction: lying to employers about their absences, being ok with them staying up all night, giving or lending money to pay bills. \n\nI was addicted and eventually became homeless. I called my parents asking for help, if I could live with them. It was the hardest thing for them to do, but they said no. I lived in a residential hotel for awhile and they paid my rent but gave me no more money. I had to eat at soup kitchens. Eventually I managed to find a job and work myself out of the situation, but it was very hard.\n\nNow I own my own home, own a car, have 4 cats, a pool, and a good job. No more meth for me.
167046
drug addiction is a choice. you choose to do the drugs but if the addiction part was a choice than things would be better cause people could get off of them and the treatment for the drug addicition would still be rahab or jail cause they choose to be addictied.
1042833
THEY have to WANT to stop and even then, it's a tough road ahead.  Addiction's no joke.  They have to WEAN their bodies off the junk and go into withdrawals which can be very violent on the body and then they have to work with professional counselors and fellow ex-addicts who know where they've been as inspiration to NOT go back and slide into the drugs again.  It becomes a LIFELONG struggle NOT to go back.  But it all starts with the addict realizing they've hit bottom and enough's enough.
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First the person needs to admit that they are and addict and they have an addiction to any time of drug or alcohol syndrome. \n\nSecond, They have to want to seek help to get clean.\n\nThird you cannot make them want to get clean how much you cry, scream, and tamtrum.  It doesn't work.\n\nAlcohol and Drug Problems \n\nTopic Overview \n\n\nThe overuse or abuse of alcohol (alcoholism) or other drugs is called substance abuse. It is common and costly. It can cause or worsen many medical problems and destroy families and lives\n\nMost people do drink or take drugs to cover up for emotinal problems as well as some other unhealthly habits \n\nBut it can be done.  The reason i know is because my sister is a rformed drugged addict who has been clean for 16 years. She turned her life around for herself and her son and became a nurse.  I helped her get to where she wanted because she wanted it.  I even quit my job to take care of her son, while she was in the program. \n\nMy brother has just got clean from doing cocaine. It was a long fight he had to go through but he did and asked for help when needed.  \n\nThat is the KEY.  They have to want help.
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You are probably self medicating. Maybe you are trying to cope with some kind of internal problem. I know how it feels to not want to go to a professional and get probed with all these ideas that don't help. Try spending time with family away from the bottle. Try to focus on all the good stuff that you do when you are sober and not doing drugs. My father is a drug user and my brother was an alcoholic. I gave my brother support, told him how I felt about his drinking. I told him that I needed him to stop because it hurt me to see him sick in bed, vomiting. I hated having to nurse him. I thought my brother was going to die and I told him that he scared me when he drank and would come home almost passing out and me having to keep him up. I almost lost my brother a few times. He was depressed but I told him how much I loved him. Maybe you need someone to really tell you how it makes them feel to see you drinking or doing drugs. I told my dad that I hated him doing drugs, so he hid the drugs. He is still doing drugs and I told him I wouldn't talk to him or see him until he became clean. Professional help doesn't always do the trick. You need family and a support system. This is the only true way to kick the habbit and feel better. Try little steps. I know not from my own experience but from the experience of my loved ones. They tried professional help and got nowhere. You got to be willing to change before you can change.
255358
nope i don't do drugs. I have seen what it has done to people and i don't want that to happen to me.
911059
Drug use is a big problem.  You don't want to ruin your life by enjoying it, do you?  Stick to guilt and banal consumerism.  Way to go!  You're a WINNER.
691000
I had a friend that was addicted. He's over it now, but I could never convince him that he needed help, he had to convince himself. I'm afraid there's little that you, alone, can do. Depending on his age, perhaps you could talk with his parents, or maybe a counselor of some sort...? When he realizes that he has a very serious problem he's going to need to know that you'll be there for him! You might have to be strong while he is weak! I wish you (and him) the best!
685316
Yeah it's so hard to stop even though you really don't wanna do it anymore. once your addicted its a hard habit to break. my mom says why do you do it and i tell her because i can't help it.
929940
It's easy to start, hard to stop, and some people think its cool so they do it to try and impress them to be cool too. So, its generally peer pressure that starts it and then that person finds out the benefits and ignores the long term damages, and keeps doing alcohol or drugs or whichever, until they are so addicted its almost impossible to stop before they die. Thats why when they go through a serious condition (heart attack) and are hospitilized, then told they have to stop its much more likely that they will rather than stopping on their own.
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Well, as a social worker, yes it is very sad the amount of people addicted to "something".  Yes, in all fairness to addicts, our bodies have chemicals called dopamine & serotonin (which you may have heard of) that are our pleasure centers in our brain that relase "good" vibes when we have something we like, whether it be food, drugs, or porno's.   It is natural for ALL people to have a tendency (not addiction) to like something, some people like playing sports, or on the computer, but are not addicted per se, that is a tendancy.  What happens when someone forms an addiction, is the dopamine chemical in our brain is released & says "that is awesome" & people can become addicted on the first time, or build up a tolerance over time & needs more & more.  There are not current drugs to stop this process in the brain, therefore, we continue to have drug/alcohol/food/sex/internet addictions & so on.   We have evolved as humans, & that has changed us, but addictions have been around for thousands & thousands of years.   There are medinces like Antibuse, Suboxin, & Bupropen (not sure on spelling) that help curb these addictions, but NOT a cure yet.  There are many good sites to check out & talking to a substance abuse counselor or a psychiatrist is always helpful, especially if you're concerned about a friend.   Hope this helps.
88083
I know you don't want to hear it, but GO TO A MEETING! I don't know what kind of addiction your talking about, but to get off on the "right-foot", you need to know, your not alone with your problem. You need "their support", as much as they need yours.Addiction is a pain in the ass, but it can be conquered. You have to stay clean, and build inner strength.
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K First "Rocktowhatsreal"...shut up.  "once a drug addict - always a drug addict" is the most ignorant thing I've ever heard.  \n\nThe ability to use our will and minds to change our habits is one of the things that separates us from the animals.  \n\nI am a recovered drug addict.  I'm not dead...I did my body weight in meth for about 3 maybe 4 years...I've been clean for almost 10 and life is great.\n\nYour friend is going to have a hard time...it's easier for some than others...but all in all...Time is the strongest cure.  \n\nHe has to disassociate with his old party buddies.  Don't even talk to them, don't see them, they can not exist in his new life.\n\nAnd he has to change his routine....sometimes replacement works...find a new (preferably healthy) obsession to take the place of the bad one.  Fitness is a great one...because it too can be addicting.  \n\nIf he wants to clean up, he'll clean up...and after a while if he does come in contact with any of his old friends, he'll wonder what the hell he was thinking hanging out with them and doing the dope in the first place....But its good he's taking a step in the right direction.
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I totally agree - I think our humanity makes it essential.  Life is difficult - I don't know anyone who hasn't felt like giving up at some time or another.  However, if we have a vice we feel like we can depend on, something we feel like we can fall back on, we are stronger for it, even if it sometimes weakens us.  Everyone has an addiction, be it drugs, friends, God, shopping, music - we all depend on something.
213352
Just wha tthe other person said.  I too am an addict and haven't touched the stuff in 20 years.  Maybe you are a nervous type and that is why they think that.
392941
It's called not wanting to be responsible for ones actions or alcoholic.