Sound Familiar….?

Depressed man

How many times have you told yourself, “This is the last time”? You lie in bed planning, going back and forth with your inner monologue, hatching out a scheme to end this drug use for good. It usually consists of scoring one last time and “rationing” out your drugs so you won’t get sick. You feel with proper planning you can wean yourself off and go on with your life, putting this nightmare in the past.

You wake up and get along with the small amount you saved for yourself from the previous night. After you’re done getting mad at yourself for not saving enough, you promise yourself that next time you won’t make the same mistake again, and move on.

After getting your supply, you make some arbitrary plan of divvying up the drugs into some makeshift step-down plan. Everything is in place and you’re ready to quit for good. The plan is going well until you start coming down from your first “dose.” You immediately go back to the drawing board and rework your genius plan. “Well, if I take one more now, I can take half of one on this day instead of a full one.” This continues until you’ve exhausted nearly your whole supply. You save a small amount for the next day (not nearly enough), to show yourself you have some self-control, and you lie in bed unable to sleep—back to where you started.

This cycle of addiction may not be spot-on for everyone but I am sure a lot of people out there have had similar experiences.

There are many addicts out there who do this on a regular basis. Don’t get me wrong—the motivation for these schemes varies. Some may really want to stop. Others may know their finances are running out and they are trying to set themselves up for a less intense kick. The list goes on, but the fact remains that even though people have intentions of stopping, they don’t. They are incapable of controlling their substance abuse issue without help and the downward spiral continues.

If the example above speaks to you directly or reminds you of someone close to you, know that there is a way out. Unfortunately, the path is hard to walk alone, and one can very rarely be successful with plans similar to the one illustrated above. Drug and alcohol rehabilitation can give you the support you need to get control back and I encourage to reach out to see what Narconon can do for you.

AUTHOR

Aaron

Aaron has been writing drug education articles and documenting the success of the Narconon program for over two years.

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