Drug Addiction Stories & Info

People often wonder why are drugs addictive and why an addictive substance is hard to give up, particularly when we have lost that “honeymoon” feeling with our substance of choice and know that we would be far better off – if only we could kick the habit.

 Ultimately it us who make the choice to use drugs addictively, and it is our responsibility to resolve the problem.

No one can be free of addiction to drugs while they continue to see in the use of drugs the answer to life’s issues.

Drugs don’t help us to resolve our problems - drugs are toxic and bring us down.

The more we use drugs, the less capacity we gradually have to get back on top of our problems. 

When we pump chemicals into the body it is as if pushing ourselves upwards on a swing, we cannot stay there forever, we have to come down again. And when we come down we don’t settle back to our original resting position – we swing back and forth until the swing slows down and eventually stops. 

The roller coaster of pain and emotions that we go through with drug withdrawal is something like what happens with the swing, when we are no longer putting in the effort to create a forward momentum, no longer focused on our purpose, no longer “high” on our drugs.

 The downswing after a drug high is partly a reversion back to our former depressed or anxious way of being, and partly caused by a physical reaction to the drug. We can expect symptoms of drug withdrawal to fluctuate, with increased levels of depression after use of a stimulant drug, and increased agitation and irritability after use of a sedative.

 Many people think that it is the suffering of mood swings and the pain of withdrawal that controls drug seeking behavior, that drug addiction is chemically based, and withdrawal-driven.

 The experience of addict’s does not appear to support this.

Addict’s suffer withdrawal symptoms after using drugs. They might simply suffer in silence, or perhaps use other drugs to help reduce withdrawal effects. They might not use again perhaps for days or weeks.

Triggers for compulsive drug use appear to be more complex than a reactive response to the experience of withdrawal effects. 

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Cocaine is an example of a drug that is extremely addictive, but which generally does not cause any major physical symptoms during withdrawal. The main withdrawal effect of cocaine is that it intensifies and prevents users from getting out of feelings of severe depression.

Cocaine users express their surprise that they feel driven to drug use again, compulsively and addictively, despite the fact that they are not experiencing physical pain.

 Cocaine users will use the drug because cocaine makes them feel positive, strong, empowered - without it they feel lost and unhappy. What drives cocaine addiction, and all drug use, is feelings of stress and tension, that have an emotional basis.

Drug use is about getting relief from negative emotional feelings.

 If we used a substance that only made us feel bad, not only would we not become addicted to it, we would not use it again. The attraction of drug use, it’s purpose, is to give us a fleeting glimpse of nirvana, eliminating, at least for a while, all of our physical and emotional pain.

 Drugs that we use don’t do anything good for our mind or our body. All drugs imitate natural substances that our body can produce by natural means given the chance and the opportunity. Natural endogenous “drugs” are cheaper to use, more potent in their actions, and come with no side effects. 

 Drug use is only a particular way of letting our burdens go, casting off the negative, so as to enjoy the relative freedom of the moment.The reason for us feeling burdened is persistent stress.

Stress is like a prevailing wind that causes young saplings and trees to grow bent over and flattened to the ground. Plants retain a capacity to grow straight, upright and tall, if and when environmental conditions improve. Drug use makes us feel as if we have suddenly sprung up, free of our pain and emotional burdens.

It is the attempted recapturing of this experience that drives drug use – some might call it the pursuit of illusion.

 Once we begin to associate drug use with the relief of pain, it can become like a knot.

We feel the stress, experience pain and immediately turn to our drugs.

The more we make this  a habit, the less we will rely on other relationships as a potential solution to our problems.

 The key to recovery from addiction is to give up drug use, and to regard the downswing as a positive step on the road to addiction recovery.

 Comprehensive alcohol and drug addiction recovery programs

provide complete and effective detox, to help eliminate triggers and cravings,

in a supportive, contained and nurturing environment,

and also promote the development of better life skills so that we no longer feel stressed and threatened, by our lifestyle and environment.

When people no longer feel fearful, stressed and depressed, they can give up their addiction to drugs.

Comprehensive programs offer drug addicts their freedom – to live a happy and contented life – without any need to use drugs.

When we have the sense of purpose and resilience to stand on our own two feet, it really is very easy to see through the illusion that all drug use is, and simply say no to drugs, without cravings or regret.

Many natural, and safe pain relief options are available for people with chronic pain, so why take the risks and the hazards of using opioid drugs. 

Did you know that endorphins (endogenous morphine) are chemicals produced by the body that have the capacity to provide much higher levels of pain relief, than heroin or morphine.

In fact the natural pain relief of endorphins is precisely what doctors try to achieve when using the many patented forms of opioid drugs.

 Endorphins also provide a euphoric high, when the body or mind is under stress - equal to and safer than any illicit street drug.

Fear of pain fuels opioid drug use by people who are not in touch with better drug free solutions for resolving long term pain.

Did you know that chronic stress intensifies pain, and that often with release of internal tension – symptoms of pain are gone.

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There are around 20 different kinds of endorphin in the body, that when people are under stress, will produce natural pain killing biochemicals, improve the immune response, create a natural high, increase the sex drive and make people feel strong and empowered – which naturally – they are! 

There is no risk of addiction, or negative side effects, such as you get when using synthetic drug products such as Ketamine or opiates for the purpose of pain relief, and of course – there is no cost.

Unfortunately, no cost translates into no potential profit, which might be a reason why medical research into endogenous chemicals has languished in favor of the creation of lucrative, commercial drug products.

The evidence today, with our increasing synthetic drug dependence,  is that we are totally failing to “manage” increasing ill health, substance abuse and addiction.

Specific types of chemical in the body that regulate pain and good feelings include the enkephalin group that are a type of endorphin, that occur in the brain and the spine, pentapeptides that help to provide analgesic effects and assist recovery from various types of chronic pain.

Did you know that our atttitude and response to pain can make pain stronger – or reduce, if not totally extinguish, the various types of pain. 

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Pain is warning that we need to attend to something amiss in our lives – mental stress and emotional pain are both expressed as physical pain – causing similar symptoms to the pain we get from a physical cause. Effective pain management is about dealing with causes, not the medicating away of symptoms by use of synthetic drugs.

 Together with the natural opiate pain regulatory system, the body has a complete repair and recovery function,known as the glial system, that assists with tissue repair, and promotes neuroplasticity.

The glial system supports good health and life, attacking alien substances and pathogens that are toxic to our health.

It is therefore with some surprise that we see an article written by scientific researchers, in the field of health care and it’s promotion - actually blaming the glial system for protecting the body against the intrusion and toxicity of their synthetic drugs!

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So called “tolerance” of the body to drugs, that means you need more of the drug to get the same effect, is actually a sign that the body is trying to regulate and deal with drug toxicity.

The natural health sustaining and restorative chemicals produced by the body don’t get a chance to self regulate and restore health when there is a synthetic drug regime imposed, when we keep increasing drug levels for “health”management, and sometimes outwit our natural defenses by suddenly changing the ‘script.

Once it is understood that all synthetic drug use is toxic, and promotes long term ill health, people will next want to know, what to do when they throw out their drugs. There are many options for better healthcare, such as massage, homeopathy, acupuncture and osteopathy – methods effective, and in tune with the body – and no adverse side effects.

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 There is nothing new in what it takes to bring about optimal health - attention to proper nutrition, adequate sleep and exercise, and above all else deconstructing the negative ways of thinking, the unhealthy values, that have been imposed upon us, that make us live our lives in a state of constant stress and agitation, preoccupied with worries.

 It is preoccupation with stress and worry that makes many turn to illicit drug use – both prescription medications and illegal street drugs.

Don’t give up on yourself!

Comprehensive alcohol and drug addiction recovery centers are based on holistic principles of health care that are 100% drug free.

With complete detoxification from chemical substances and drugs, using a sauna method, people can achieve complete freedom from drug abuse and addiction.

Changing our assumptions about good health and good relationships can bring about freedom from stress, drug use and promote good health and healing.

 People into drug use who want to be free can get the help that they need today by calling the Narconon helpline.

People can develop drug dependence when they habitually use a psychoactive substance to alter perception and mood. All psychoactive drugs have a capacity to become addictive, a process by which a person feels under a physical and mental compulsion to keep on using a particular drug, regardless of adverse consequences.

Drug dependence might be thought of as being a mid way stage, between casual drug use, and compulsive addiction. Every time a drug is used, to resolve a personal issue, in preference to dealing with the real conflicts and issues, it paves the way towards the drug habit becoming so entrenched that it becomes automatic conditioned behavior.

Studies have shown that the primary motivation of habitual, long term drug users is to alleviate feelings of pain and emotional stress. Although at first there is a rewarding high, with long term use, most drugs habituate, and the user can never again achieve that initial euphoria.

With drug use, many people begin to neglect health care and nutrition, added to which, the toxins in drugs cause damage to the body. Drugs interfere with patterns of sleep, some drug users on stimulants can remain awake for days at a time, other drug users of narcotics, can remain in a type of stupor in which they are neither awake nor asleep.

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With frequent drug use the body becomes depleted in health and energy – withdrawal effects and the avoidance of pain become the primary reason for continued drug use when a person has become drug dependent.

People first use and experiment with drugs for a variety of reasons – peer pressure, excitment, boredom, feelings of discontent. People use drugs to exert some level of power and control over their environment.

The reason for drug use is to enhance good feelings – no one starts using a drug intending to become addicted to or dependent on it.

 People try drugs, are tempted to use them because of a widespread cultural belief that drugs have the power to enhance and change your reality, and that drugs do no harm to the majority of people who use them, who are “responsible” users.

People think that by using drugs they are in control of their life, the reality is that no one can predict with any certainty the precise drug effects that will happen. Psychoactive drugs will interact with the mood and mind set of a person. Stimulant drugs meant to make you high can lead to extreme agitation and paranoia. Narcotics intended to take the edge off distress can make people feel intensely suicidal.

Unexpected drug effects can contribute to drug dependence as users reach for more of the drug in an attempt to self stabilize. Drug users who realize that their use of drugs is caused by a need to regulate their emotions can also see that the result of drug use is persistant overmedication.

Achieving a euphoric high from drug use is an empty and purposeless experience, a poor subsitute for the genuine warmth of loving human relationship.

Drug dependence helps to fuel defensive self sufficiency, a lack of “need” for anything else besides the drug.

Emotional defensiveness, taking on a “hard” tough personal style is always an indication that someone has suffered, and not fully recovered from an experience of immense emotional pain.

Adopting a hard and tough personality, together with the use of drugs creates a barrier to relationships and to the acknowledgement of vulnerability.

People would rather use and suffer from drug effects than admit to themselves, much less to anyone else, that underneath the veneer of drug use they feel sad, alone and abandoned, rejected or unloved.

Drug dependence is a bad relationship that will develop and progress in absence of better options. What originally feels good, providing comfort and companionship and feelings of control can rapidly become a situation in which your life becomes controlled by drug use.

 If you are or feel that you might have become too dependent on drug use, the answer is to stop the drug use and explore your feelings.

Those feelings that most trigger a desire to use drugs are the precise feelings that you need to uncover and resolve in order to emerge into freedom from drug use and dependence.

Comprehensive alcohol and drug addiction programs provide the best journey for self discovery and permanent recovery from all types of drug use and dependence. Drugs cut off rather than expand a person’s experience of reality and their ability to confront emotional problems. 

If drug use no longer fulfils its original promise of freedom, and is beginning to wear you down, it is time to take a new direction – the road to drug recovery.

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When you use a comprehensive drug detox and rehabilitation program – instead of using drugs – you can achieve a drug free happy life, and discover a new empowered self.