Confronting a Drug Addiction

Repercussions of Drug Addiction

The drug addict has things in his/her past or present that seems like a devastating event and which has something to do with drugs. One example is a person that has lost his best friends due to his addiction. Another example is a person losing his wife and child over drug abuse. A family member can look at a drug addict’s life and see hundreds of reasons why he/she should quit using but unfortunately these reasons are not real to the addict. However, there are problems that the drug addict encounters, which are real or significant in the addict's life for which he/she sees as a valuable reason to quit using drugs. These are important to identify because they can be used during the intervention to remind the drug addict why he/she must seek help.

The Drug Addict's Perspective

The drug addict doesn’t necessarily have the same reality about their drug addiction that non-addicts may have. For instance, the individual in question may have minor health problems, little or no friends and no job or income but feel like they are "doing OK". Many drug addicts have actually overdosed on drugs coming very close to death and are right back to using drugs the very next day. This may appear insane to many, but in fact is only part of the pain for the addict.

Keeping this in mind, the drug addict may at some point face additional pressure, which forces him to make an actual decision about whether to seek help or continue to consume drugs.

Pending legal charges that could easily lead to jail time, threat of losing spouse or husband and the pending loss of ajob are all possible situations where a person has enough pressure to fight the drug addiction and seek help. It is easy to assume that the drug addict is "only seeking help to avoid jail" or some other evaluation, which in many cases is true. Yet, the fact remains that a drug addict will only seek help when someone or something pushes him out of his "addiction comfort zone" and forces him into a decision. Very few addicts with access to money, a place to live, people who agree with his usage and no legal issues seek help. They "don't have a problem".

This is very important to understand and will be crucial in any attempt at intervention.

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