Adolescence Drug Addiction

Adolescence is that phase of life when a person can be easily misled due to their credulous nature. Drug addiction shatters the dreams of such individuals and also has its effect on the near and dear ones. Adolescence is that aspect when we tend to soar high in the sky of success and never look back. The addiction to drugs shreds the wing of success making the abuser a puppet in the hands of drug substances. Since this is an impressionable age the process of weaning away from the drug substance is a tedious job for the relatives.

Stages of drug addiction

Since the progress of the addiction is variable depending on the signs and symptoms the drug addicts can be categorized into the early, middle or late stage. During the initial phase of addiction the addicts experiment with the drugs due to peer pressure and cultivate the habit of smoking, drinking etc. Inattentiveness, lying, stealing or demanding money, late night stays at friends place, poor performance at studying institutes are few of the beginning signs of addiction. Also they may come with symptoms of lack of sleep and appetite at the physical level.

As the addiction progresses the dependence on the drug makes them to avoid company and family members, blame others without any reason and lose control. Their do not maintain physical appearance and are unkempt and shabbily dressed. Any change from the normal attitude is the first indicator of addiction.

In the last stage of addiction there is no need to seek telltale signs as the addiction is evident in the behavior. Getting expelled from school, committing crime, mood swings and paranoia are the extreme signs which the addicts suffer from.

Initially drug addicts always hide from the relatives the fact that they are into addiction. They think the addiction can be left at any point of time. But they are proven wrong in the long run. It is better to learn from the sufferings of drug abusers and be alert in choosing company in the school and college.

In the current era many drugs are available to remove the toxicity of the drug substance and rehabilitation centre are reachable to de addict the abuser, but this is not enough for the completion of the course of treatment. What helps as a healing remedy is the psychological support given by family members. The awareness about the consequences of addiction should be created to keep the adolescence at bay from this evil habit.

Addictions Are Obstacles To The Best Things In Life

Do you think it is possible to lose your job over cigarettes? The answer is strangely obvious, of course you can. Any addiction carries this risk. Addictions are obstacles to the best things in life, and success in your career is no exception.

Now if you believe this sounds extreme, then think again. The price you pay at work for your cigarette addiction may be more subtle and unfold over a longer time, than say an addiction to hard drugs or to alcohol, but it can happen. Well let us be more a little more blunt here. It does happen.

The reason why cigarettes can hamper your career is myriad. The main reason has to do with those ever changing statistics in the workplace. In the world of modern business, cigarettes separate you from the mainstream. The reason is that most workers do not smoke. Therefore most people do not like you at work, because you smoke. You are a minority, and a somewhat reviled one. That translates into every day tensions that you may or may not be aware of.

For instance, whether they articulate this or not, bosses do not much like the fact that you spend lots of time in the parking lot or on the sidewalk outside the building feeding your habit. They prefer that your priority be your job.

They do not much care for the habit if you practice it in your office either. They don't like the smoke, they don't like the smell, they don't much like the diminished performance that comes over time with a smoker; they don't like the consequences, the health issues, the absenteeism, The list on the side of the column which labels you 'baggage' instead of 'asset' grows exponentially as times ticks on.

Finally, one small point; you smell when you smoke, right? Your boss does not want to sit next to you for the next 20 years. That is a given.

Arguing these points in the workplace seems both pointless and self-destructive. While you have rights, the world of business operates on the laws of the jungle. It is not always fair, and you must know that when you are a constant smoker. If you insist on kicking up some dust, standing up for your liberty, and screaming, "I have to smoke, okay! Get off my back!" then go ahead, knock yourself out, as they say. But when you look at it this way, you will begin to sense how fruitless that strategy is. It is doubtful that this is the way to rise to the top of the ladder.

Also consider the stress factor. If you are aware of these tensions and you continue to try and walk the tightrope which allows to smoke and to work then you do yourself no good. You will not rise to the top this way. More likely, you will quit, placing yourself in the margins when you might belong in the mainstream.

The easier solution might be to consider quitting...

New “Elixir” Claims Success in Treating Cocaine Addiction

NIDA Director Dr. Nora Volkaw said, “The results of this study represent a promising step toward an effective medical treatment for cocaine addiction.”

Many experienced drug rehab professionals are not so enthused about the prospect of a new wonder drug that will treat cocaine addiction with any success. “It is just history repeating itself in regard to drug addiction,” said Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor for the Narconon Arrowhead residential drug rehabilitation program, Rebecca Pool, C.A.D.C.. “In the 1800’s heroin was invented and promoted to treat morphine and opium addiction. Morphine addicts became heroin addicts. Methadone, developed by the Nazi’s during World War II, was promoted as a cure to treat heroin addiction in the early 1970’s. Subsequently heroin addicts became methadone addicts. Then came suboxone to treat methadone addiction leading to methadone users getting hooked on suboxone and so the story goes. Developing new drugs to treat drug addiction has not worked, history tells us that.”

It is well known that a large portion of the addiction treatment industry has settled on substitute medications as a means to prevent addicts from falling back into their unhealthy lifestyle. According to Narconon’s Pool, “The problem with this approach is that it does not help the individual discover and deal with the initial problems that lead them in the direction of drug addiction in the first place. Here at Narconon we have found that the solution to solving addiction is to help the person rehabilitate themselves as opposed to ‘treating’the symptoms of drug addiction for an indefinite and ongoing period of time.”

The Narconon Arrowhead rehabilitation program uses a thorough detoxification program followed by counseling and life skills training to bring about recovery from addiction. One drug is not replaced by another so when a person completes the program they are completely drug-free. The length of the program varies from person to person but on average takes three to five months. Seventy percent of Narconon program graduates go on to live drug-free lives.

If someone you know is struggling with an addiction to drugs or alcohol and you want to help them achieve lasting recovery, call Narconon Arrowhead today. Call Narconon at 1-800-468-6933 for free addiction counseling, referral and free assessment of visit us at our website www.stopaddiction.com