Over the years there has been an increase in substance abuse which has led to an increase in substance and drug addiction. A popular trend, especially amongst teens is the attitude that addiction will not happen to them. However, no one can guarantee to fully control their substance abuse, not even a doctor.
Richard, a chief of neurosurgery at a Chicago hospital, found himself relying on prescription drugs to keep him carrying on and stimulants to make it throughout his rounds. He built up a tolerance by his second year to taking seventy pills a day to hamper withdrawal affects. He was so dependent on the drugs that while he was at work he would steal the drugs from the hospital and keep them in his coat pocket to ingest throughout the day. Richard acknowledges that he struggled with this addiction constantly having to feed it, just to have his body feel normal and prevent the negative side effects of coming down. He knew that he was putting him and his patients at risk. He says that he thought he could handle it but admits that when using substances, you become delusional about what you think you can control.
The doctor stated that his stress triggered his substance abuse, but that is only one reason why people use drugs. If doctors and successful people in society can become addicted and struggle with addiction, so can anyone else. If successful and smart people cannot control an addiction most other individuals do not have control either. Addiction and substance abuse is not to be taken lightly. The attitude of it cannot happen to you or you can control it is the wrong attitude to have. Addiction can happen to anyone and no one has complete control when it comes to substance abuse.
Drugs in general are highly addictive and addiction is a medical condition. A user is trying to achieve the same high that they felt on their first use, however, a user can never get the same high. It only takes one use of a drug to become addicted. It only takes one use to overdose or die. Like all medical conditions, treatment is necessary. If you or someone you know is struggling with drug abuse or addiction, call Cove Center for Recovery – Addiction Treatment Centers. The Cove offers a one of a kind addiction treatment program that is flexible to fit the needs of the client. It is never too late to prevent and/or stop an addiction.
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