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<blockquote data-quote="Crayola13" data-source="post: 747284" data-attributes="member: 21066"><p>He needs to look at what drugs are doing for him now. Drugs and alcohol make life easier in the beginning, but then it gets out of control. Does he know why he started using drugs and drinking heavily in the first place? Until he figures out how to handle the emotions he's trying to block out with drugs, he may not be able to stop. Once the brain is addicted, it thinks it cannot stop.</p><p></p><p>From what I have seen, sometimes a therapist and detox are better than just going to inpatient rehab. Twelve step programs seem to have a high failure rate, but I don't know what the statistics are. Based on what I have seen, people go to rehab an average of four times before they finally stop once and for all. In between the rehabs, stressors come up or boredom sets in, which causes people to relapse. For example, I have a cousin who stays drug free years at a time. Whenever he loses a job, he starts using drugs again. He gets himself straightened out, stays sober for about five years, then comes another lay off or the death of someone close to him, so he turns back to dope. People want the instant relief that drugs offer because they haven't learned how to cope with the storms of life. The thing is, life is going to throw many tragedies at some people. Some people truly have horrible lives, not even of their own making. Life won't change for some people. If they drink every time something horrible happens, they'll always be drinking.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Crayola13, post: 747284, member: 21066"] He needs to look at what drugs are doing for him now. Drugs and alcohol make life easier in the beginning, but then it gets out of control. Does he know why he started using drugs and drinking heavily in the first place? Until he figures out how to handle the emotions he's trying to block out with drugs, he may not be able to stop. Once the brain is addicted, it thinks it cannot stop. From what I have seen, sometimes a therapist and detox are better than just going to inpatient rehab. Twelve step programs seem to have a high failure rate, but I don't know what the statistics are. Based on what I have seen, people go to rehab an average of four times before they finally stop once and for all. In between the rehabs, stressors come up or boredom sets in, which causes people to relapse. For example, I have a cousin who stays drug free years at a time. Whenever he loses a job, he starts using drugs again. He gets himself straightened out, stays sober for about five years, then comes another lay off or the death of someone close to him, so he turns back to dope. People want the instant relief that drugs offer because they haven't learned how to cope with the storms of life. The thing is, life is going to throw many tragedies at some people. Some people truly have horrible lives, not even of their own making. Life won't change for some people. If they drink every time something horrible happens, they'll always be drinking. [/QUOTE]
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