| Substance abuse is very common in today's | | | | periods of control may temporarily arise. They will |
| culture. There are many different substances that | | | | sway back and forth between control and no |
| are abused. The most common abused | | | | control, ultimately bingeing for days, weeks, and in |
| substances are illegal street drugs and alcohol | | | | extreme cases months or years. |
| followed by prescription pills and medications. | | | | Substance abuse is where addiction takes root |
| Technically speaking, most anything can be | | | | and is cultivated and grown. Once the addiction |
| abused if it is taken excessively and without | | | | has control, there is little hope for the afflicted |
| caution or consideration to the suggested | | | | individual in ever recovering by themselves. Unless |
| directions. Even over the counter medications can | | | | they accept outside help, the addicted individual will |
| be abused. It usually when unseen potential for | | | | probably continue on until everyone and |
| dependence or abusive behaviors arise out of the | | | | everything around them is gone and they have |
| general population that the authorities step in and | | | | no where else to go. When this happens, the |
| begin to restrict its use. | | | | individual has two choices: (1) Continue on into |
| A good example of this is Vicks inhalers. When | | | | prison or death or (2) Accept help and save their |
| the inhalers first hit the market they quickly | | | | own lives. |
| became a popular item among addicts. Not just | | | | Substance abuse is flirting with disaster. Some |
| for the mild rush they would get from one use | | | | consider it a form of Russian roulette. A person |
| but the ability to extract certain amphetamine | | | | never knows when the substance abuse will |
| chemicals from them. Since then, Vicks has | | | | crossover and turn into a full blown addiction. And |
| redistributed a similar inhaler that no longer | | | | by then, hope for the individual to ever be what |
| contains these chemicals. But the use of Vicks | | | | they once were, "a casual user", will never be |
| inhalers alone does not usually lead to the | | | | again. They have been changed forever. Once an |
| extreme behaviors associated with other abused | | | | alcoholic always an alcoholic rings true here. The |
| substances. | | | | now addicted person will experience countless |
| Substance Abuse can take two different forms: | | | | negative consequences as a direct result of their |
| (a) the recreational, not yet addicted individual | | | | addicted behaviors until they are willing to accept |
| who continues until they either stop or become | | | | help and make the change for themselves. |
| (b) the addict who is using and abusing substances | | | | As it has been said, Substance Abuse is the |
| to maintain a false level well being. | | | | beginning and continuing end of addiction and |
| In the beginning of substance abuse, a common | | | | addictive behaviors. If you or someone you know |
| thought is, "I can stop whenever I want to". | | | | is abusing a substance of any kind, support them |
| When in reality they can't. These people usually | | | | in seeking the help they need. Manor House |
| continue on until they have passed the point of no | | | | Recovery Center is equipped with all the |
| return and find themselves in the middle of a full | | | | resources needed to assist an addicted person in |
| blown addiction. By this time, it is too late for | | | | achieving a sober and happy life. |
| them to ever recover control, though brief | | | | |