Posted by Caleb462 on November 22, 2003, at 17:34:12
In reply to do you all really want help??, posted by MOTHERNEEDHELP on November 22, 2003, at 16:15:32
> This is what I wonder alot.. My husband has been taking these pills for awile and I'm starting to think that he really likes them and that he does not want help.Does anyone else relate to this.
First of all, really liking does not mean he does not want help. Addicts who have been clean for years may still "like" the drug. Also, if he is in the early stages of addiction he will likely believe he "can control his use", "will not become addicted", etc. and thus he does not see the need for help.
Being addicted to substances can be a powerful thing, it *physcally* alters the brain, and destroy's a person's willpower. Once addiction set in, there is way more to it than simply "liking" the drug. Even before addiction sets in, drug use is a complex issue and there's alaways more to it than simple enjoyment. This aspect of addiction is often ignored, and drug users are often viewed as people who just dont want to stop having fun or weak, lazy people who could stop if they really tried.
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