Maybe you’re one of the lucky ones. Maybe you can party as much as you want, and just walk away. Maybe not. If you didn’t know, on some level, that you have a problem, you wouldn’t be reading about rehabilitation and treatment centers in Illinois. Sure, there are some people who can party hearty and just walk away when they’re done. There are people who can drink until they puke, smoke or snort as much as they want, and never need another drink or another fix.
Deep down, you know you aren’t so lucky. That first drink you took led to more and more drinks, that first fix led to another and another. Then you don’t even get a buzz anymore. You need another drink or another fix, just to feel normal. You need that little bit just to keep you from throwing up; you don’t remember what it was like to feel high anymore.
So now, you’ve bottomed out. You feel weak, you feel like a bad person. But you need to realize that alcoholism and drug abuse are not signs or weakness. You are not weak willed. You have a disease. There is a genetic component to your disease and an environmental component. You weren’t aware that you could get addicted until it was too late, and you were in social situations where you were exposed to drugs and/or alcohol. Now you have a problem. You can’t stop.
Don’t despair. You can get help. You just have to take that first step, and contact one of the many fine drug rehab programs or alcohol rehab programs in Illinois. You can’t do this alone, but you’re not the first person in Illinois to face this, and the help you need is readily available at one of the many fine treatment centers in Illinois.