Drug addiction starts with that first act of taking drugs. Alcoholism starts with that first sip. Nobody sets out to develop a substance abuse problem. It’s a slippery slope. You go to a party, you have a little bit of booze. It makes you feel good, it makes you less inhibited, maybe it makes you feel less shy. So you do it again. This is working for you! It’s harmless enough, you’re not getting in any serious trouble.
But over time, you start to notice something if you’re honest with yourself. You start to notice that as the days pass, you drink more and more to get the same effect. Eventually, you start to notice you need that first sip just to get to the point where you feel normal. Then you notice that if you don’t have a drink or a fix, you feel sick.
You’ll bottom out, if you haven’t already. Maybe you’ve tried to quit. Maybe you’ve tried to quit more than once. It’s frustrating, isn’t it? It’s probably time to admit that not only do you need to beat this thing, you need to get this monkey off your back to get your life back, but that you can’t do it alone. You need help.
If you haven’t been lucky enough to have your loved ones do a drug intervention or alcohol intervention with you, and check you into a drug rehab program or alcohol rehab program, then it’s time to do it yourself.
Drug rehab centers and alcohol rehab centers offer you some unique advantages that you can’t get from trying to beat this on your own. For one thing, you can make it through those first, hardest steps toward recovery in an environment that is free of temptation and the stresses that lead you to temptation. If you have a drug or alcohol problem, check into a Maryland addiction treatment program today.