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Originally Posted by thingstodo
I have a close relative who is a recovering heroin addict. And he has used plenty of other drugs on his path to recovery. As such, I have done hours of research on the subject. Furthermore, my brother-in-law is a shrink that deals with drug and alcohol abuse and my wife is a psychologist. I say all that to provide some semblance of credibility.
I disagree with pan6467.
A chemical dependency of any kind requires a detox of the chemical. That is the first and easiest stage. The easiest but certainly not easy - it can be horrible, which is why it is amazing that so many addicts go through it so many times. What's left is the mental portion. Also, most chemical addicts started due to an underlying psychological problem. Had they been able to efectively deal with the underlying problem, they probably wouldn't have become an addict. However, once and addict, always an addict.
So both addictions end up with the mental portion. And that is what takes a lifetime to deal with. Because an addict is always a recovering addict.
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I have to agree with you. My Dad is a recovering heroine addict. He had a real hard time about 2 weeks ago. He recently tried to quit smoking. He was using the nicotene patch. He started drinking red wine every night. At first, it was fine. One to two glasses per night turned into 3+. He started to drink a lot more than that due to stress,etc. He is a bit of a stuffer. It all came crashing down on him when my brother and I both had to go over there to convince him everything was ok. He was saying all kinds of things.
He is now smoking again and as far as I know, he is not drinking wine any longer. Oh well, he is in a better mood and smoking does not affect him on the outside as drinking. I don't have the heart to try and talk him out of smoking. As bad as it sounds. I would rather have my Dad who smokes, than not to have a Dad at all.