Addiction Explained

The Cycle of Addiction

• However, they were unable to deal effectively with life’s problems and turned to drugs or alcohol as a means of dealing with unwantedio situatns. 

• The person usually takes drugs because they attempt to compensate for some personal deficiency or life situation. They may be depressed, in pain or incapable of dealing with a loss of a loved one or extreme circumstance. It could also be as simple as a need to fit in and make friends, or a way to lose weight. Regardless of the reason, the person begins to seek "help" in the form of drugs or alcohol.