Struggling with Drugs?
“Drugs are a waste of time. They destroy your memory and your self-respect and everything that goes along with your self esteem.”
― Kurt Cobain
― Kurt Cobain
“You can accept or reject the way you are treated by other people, but until you heal the wounds of your past, you will continue to bleed. You can bandage the bleeding with food, with alcohol, with drugs, with work, with cigarettes, with sex, but eventually, it will all ooze through and stain your life. You must find the strength to open the wounds, stick your hands inside, pull out the core of the pain that is holding you in your past, the memories, and make peace with them”
― Iyanla Vanzant, Yesterday, I Cried
― Iyanla Vanzant, Yesterday, I Cried
It's Never To Late To Change How You Are Living...
If you feel there isn't a way out, a way to change you are wrong.
People moderate, get sober, or abstain every day. There are so many resources to help you. More than there ever have been before!
You just have to try them. You may have to try numerous therapies before you find one that works. You may choose several and combine them.
You may find that in some of the Facebook groups of these different organizations that members talk badly or put down how other organizations work. (We have definitely seen this)
We feel that if you can find benefit in Smart Recovery, NA, Celebrate Recovery or other programs, or something resonates with you that helps you improve the quality of your life and controls addiction then you shouldn't discount that.
Try different methods, explore different groups and take the positives from them. Only you can decide what works for you and don't be swayed by other people's opinions just because that didn't work for them or they had a bad experience.
People moderate, get sober, or abstain every day. There are so many resources to help you. More than there ever have been before!
You just have to try them. You may have to try numerous therapies before you find one that works. You may choose several and combine them.
You may find that in some of the Facebook groups of these different organizations that members talk badly or put down how other organizations work. (We have definitely seen this)
We feel that if you can find benefit in Smart Recovery, NA, Celebrate Recovery or other programs, or something resonates with you that helps you improve the quality of your life and controls addiction then you shouldn't discount that.
Try different methods, explore different groups and take the positives from them. Only you can decide what works for you and don't be swayed by other people's opinions just because that didn't work for them or they had a bad experience.
You Can Change Your Addictive Behavior
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Here is a theory on why drugs are hard to quit. |
(Video is about 28 minutes)
When you're struggling with an addiction you have a constant internal conflict between your behaviors and your values. . |
Help for drug abuse
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What it looks like to be on drugs. Video about long term drug use.
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If you want to change your life here is the first thing you must do... Detox with more comfort.
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Type of drugs and their side effects
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A Video about weed and increased ER visits.
Video about LSD use
Video about opioids
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A Video about why Fentanyl is so dangerous- could be triggering
Video about the Zombie drug (graphic and triggering)
Video about a new drug that looks like cocaine or Molly.
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Controversial Methods For Treating Addiction
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(Video is about 7 minutes) *Controversial subject but worth educating yourself about it
Thoughts on Suboxone (and medication-assisted treatment in general). Also, include Subutex and Sublocade (which are other forms of Buprenorphine). Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is a controversial topic in the world of addiction and recovery. |
(Video is about 20 minutes) *Controversial subject but worth educating yourself about it
You may be struggling with choosing a short term Suboxone use strategy or a long term Suboxone plan. I want you to think about Suboxone differently from how others may have explained it to you. It just may save your life. |
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(Video is about 3 minutes) *Controversial Topic
Crysta Joehlin was first profiled on 10TV in 2016 while she was high on heroin in the back of a Newark ambulance. She explains what life is like on Suboxone and her desire to get off of it. |
(Video is about 8 minutes) *Controversial Topic
Vivitrol is used to help prevent relapse on heroin or pain pills and sometimes alcohol- Vivitrol is a monthly injection of Naltrexone, which is a medication That Blocks The Effects Of Opioids. |
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(Video is about 7 minutes). *Controversial Topic
This video is a review of Spravato, the new antidepressant licensed by the FDA in March 2019. Spravato is licensed for treatment-resistant depression and comes in the form of a nasal spray. |
(Video is about 9 minutes). *Controversial Topic
Dr. Jennifer Vande Voort, a Mayo Clinic psychiatrist, discusses esketamine nasal spray — a fast-acting treatment for depression that recently was approved by the Food and Drug Administration. |
Check out other methods on our other pages: mental health and https://www.cravingsobriety.com/additional-resources-for-mental-health.html
