Determining the Need for Professional Drug Rehab

A lot of San Diego residents suspect that they have a drug addiction yet can't tell for certain. The following are indicators of drug addiction that you should watch out for to determine if you need professional drug rehab:

• Drug tolerance. This means that you need to systematically increase your intake of the drug to experience the same "high”.

 
• Withdrawal symptoms. Individuals with a real drug dependence experience psychologically and/or physically unpleasant symptoms when they stop consuming the illicit substance. Some withdrawal symptoms include anxiety, shaking, sweating, depression, insomnia, restlessness, and nausea.

• Lack of control. Drug addicts are not able to limit or stop their use of the illicit substance.

• Drug-centered lifestyle. The life of a drug addict revolves around accessing and using drugs. Resources like time and money are constantly being poured into the addiction.

 
• Old lifestyle abandoned. Whether your pre-drug lifestyle involved knitting, basketball, or baking cookies with your grandfather, your old, healthier mode of living is replaced with the new drug-centered lifestyle. This is oftentimes why many drug addicts find themselves alienated from friends and family members who do not view drug addiction as an acceptable way of life.

• You continue using drugs even though they are having profoundly painful effects on your mind and body.

Embracing The Solution

The solution to drug addiction is to attain professional treatment services in a supervised facility. There are numerous services that these treatment facilities offer, including one-on-one counseling, group therapy, and mentorship. SAMHSA also notes that having a stable home, sense of purpose, healthy lifestyle, and community support can help facilitate and optimize the recovery process. By using all of these recovery strategies in conjunction, you will likely find that you are able to make your drug addiction a thing of the past.