The curse of substance abuse

It seems to me that the “War on Drugs” that the country declared many years ago is not being won.  As the economy worsens, and people are losing their jobs and homes, more people are turning to some form of substance abuse to relieve their anxiety.  Many people who have lost their jobs and are unable to find new ones are turning to crime to help pay for their house payments!  This is an intolerable situation, and I sure hope that relief arrives soon!  Fortunately, for those individuals who are lucky enough to realize that they have become addicted to their “recreational” drink or snort, there is a lot of addiction resource information on the Internet, as well as through Free Clinics and family physicians.

A plethora of alcohol rehab programs and cocaine rehab centers are cropping up everywhere.  Some are designed and cater for the financially affluent.  Sure must be nice to be able to recover in a luxurious spa-like surrounding!  Other centers are provided at low-cost, or no-cost to the financially struggling.  These centers do the best that they can, but with limited funding available I have to wonder how effective they can possibly be.  Once the addict leaves the building, the addict needs a lot of support.  That support may not always be easily accessible to those with limited funding, largely due to the inability of the addict with limited funding to be able to change their external surroundings!  One thing is for sure, it is a struggle for the addict to get clean and stay clean.

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