can you recover from drug induced psychosis?

Answer 1

Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. There are such unfortunates. They are not at fault; they seem to have been born that way. They are naturally incapable of grasping and developing a manner of living which demands rigorous honesty. Their chances are less than average. There are those too, who suffer from grave emotional and mental disorders, but many of them do recover if they have the capacity to be honest.

Our stories disclose in a general way what we used to be like, what happened, and what we are like now. If you have decided you want what we have and are willing to go to any length to get it- then you are ready to take certain steps.

At some of these we balked. We thought we could find an easier softer way. But we could not. With all the earnestness at our command, we beg of you to be fearless and thorough from the very start. Some of have tried to hold on to our old ideas and the result was nil until we let go absolutely.

Remember that we deal with drug/alcohol- cunning, baffling, powerful! Without help it is too much for us. But there is One who has all power- that one is God. May you find Him Now!

Half measures availed us nothing. We stood at the turning point. We asked His protection and care with complete abandon.
If you want what we have to offer, and are willing to make the effort to get it, then you are ready to take certain steps. These are the principles that made our recovery possible.

We admitted that we were powerless over our addiction, that our lives had become unmanageable.

We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

We made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.

We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.

We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.

We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.

We humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.

We made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.

We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.

We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.

We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.

Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

This sounds like a big order, and we can’t do it all at once. We didn’t become addicted in one day, so remember—easy does it.

There is one thing more than anything else that will defeat us in our recovery; this is an attitude of indifference or intolerance toward spiritual principles. Three of these that are indispensable are honesty, open-mindedness, and willingness. With these we are well on our way.

We feel that our approach to the disease of addiction is completely realistic, for the therapeutic value of one addict helping another is without parallel. We feel that our way is practical, for one addict can best understand and help another addict. We believe that the sooner we face our problems within our society, in everyday living, just that much faster do we become acceptable, responsible, and productive members of that society.

The only way to keep from returning to active addiction is not to take that first drug. If you are like us you know that one is too many and a thousand never enough. We put great emphasis on this, for we know that when we use drugs in any form, or substitute one for another, we release our addiction all over again.

Thinking of alcohol as different from other drugs has caused a great many addicts to relapse. Before we came to NA, many of us viewed alcohol separately, but we cannot afford to be confused about this. Alcohol is a drug. We are people with the disease of addiction who must abstain from all drugs in order to recover.

Answer 2

Drug Induced Psychosis Recovery

Answer 3

Depends on the drug and the person's particular physiology. Marijuana psychosis, while rare does exist, only lasts for a few weeks. Also some people prone to certain psychological disorders might have their first episode brought on by a drug, and then might have that disorder for the rest of their lives, but their condition might be something like depression or bipolar disorder which is not exactly like psychosis. Other kinds of drugs can absolutely cause permanent psychosis, though it is relatively rare.

Answer 4

It depends on what drug, how long it was used and how severe the psychosis is when the person affected gets help. I have an ex who was hooked on meth for years and he got a pretty crazy. He's clean now and he seems ok now but you can tell he has suffered from some permanent effects where his mental health is concerned.

Answer 5

15 years ago me and my best friend in the world each "dropped" 20 hits of LSD. We experienced things that should not be experienced by anyone. We weren't ready. We actually talked to each other without saying a word. We felt the presence of God and asked the meaning of life. I know everyone says we were full of it and it was just the drug. But certain things happened that cannot be explained away. Anyway, I still think back to that night every single day of my life. My best friend in the world never came down and has been in a mental hospital under the care of the state (he has no relatives) from that day onward.

Answer 6

Yes you can, but there is also the risk that you will not. Nobody knows who gets stuck in the psychosis and who is fortunate enough to heal from it. I met people who used mathamphetamine, and were still paranoid and hearing voices 2 years later. Scary!

Answer 7

It could take a long time and some people never fully recover. They have flashbacks and some brain damage. Keep away from drugs.

Answer 8

I dunno..it took Brian Wilson 25 years to come out of it. I think eventually...if your fortunate. i knew a guy that never came out..poor slob!!

Answer 9

yes, hence the term "drug induced"

Answer 10

"If there is a will there is a way." and with God anything is possible even know it may be hard you can recover.