2007-03-24 13:56:13 · 25 answers · asked by michael 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Yes
2007-03-24 13:59:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes it is possible to recover with the right help. I have recovered from alcoholism and very rarely think about taking a drink today. I was also addicted to diazepam and cigarettes and don't take those either anymore. There are many people who have recovered from using drugs and I'm sure you will find help in Narcotics anonymous and other places. Maybe this is the time to ask your creator for help. May He guide and protect you in your difficult journey.Please remember you are a very special person. No-one is better or worse than you. You are the equal of everyone. But you are very special to God. Please believe me.
2007-03-24 21:13:59 · answer #2 · answered by Birdman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Addicts or alcoholics never completely recover. However they are able to get a daily reprieve from the illness/disease of addiction. They only get that daily reprieve by not taking that drug of choice or any drug at all that alters the way they think and feel. Addicts/alcoholics have to relearn a whole new strategy to be able to deal with those thoughts and feelings or reasons that they used that drug of choice. I strongly recommend getting help and support for the issue's that arise from not being able to use these illicit drugs any longer. And the best place for that is from people who have recovered from the illness/disease themselves who are living a happy and useful life.
Wishing you all the luck in the world matey!! GOOD LUCK!!
2007-03-27 16:57:08 · answer #3 · answered by mickey p 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is possible not to ever take another drug but you can not recover from something that is a desease. You have to fight the cravings for the rest of your life. Do I think a person can do it, Yes I do. You can live the rest of your life in a more healthier lifestyle. Its hard work but only an addict can do it if they really want to.
2007-03-24 21:07:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can get sobriety from drugs and alcohol and it will feel great. But you can't go back to using again or as they say, drinking like a gentleman. Once your body has become addicted to drugs and alcohol it remembers and the minute you try to use again you will end up right back where you started. Staying sober is the way to go, there's NA or AA and changin who you hang around and your old habits help as well.
I have been sober almost seven years. What I did was set some boundaries such as I don't go to bars or night clubs anymore. Champagne brunches trigger me because I drank alot of champagne and I stopped hanging around the friends who had addiction problems. The friends I have now that are what we call normies don't drink around me. I hang out alot with women in sobriety. I go to a women's AA meeting once a week no matter what, yearly women's retreat, and camping with AA and NA women during the summer. And every May eight of us go to my parent's beach house with three of my normy friends and we have a great time. Sobriety can be fun if you want it to.
2007-03-24 21:19:08 · answer #5 · answered by Serinity4u2find 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mm. It's certainly possible to come off them. But to fully recover form drug addiction? I don't know.
2007-03-28 20:33:13 · answer #6 · answered by james c 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a drug addict is the same as an alcoholic there are degrees of recovery as to wether you really recover fully is a debatable point as any stressful situation could send you right back to the beginning
2007-03-25 11:44:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes,most defifnitely. I have seen people recover from it fully & lead better lives than ever. I think in life when there's a will, there's a way. it's totally possible & it's make it easier with support.
2007-03-24 22:07:45 · answer #8 · answered by glgl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. You will always be plagued by thoughts of whatever you were addicted to, although they will become less frequent over time. The temptation will be there forever. However, with support, work, and a little time, it IS possible to live a normal and fulfilling life.
2007-03-24 21:08:43 · answer #9 · answered by JaniesTiredShoes 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Brian......You have to want to not relapse......You have to be stronger than the addiction......as with any addiction there is always the possibility of relapse, alot depends on the strength of the person, and if they are willing to not have the friends they once had. By this I mean absolutely no contact at all. Remember the one who was addicted has changed......but their friends have not changed at all, they are still doing drugs, and would love to have their old friend back.
2007-03-24 21:04:24 · answer #10 · answered by mrs_endless 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No! You will always have the addiction hanging over you, addiction isnt a colourfull umbereller that one can parade around as if its a Gossipy statement/ story in a womans mag.
If you get one its for keeps and thats nowt cool about it, ask the kids that have dealt with AA, and Skag n crack. Its a bleeding shame.
2007-03-24 21:06:27 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋