I know a person who is in recover for 5 years now. But theres still this stigma "once a drug addict always a drug addict!" Will he ever gai the trust issue from his family or co-workers, which as right now they don't even know that he is one. For fear that they may look at him as a different person. He's afraid of losing his job etc...
2007-04-30 07:54:23 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Yes "once a drug addict always a drug addict" because it is a disease. A desease of which there is no cure. Every day is a struggle hench "one day at a time". "Trust" only in the fact he/she is fighting daily for control of their life.
2007-04-30 08:24:55 · answer #1 · answered by ambernpeach 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, give it TIME, but he must have different feelings about himself as well.
I applaud this person that has changed. My sister and brother both grew up as drug addicts. Took them nowhere. Sister died not even knowing us she was so gone in other world by drugs. I lost my sister long before she ever really died.
Brother in and out of jail. No future for him now. He has totally given up on having or owning anything in live. Also, my entire family trusted neither one of them. Again, I applaud this person, but......it will take a while for others to see him as he wants to see himself. Patience is something that he needs a lot of as well as support.
Yes, they will change the way they have seen him but he must really be changed. If you are healthy then you will act and look health. If you are sick, you will shown signs of illness. I hope that made sense to you. In other words, if it walks like a duck...know what I mean.
This is a tough road he has ahead of him but it will be so well worth it. He is going to have to walk through hot coals for a while, but there is an end.
He must stop worrying what people think of him and today start living like he should and it will all shine through. If he worries it is a sure sign of going the wrong road again and therefore not to be trusted. He MUST TRUST HIMSELF and then others will follow. Some may never but you can please everyone even if you have NEVER done drugs at all.
Good luck to a long and clean life.
2007-04-30 08:09:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry, some people who had coke and alcool problems can end up president...
There are a number of accounts of substance abuse and otherwise disorderly conduct by Bush in his early years. Bush has admitted to drinking "too much" in those years and described this period of his life as his "nomadic" period of "irresponsible youth". On September 4, 1976, at the age of 30, Bush was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol near his family's summer home in Kennebunkport, Maine. He pleaded guilty, was fined $150, and had his driver's license suspended until 1978 in Maine.
So there is hope!
2007-04-30 08:01:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
as long as he has not been in jail for it he should be fine with his employer. if as a drug addict he hurt his family/friends than that may take some time if never to get their trust back. also, if he stays clean and is honest, when he is straight people will see him as who he is now and not what he knows he was. when you meet someone for the first time, as they say, the first impression is the lasting impression
2007-04-30 08:02:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if the person doesn't change anything other than whether or not they do drugs, then of course not --- like a "dry drunk syndrome", if a person doesn't better themselves, a drunken asshole who gets sober is still an asshole but if he's working hard to change, he'll be viewed differently as he acts differently my family looked at me the same way for near 3 years, but since not only have they treated me with respect, so have the professional associations i've made etc its been about seven and a half years now and in my daily life, the only one who knows me to be anything other than an average guy is me.
2016-05-17 10:31:39 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he is recovered it is something from the past and by the way recovery is not easy a friend of mine had to go to rehab for a heroin issue he now looks at life in a much better way and has become a conselor that teenagers can relate to, So to me he is just my friend that works at a rehab.
2007-04-30 08:04:23 · answer #6 · answered by gotta be Stella 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, I personally look up to one who is recovering and making somthing good of their life. Do thing that make a positive difference that people will notice.
2007-04-30 08:00:49 · answer #7 · answered by stoddardphoto 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
certainly he has more to prove, but i think that if he does indeed beat his addiction it is a wonderful show of his strength as a person
2007-04-30 07:59:16 · answer #8 · answered by IAN 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that depends...they need to also be rid of the druggie attitude. Strive for bigger things and take a huge part in society. but yes they can be more, absolutely!
2007-04-30 08:00:10 · answer #9 · answered by Jaroo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Soooo....if no one knows he's an addict, then what is the issue?
2007-04-30 07:59:10 · answer #10 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋