HOW TO AVOID DRUGS

HOW TO BEAT DRUG ADDICTION

EVERY DRUG IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IF TAKEN INCORRECTLY. Using alcohol or drugs to the point where they cause harm is drugs abuse. Drug use becomes abuse when the drug causes the user to suffer negative physical or psycological effects.lose control of himself,alienate people or place himself and other in danger.Drug abuser feel they cannot get by without getting drunk or high.They may even become physically addicted,so that their bodies come to depend on the drug avoiding.Drug abuse in the first place is much easier and safer than dealing with it once it starts.

INSTRUCTIONS

• deecide that you really want to stop using drugs drugs. unless you have the desire to change you will never be able to.
• be completely honest to yourself and others.your changes of recovery are not good if you cannot face yourself and deal with confrontations from others.
• be patient with yorself.it usually takes atleast three months before significant improvement occurs, sodont give up if you don't get intant results.
• avoid situations while you will be presurred into using more of a substance that you want to.don't go to parties where drinking is likely to be a theme and dont go over to your pothead friends who have to listen to old pink floyd albums.If you put yourself in situations where drug abuse is the norm,it will be much harder for you to avoid it.
• know your limits and stick to them.If two drinks makes you relax,but three makes you loopy.stick to two.If you do go overboard using alcohol or another drug,learn from the experience,to avoid loosing control next time.
• don't use alcohol,ecstacy or other drugs just because you are bored.If you do,then drug use will likely become a habit--a way to pass the time and defeat boredom.This can lead to drug abuse.
• know when you need to take a break.If you find yourself drinking or using outer drug heavily, take time off. Spend a month pursuing hobbies and activities that don,t involve drugs and alcohol,to give yourself a chance to gain perspective.
• do not use drugs and alcohol to deal with emotional traumas.although drinking to forget your breakup will not necessary lead to addiction,it will lead to abuse.you will probably get very drunk and may continue to drink more than you should for sometime.
• although alcohol and tobaco are legal,they are responsible for many more deaths annually in the united states than all other drugs combined