Drug Rehab: How Do You Know When It's Really Needed? by Rod MacTaggart
You, or more likely a loved one, are abusing drugs or alcohol. You want to know if and when a drug rehab program is really needed.
The answer should be simple - you need drug rehab if you are addicted to alcohol or drugs. The broad definition of addiction is a recurring compulsion to take a substance despite harmful consequences to one's life - health, mental state, family, social life, workplace and so on. With addiction, one has to have the drug for the feeling it provides. If your problem is with prescription drugs, that feeling goes beyond simply controlling the symptom that sent you to the doctor. In the worst cases of addiction, the person will do just about anything, no matter how destructive to themselves or others, to obtain the drug.
If the above definition of addiction doesn't seem to fit because your situation seems less destructive or obsessive, there could be another situation, called dependence. This is also a signal that drug rehab may be needed - if a person takes an addictive drug for a long period of time, they are likely to become addicted - but it's possible they simply need drug detox - help getting through withdrawal - and don't need to follow it up with drug rehab.
Both dependence and addiction are common with both street drugs and addictive prescription drugs like opiate painkillers, even when used as directed. But dependence and addiction are often difficult to tell apart. Either way, you should get professional help instead of just stopping the drug. Withdrawal can sometimes be dangerous.
Your best bet is to contact a drug rehab program counselor. They'll be able to tell you whether you need rehab or not. But, you should do it quickly: Most addictions start off as an unrecognized dependence and rapidly escalate to addiction. Ignoring the situation at any stage is not a healthy option.
Experienced drug rehab counselors have heard it all before, and they can help cut through the protests and denials that an addict might throw out and help you get him or her into drug rehab. If it's for you, be honest with yourself - no one is listening - and call for some professional help for yourself. You've read this far, you care, and you deserve it.
The path to addiction begins with the first drink, pill, smoke, injection, or whatever it is. Moving away from alcohol and drug addiction towards drug rehab is a tough move, but the first step on that journey is a call for help to ease the passage. You have nothing to lose and a life to save, and you don't have to do this alone. Whether it's for you or another, think of it as a 911 call for a new life. Contact a drug rehab program counselor who can help you get the help you need.
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