Don’t Try To Reason With Drug Addiction
Addiction is not something you can reason with. Using logic with a drug addict is a waste of time. If you have worked and worked with an addict to show him how he is doing the wrong thing, what is your goal? You might get him to say, “Yeah, you are right. I should not be doing this. I need to quit. I see the light.” Then you feel all proud of yourself and he leaves and goes right out to use again. For anyone who has never been addicted it is hard to realize that drug addicts are not working on logic. His problem is not what you think it is.
Or, you could show them all the scary photos in the world of junkies and tweakers and pot-heads, take the shock and awe route. You might even impress them a bit. Then they will go right out and use drugs again, just as soon as they are out of sight. At best it will take a day before they will be back at it.
There is an old trick of drug addicts to “suddenly see the light” and start to agree with everything you are telling them. It often includes tears and hugs and plenty of thanks for helping them get through the dark times. Do not buy that line! Remember, even if the addict feels sincere at the moment, nothing has really been changed. Very few addicted persons will be able to abstain for any length of time without treatment.
Addiction is real and has real causes and only real solutions will overcome it.
What the addict needs is treatment. Good, quality treatment that does not simply replace the drug to which they are addicted with another, often more addictive, drug.
When reasoning with the person, it should be understood from the first, the only goal is to get them into treatment as soon as possible. You do not have to tell them that, but know it yourself and never waver.
If you can get the them the actually see the danger they are in, to see that their life and the lives of all around are being hurt, and that getting serious, NOW, is the only way to avoid severe consequences, the next immediate action is to get them into a good, long-term, drug-free, detox rehab center NOW.
This gives you the greatest chances of retrieving your loved one and putting the whole drug addiction nightmare behind you
Tony Bylsma CCDC, is a rehabilitation counselor and drug prevention speaker in Los Angeles. Visit and comment on his blog at detoxrehab.org.
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