When we think of drug addiction, we simply think of somebody
who's gotten accustomed to taking an addictive substance and
can't stop. But what causes this addiction, what is the force
behind it. For instance, what is the thing which makes the user
go back time and time again to use more and more drugs. What we
want to know is, why can't they just stop?
It is now believed that what drugs do is tamper with the brains
way of working. Try and imagine all of the things in life, the
things we hate and the things which give us pleasure. At the
most basic of levels, in life we experience 2 emotions, these 2
extremes: like, and dislike. The things we like, we constantly
seek to do more of, and the things we dislike we seek to avoid.
Let us focus on the 'like' side of things.
Somebody takes drugs because they like doing so, inevitably they
take more, and more etc. Soon enough they can't stop and find
themselves constantly wanting to take more drugs. Just as
somebody who has a hobby seeks to do as much of it as they can.
Drugs, basically, become a hobby. A part of peoples' lives.
Because of the constant need to do more, to maintain the
sought-after effects, it is something the user likes whilst
experiencing, but when coming down, or not experiencing
dislikes. So rather than even consider quitting and getting out
of the cycle, the first idea is to take more. It is such a cycle
it is sometimes hard for the addicted to know where it ends and
where it begins.
Some people are more prone to addictive behaviour than others.
This is a medical fact. Some people have used hardcore drugs
such as heroin, and simply decided not to take anymore one day,
all on their own without any drugs rehab, and haven't taken
anymore. Sure, they've maybe had to go through the withdrawal,
something like a very long and painful hangover, and the
physical and psychological cravings they've maybe had, but in
time this diminishes. Addiction can almost be like love. It is
easy to fall in love, and think about nothing but, whilst it is
quite something else to leave 'love' behind.
Time is a great healer. At the most absolute basic level, the
only way to beat drugs is to learn to stop loving them, and find
something else to fall in love with. Eventually, you'll never
look back - but forward!
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