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Substance use/abuse/dependence is a serious
problem that affects every part of a person's development and
life. If you are presently abusing alcohol and/or drugs, you
certainly are aware of the impact of the chemical on you and
your loved ones. You struggle everyday wondering when and how
you will stop your chemical use/abuse. You wonder to yourself,
"Why me? Why did this happen to me?" "What did I do to deserve
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Continued use and/or relapse happens to every
substance abuser and they can learn how to prevent relapse from
occurring over and over again. Chemical use starts out seemingly
without any negative impact on the individual. Then, over time,
the effect of the continuous use of the chemical of choice begins
to damage the person in physical, psychological, social and
spiritual ways. As this continues to happen, the ability of
the person to interrupt their use or growing addiction grows
less and less while their illness grows more and more. In a
relatively short period of time, the individual cannot interrupt
their chemical abuse/dependency problem and their life is adversely
affected. |
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Relapse does not happen by accident. It is
a process that has been extensively studied and is now understood
by treatment professionals. One saying among treatment providers
is:"One definition of insanity is doing the same thing over
and over expecting a different outcome". Relapse is something
that occurs over and over and the substance user loses hope
that they will ever be sober and happy and fulfilled again.
This also happens to the loved ones affected by the chemical
abuse/dependency problem of the user. |
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One thing to consider is the factors that
contribute to relapse. A simple way of remembering these factors
is to memorize the following acronym: HALT.
This stands for Hungry, Angry, Lonely Tired. If you get any
of these factors active in your daily functioning, you are in
a relapse prone situation. You MUST
TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO AVOID A RELAPSE.
Also, if you do not want to slip (relapse), stay out of slippery
places such as the place that you used to use the chemical,
being near the people who you have used the chemical with and
seeking the high. |
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Today is the time to get your substance use/abuse
problem under control. Whether it is your problem or the problem
of a loved one, there is help available to interrupt and stop
the use and abuse of alcohol and drugs. |
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To learn more about our self help relapse
prevention programs, click
here now! |
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Thank you for taking time to read this information
about my services and programs and about self help. |
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John Garlock, Ed.D., Ph.D., LPC, LMFT, LCDC,
CEAP |
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