{"product_id":"2940014340540","title":"Drug Addiction: Stop Your Dependence","description":"Table of Contents:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction...3\u003cbr\u003eWhy People Use Drugs...4\u003cbr\u003eMethamphetamine...5\u003cbr\u003eHeroin...6\u003cbr\u003eMarijuana...8\u003cbr\u003eCocaine...12\u003cbr\u003eAlcohol...14\u003cbr\u003eNicotine...16\u003cbr\u003ePrescription Drugs...20\u003cbr\u003eIdentifying Your Drug Problem...26\u003cbr\u003eSigns in Others...31\u003cbr\u003eHow Addiction Works...34\u003cbr\u003eRehab Centers...37\u003cbr\u003eSafe Detoxing...40\u003cbr\u003eWorking the 12 Steps...43\u003cbr\u003eBuilding Your Self-Esteem...46\u003cbr\u003eInvolving the Family...49\u003cbr\u003eIntervention...52\u003cbr\u003eStaying Sober...54\u003cbr\u003eCalming the Soul...56\u003cbr\u003eTeens and Drugs...58\u003cbr\u003eConclusion...63\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLife can be crazy. Life can be stressful. Life can be hard to take. These are all truths that are just simple facts. Because life can be difficult, people look for different ways to cope with the stress that life brings.\u003cbr\u003eRegrettably, drugs have become the most prominent coping mechanism that people use to deal with life’s problems. There are many reasons why people begin using drugs. They are looking for a way out – an escape – a way to forget life for just a little while.\u003cbr\u003eMethamphetamine use has grown to alarming rates in the United States with over 25 percent of the population addicted to this drug. Twenty-three percent of high school seniors use marijuana on a regular basis. Forty-three percent of adults report having a problem with alcohol.\u003cbr\u003eThe statistics also reveal that drug use, including alcohol and cigarettes, is beginning earlier in life. Children are experimenting with drugs as young as 10 years old, and many middle schoolers have already had their first taste of alcohol by seventh grade.\u003cbr\u003eWhat are even more disturbing are the health effects that drug use and abuse causes. Last year alone, there were over 20,000 alcohol-induced deaths not including car accidents, and deaths due to heroin overdoses have increased by two percent in just the course of one year.\u003cbr\u003eDrug addiction doesn’t discriminate either. Many famous celebrities have struggled with addiction as has the common man. You can be a regular housewife or the head of a company and find yourself struggling with drug dependence.\u003cbr\u003eWhat can you do? The answer is – a lot. If you find yourself with a problem, the time to take action is now. You could check yourself into a rehabilitation facility, but you can also try some self-help steps first.\u003cbr\u003eThis book is intended for both the person who is addicted and for those who have a loved one with addiction. We’ll look at the signs of a problem and address the various drugs that are most likely to cause\u003cbr\u003edependence. Then, with the help of experts, we’ll give you some strategies that you can try to get you back on the road to a drug-free life.\u003cbr\u003eYou can overcome your dependence on drugs. It won’t be easy, but you can do it. But you have to start now. Don’t be addicted anymore. Start your journey today!\u003cbr\u003eWHY PEOPLE USE DRUGS\u003cbr\u003eThe reasons people use drugs are varied. Essentially, though, drugs give us a desired effect producing a feeling of euphoria that makes us feel better – at least temporarily. There are hundreds of ways that drugs help people cope with life and each person has their own reason why they choose a certain drug.\u003cbr\u003eDrugs can help calm you down, give you energy, overcome shyness, and avoid feelings of loneliness. They may you feel bolder and want to take risks you wouldn’t normally take. They are used to perhaps fit into social situation and get into a “party” mood and even to celebrate happy occasions.\u003cbr\u003eMedically, drugs are used to alleviate pain, help you to sleep, suppress anger, combat anxiety, and avoid depression. They can be used to cope with stress, stimulate your desire for sex, and lose weight.\u003cbr\u003eMany people report that they began using drugs as a response to peer pressure. Those around them would use drugs, so to fit in, they began using as well.\u003cbr\u003eThe ways drugs affect us are countless—for everyone. So much so that often it seems that drugs can cure all our ills and help us overcome whatever bothers us. If that’s all there were to it, we might consider each drug to be some kind of “wonder drug.”\u003cbr\u003eThis is where the thought process gets a little skewed. People begin to crave the feeling of euphoria that they get when they use drugs and that’s when it becomes a problem. It can be a vicious cycle. You feel you can’t live without the feelings that drugs give you and that you just won’t be able to cope with life without those drugs. That’s what breeds addiction.\u003cbr\u003eLet’s look at various drugs of choice that people often use and what those specific drugs can do.\u003cbr\u003eMETHAMPHETAMINE\u003cbr\u003eMethamphetamine is an addictive stimulant that is closely related to amphetamine, but has longer lasting and more toxic effects on the central nervous system. It has a high potential for abuse and addiction.\u003cbr\u003eMethamphetamine use is on the","brand":"Laiftllc.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47080102002928,"sku":"2940014340540","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014340540_p0.jpg?v=1763606596","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014340540","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}