Why can't I stop using drugs on my own?!
Question:
Why can't I stop using drugs on my own?
I got into some trouble and put on probation (the charge wasn't drug related) and my p.o. does urine screens on me, which i failed for weed. Now he's making me go to a drug rehabilitation program for 9 months that I have to complete or face the remaining time I have on probation in jail. I can quit smoking on my own and dont need group therapy for three hours a day, four days a week for nine months! I've made this perfectly clear with the counselor and he says I'm in denial....that someone in denial needs it even more!! HA! B.S. I say....what do you think?
Answers:
Maybe you are in denial!
Addiction IS a disease. Wether its pot, crack, meth, alcohol, pills, whatever - they all come with a different degree of addiction. Pot, in my opinion, is the drug with the least degree of abuse and addiction, but nonetheless, it is addictive and probably requires the lesser degree of treatment.
Denail IS a sympton of addiction and until you accept the fact that you are an addict, you'll never be able to move forward.
The way I see it...you have two choices:
1. - Do as your told....go to your group therapy! Keep an open mind and try to learn something. You just might find your po did you a life saving favor and you might find a better way to live. Think about how much money your saving or will save over the next few months!
or -
2. - Go to jail....stay angry and in denial and be a potheat the rest of your life.
Your being given a second chance! Not everyone is afforded such an oppurtunity! And it just might save you life in the long run.
Good luck to you....I hope it turns out well!