| If you want to quit smoking drugs, or have a | | | | where more physical instability is visible. |
| friend or family member that wants to quit | | | | The body has gotten used to the chemical |
| smoking drugs you have to be conscious that | | | | substance inside it, and now is manifesting |
| you, he, or she can't do it alone. This is a | | | | its dislike for not having it anymore. Things |
| rough thing to go through and the most | | | | like anxiety attacks, vomiting, shakiness, |
| effective way to get passed it is with the | | | | blackouts… are all common. After this |
| help of the closest people to the drug | | | | comes the phase of maintenance; extremely |
| addict. | | | | difficult. |
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| It's a tricky process with different phases | | | | In this part you have to make sure that the |
| and you should know what is going to happen | | | | person, whether you or someone else, doesn't |
| in order to face the challenges correctly. In | | | | have contact with the drug. If not, it will |
| my opinion you can identify four main phases. | | | | result in a relapse and the addiction will |
| The first phase, as with alcoholism, is | | | | continue. The person can NEVER be in contact |
| denial. A person addicted to anything will | | | | with the drug. It doesn't matter if the |
| refuse to believe he or she is because he or | | | | person was addicted at 16 years old and then |
| she thinks is in total control. You have to | | | | stopped at 1 and in his late thirties decides |
| try to the greatest extent to let the person | | | | to try it again because of some personal |
| realize that he or she is addicted and has to | | | | crisis. |
| quit smoking drugs. | | | | |
| | | | The best way to successfully get rid of a |
| Detox | | | | drug addiction problem is by interning the |
| | | | person in a drug rehab clinic. There he or |
| The second phase… Detox. Even though | | | | she will find more people to count with |
| each phase is extremely difficult to | | | | support, which is a vital part if he or she |
| overcome, the particular phase is the one | | | | wants to quit smoking drugs. |