AHS Views

I recently heard about a fellow who has been in and out of drug detox, jail and halfway houses for 10 years. He started drinking and smoking pot at age 11, doing cocaine at 17, heroin at 18. During all those years, the longest detox program he did lasted about a week. What’s behind his story? Truthfully, until he gets into a drug rehab program, he’ll probably never know.

Going through detox after detox is not uncommon. Some people think that if they can just make it through withdrawal, they’ll have it beat. But that’s not all it takes. You need full drug rehab to get down to the bottom of things and get healthy.

The fellow above is now an older guy, still in a halfway house, and attending meetings three times a day to try to stay straight. That may be better than the life he had before, but it’s not a life. You can’t work, can’t have a career, can’t take care of a family. His whole life revolves around those meetings.

Don’t let this happen to someone you care about. If you know someone who has a
drug or alcohol problem, get them into drug rehab now.