AHS Views

A reader who made a comment on a recent blog said “Each drug addiction must be treated differently. Critical to each case is the personality of the addicted.”

Thank you. That is spot on. Unless addiction help programs are tailored for the individual, they have a slim chance of working.

Why a person became addicted to drugs may seem ridiculous to others – which is probably one of the reasons why parents think their kids would never take drugs. They associated taking drugs with certain personality types – people who have what the observer would consider a serious problem.

Kids, for example, don’t seem to have any serious problems from most parents’ viewpoints. But each person is an individual, as are their responses and reactions to life’s pressures.

If you have someone who needs addiction help services, don’t go for a cookie cutter program. Get something that will be tailored to the individual.