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Monday, February 29, 2016

By Benny Lionston


Many Floridians have a positive feeling when it comes to their home state. The weather is often so beautiful and people are more prone to try and figure out what they want to do on beautiful sunny days. However, there is a drug problem effecting Florida and the entire east coast as well. It is hard for many Floridians to accept the fact that there is an ever growing population of alcohol treatment centers. These treatment centers are throughout the entire state. It is said that there are over 18,000 treatment centers in the USA alone.

A treatment program can cost as much as $25,000 and well over $60,000 in some states. It is important to plan ahead when it comes to addiction. For starters, try looking for an inpatient program in your area. Many people decide to get treatment in sunny Florida. It is a unique opportunity to get help from facilities that have year around good weather. Many men and women believe that alcoholism is a problem because you can have a seizure or your main organs can fail. A lot of people die from having sclerosis of the liver. Alcohol is the #1 abused drug in the world. It is hard to believe that alcohol is legal and other drugs like heroin are illegal. At the end of the day, both drugs can kill you.

Life in general has a lot to do with taking the right steps. When we take the right steps, we begin to learn more about the future and what we are all about. Listen to your inner heart and always look at the future in all that you are doing. I think that people begin to understand their addiction better when they are around others that are hurting as well. Many addicts say that they want to get help rather quickly. They say this because they don't want to see themselves always addicted to a drug. The first step that you must take is to call an addiction treatment center that can help you.

Drug abuse is something that the entire world is seeing first hand right now. Most people look at an addict and wonder how they got there. Many people ask, "Can't they just stop taking drugs?" The answer to this question is not. People that are addicted to drugs and alcohol simply cannot just stop taking a drug. In fact, many will go into convulsions, sweats or have a seizure if they stop cold turkey. People need detox quickly in order to get to the next level. It is always important to help an addict when you possibly can. Every day is a day in which they are away from sobriety.

It is important to understand that sobriety does take time to complete. Most people that get sober say that they feel completely free and like a whole new person. Before you get to excited, most addicts have to go back into rehab multiple times before they can be sober for life. Most programs are only 15% successful with addicts staying free for life the first time that they go. Addiction is never easy to overcome.




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