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Think you can stop drinking or using drugs any time you like? A lot of people who are addicted say that sort of thing. In fact, a lot of addicts actually can stop any time. The trouble is, they start using again almost immediately. Quitting drugs, especially addictive opiate painkillers, is not a comfortable process. Doing it alone is pretty much bound for failure. If you really, really want to quit and stay quit this time, please talk to us about your drug and alcohol treatment options.<\/p>\n

How did it happen?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Many people who find themselves addicted to drugs or alcohol wonder how in the world it ever happened to them. A lot of well meaning people mistakenly believe that addiction only happens to other people. They think it won’t happen to them, if they only ‘experiment’ or try ‘just a few’ of their friend’s prescription pain pills. Well, it’s a lot more complicated than that. Anyone who takes certain medications for any length of time is setting themselves up for addiction.<\/p>\n

Overcoming addiction is more than a matter of will power or moral principals, explains the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Addictive drugs actually alter the way the brain behaves, and that’s what makes quitting so hard. Fortunately, recent research gives drug and alcohol treatment centers such as America’s Rehab Campuses new medicines and therapies that make quitting easier than it ever was before.<\/p>\n

Are you addicted?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence offers a checklist of questions that anyone can use to verify their own addiction.<\/p>\n