Important things to realize

We may think the following of abusers, “Why don’t they just make themselves give up on drugs? All they need is willpower.” Please think of things in your own life (a favorite video game, friend, favorite food, television program, or comfortable bed) that would be hard to give up if someone asked you to do it? Could someone make you quit your habits if you did really want to quit them? None of these things have the kind of physical or psychological effect on them that a drug could have.

The simple things in life that we can’t do without are a little bit like what a drug addict or alcoholic would face except in much bigger proportions. The drugs release endorphins in the brain and therefore create an actual physical desire for it in addition to psychological. A recovery from drug addiction would probably be one of the most difficult things an addict would ever have to do because their bodies can’t do without it. They would constantly feel sick because the body had gotten accustomed to the euphoria from the drug and now has to go without it.

Most people know that drug abuse is wrong and illegal, some people experiment, and become addicted anyway.

There is always a thrill whenever we do something wrong or break any rule; it’s what pushes us when we’re kids to be mischievous. Most of us are now old enough to know when something’s right or wrong and whether or not we should be doing it but most of the time, we end up doing the bad things anyway. It is almost like a natural neural reflex to do exactly what we shouldn’t for curiosity sake. This could be more harmful in the case of drugs and that is why we should learn to exercise control from a younger age.