Many substance abusers will firmly
assert that they do not have a drug problem, that they can stop their drug use
at any time, that drug use does not affect them, that they don’t need help and
a host of other similar false statements.
Some of them truly do not believe that they have a drug problem because
the physical, emotional and psychological changes that have occurred as a
result of their drug use may have been so subtle as to be undetectable. Others may be ignoring the problem because
they feel that they must take drugs to feel normal or to survive a certain
condition or pattern in their life. Then
there are those who know that drugs are ruining their life and that if they
don’t get help and resolve their addiction, it is likely that they will lose
their life.
