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Help in NW Indiana for Son Who’s Depressed and Self Medicates?

Question by dede: Help in NW Indiana for son who’s depressed and self medicates?
Is there any other place in NW IN that has a good dual diagnosis program? He has been clean for four months but is depressed and ready to relaspe.(cocaine and/or heroin was what he used to self medicate.)Has low self-esteem, doesn’t care about anything,carries alot of guilt, and shame for things he’s done to self medicate. Newlywed since May/wonderful girl, new father to a baby girl/October and has a really good job that he likes in sales. Everything to be greatful 4-she/we(family) have alot of trust issues with him as he used to take his checks from previous jobs and go on binges or steal from us. His father is an alcoholic/drug addict. I divorced him when he was 9. He has a loving a and supportive family and a step father that has been there 4 him 4 9 yrs. My son is 25. Has been through alot of jobs until he found this one. Haven’t been able to find a doctor to treat his depression, they always address the substance abuse and not the depression. Need help.

What Can I Do to Stop My Drug Addiction?

Question by Aly: What can I do to stop my drug addiction?
I have been doing a lot of drugs lately, weed, cocaine you name it. My dance teacher has been noticing that i have been out of it lately since im sometimes high in the class during school. She has talked to mem asking me if im ok and stuff. How can I stop with out telling anybody except for the people i do it with??? If i don’t stop i might get caught.
Its so hard to stop I have tried but I keep coming back to it. I sometimes feel alone

Best answer:

Answer by Katelynn
umm just stop, what do you want more drugs to make you stop/ only way to get over that is to go rehab. or just cold turkey.

Philip Seymour Hoffman: What Makes Someone Relapse Into Addiction? – BBC News

Philip Seymour Hoffman: What makes someone relapse into addiction? – BBC News


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Philip Seymour Hoffman: What makes someone relapse into addiction?
BBC News
Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman reportedly died after taking drugs, having apparently been clean for more than two decades. But what causes relapses like this, asks Ed Ram. Philip Seymour Hoffman first checked himself into rehab after graduating in drama 
Addiction relapses like Hoffman's aren't rareMinneapolis Star Tribune
Why Philip Seymour Hoffman's death is so scaryThe Randolph Guide

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Causes of Addiction – Google News

Russell Brand Decries Drug Laws, Addiction Stigma in Philip Seymour … – People Magazine


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Russell Brand Decries Drug Laws, Addiction Stigma in Philip Seymour
People Magazine
He also calls for stronger understanding of addiction, which he says cuts across society but causes the poorest to "pay the biggest price." "The troubling message behind Philip Seymour Hoffman's death, which we all feel without articulating, is that it
Paul Thomas: Star's death highlights our double standardsNew Zealand Herald
Phillip Seymour Hoffman—A Disease of Life and DeathThe Jewish Journal of Greater L.A.

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Philip Seymour Hoffman: What Makes Someone Relapse Into Addiction? – BBC News

Philip Seymour Hoffman: What makes someone relapse into addiction? – BBC News


BBC News

Philip Seymour Hoffman: What makes someone relapse into addiction?
BBC News
Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman reportedly died after taking drugs, having apparently been clean for more than two decades. But what causes relapses like this, asks Ed Ram. Philip Seymour Hoffman first checked himself into rehab after graduating in drama 
Addiction relapses like Hoffman's aren't rareMinneapolis Star Tribune
Hoffman among thousands of addiction victimsMonroe News Star

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Causes of Addiction – Google News

The Holistic Sanctuary Offers The Most Powerful Addiction Cure Protocol In The … – PR Web (press release)

The Holistic Sanctuary Offers The Most Powerful Addiction Cure Protocol In The
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The all-natural and holistic Pouyan Method of addiction healing used to restore lives at The Holistic Sanctuary, reprograms an addict's brain to end negative thought patterns. Identifying then resolving the underlying causes of addiction is key to

Officials React to Governor Shumlin’s State of the State Address – My Champlain Valley FOX44 & ABC22

Officials React to Governor Shumlin’s State of the State Address – My Champlain Valley FOX44 & ABC22


My Champlain Valley FOX44 & ABC22

Officials React to Governor Shumlin's State of the State Address
My Champlain Valley FOX44 & ABC22
We can no longer turn and look the other way as this suffering happens in our communities.” Senator Leahy (D-Vt.): "On the Governor's presentation and proposals on opiate addiction in Vermont, Leahy said: “Governor Shumlin has clearly defined the

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How Addiction Happens – Google News

Pros and cons of legalized gambling in Biloxi – WEAR


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Pros and cons of legalized gambling in Biloxi
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So to get an idea of what really happens when gambling is legalized, we sent our Joe Douglass to Biloxi. When the first legal casinos The most recent study on gambling addiction in Mississippi was done way back in 1996. It found that just under

Why DO We Use Illegal Drugs?

Why DO we use illegal drugs? — Most people start taking drugs when they’re depressed or under heavy stress. Just like painkillers and many other medicinal drugs, these too help to neutrali…


Stopping Overdose, One Pill at a Time
“A person who is abusing prescription painkillers might take larger doses to achieve a euphoric effect and reduce withdrawal symptoms,” CHMI stated in a 2013 prescription drug misuse Q-and-A. “These larger doses can cause breathing to slow down so much …
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Natural brain chemical could harsh the high of marijuana
In the brain, these receptors allow THC to enter the axon terminals of neurons, where it suppresses the release of certain neurotransmitters that relay the brain's electrochemical signals to adjoining neurons. Researchers stimulated or inhibited these …
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