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1 800 NODRUGS Comes Through With Free Help
- by Marisa
- January 30, 2008
Although I don’t blog about it regularly, I have mentioned here before that I am the mother of a recovering addict. My child was very young when he started experimenting with drugs and was quite young when he began treatment. With four years of sobriety under his belt, he is doing well but he knows he will always be “in recovery” and never cured. It’s the nature of the disease.
My son and our family were fortunate that he got into trouble with the law and landed in the juvenile justice system. Why is that good fortune? Simple: had my son not been arrested as a juvenile, I never would have known how or where to get him help. The sad fact is many teens and adults struggle throughout their lives with addiction, never knowing where to begin in searching for assistance. Most of the time the average person just muddles through, watching a loved one fall deeper and deeper into the addiction pit.
I’m thrilled to report, though, that there is a service for addicts and their families that will assist in finding treatment. 1 800 no drugs is a referral service that is absolutely free of charge. Their mission is to help every addict find the best treatment possible, from intervention to outpatient or inpatient rehab. I’m most impressed with their understanding of chronic relapse and their assistance in finding appropriate aftercare services. I know that with my son, his aftercare worker was instrumental in helping him to remain drug-free after his inpatient rehab stay. Aftercare is vital to long term recovery.
If you are addicted or love someone who is, please visit 1 800 no drugs to discover the help that is available. If money is an issue, be sure to fill out the financing form to see what options are available to you.
Although this is a sponsored post, I am grateful for the opportunity to help others dealing with addiction by promoting this vital, free service. Please consider blogging about this as well. We need to spread the word.
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I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you.
Aaron Wakling
Thanks, Aaron! Be sure to check out my other blogs as well. Currently, I’m writing regularly on Scribble On The Wall and Where You Lead.
Excellent blog, man. Keep it up.
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