How can I stop drinking or taking drugs?

That was a completely personal choice for me. I hit my rock bottom months prior to stopping, used against my will, lost my house, my car, my job, my kids, my self worth, and my will to live. It wasn't until I overdosed 4 times in 3 weeks that I thought I had a problem. The night before I reached out for help I remember praying to a God I wasn't sure if I believed in at the time and was so desperate. It was life or death for me. I finally crawled to get help and humbled my self and ran with it through the pain of withdrawal and all, and did whatever I was suggested to do. It's been 27 months now and has been the best choice that I've ever made

You can rehabilitate yourself.. You'll have to keep drinking or taking drugs but have to lower the amount everyday.. This way you'll have what you are craving and you'll be walking towards your betterment slowly.. If you think you are strong and sincere enough with yourself, you can do this yourself.. Otherwise maybe a friend or some rehabilitation center can help you better :)

Try to invest your time and energy in positive actives that you enjoy doing and help your development. Surround yourself by people who help you move forward, not go back to it. Find a support group to discuss your feelings and process. If you consider that you keep pit falling repeatedly, it would be advisable to go to a healthcare facility to recover.

A day at a time will help you from feeling overwhelmed. Begin by consulting with a professional so you can detox safely if need be. Then utilize individual or group therapy and try mutual aid groups for additional support. Remember that a Substance Use Disorder is a chronic disease. Reducing harm is progress. A " relapse" may be a set back but can be dealt with swiftly.

First thing is to talk to someone who can support you and help you not to give up. There are a lot of organisations who help people who are trying to change and stop their addictions, you are not alone.

If you have to ask yourself how you can stop drinking and taking drugs shows you have already accepted the fact that you need to quit, and simple taking a day at a time not doing these two things will help you quit. Each day is a fresh start to not drink or do any drugs. You may also seek professional help as well to assist you on qutting.

That is a very hard path... Being someone who struggles with that I have to say never give up. Giving is the first step to your worst life. You can be strong! It is so very hard but not impossible. The sober life is the good life. I recommend talking to someone.

Seek professional help. Confide in those closest to you. Create a support system. Remove yourself from people or situations that encourage you to use. Remember things that made you happy before you began using. Focus on loving yourself.

Try to set a personal goal that you think you're able to achieve. Start by setting short-time goals, and achieving them, and whenever you're prepared, go ahead and try the same thing with long-time goals.

There are a few methods such as re habilitation centres, medications, sheer will and medical motivation such as damaged organs. However it all boils down to the will and determination to change

It's important to realize that drugs are just a temporary solution to a long term problem and often times can make things worse when they wear off.

go with your friends somewhere, nice and calm place. 2-3 days are enough i think, u will understand it simply, life can be good without drugs too.

You can. You need to promise yourself first. I know that you can. It will feel like the worlds most impossible thing to do. But if you think you can, then you can and there's no one stopping you other than yourself.

Getting sober is always tough. My current partner is struggling with addiction, and I try my best to be as supportive as possible. I think wanting to stop is the first step, as well as admitting you have a problem with substances. Don't be afraid of reaching out for help, wether it's from loved ones or professionals, especially from professionals.

If I even have the thought that I need to stop drinking or taking drugs, I need to stop. It's time to admit that I can't do it by myself, and ask for help. And the time is today, this minute, this second. Help is here, and there are no judgements -- begin. Just begin. Tell one person. And begin.

Somebody once told me it takes 5 good habits to replace one bad one. But I think the worst thing you could do is substitute one addiction for another. Try to engage in more self-care and work towards healthy lifestyle changes. A more serious approach could also be looking into therapy or rehabilitation.

This is a question with a very complicated answer. If you're truly in a place where you really want to stop, the first step is knowledge! Explore yourself, and be honest - ask "why am I self-medicating?" This is hard to do, because the reason you're drinking and drugging in the first place is to avoid confronting that very question. As hard as this is to do, it's only the first step. When we feel bad enough, our first instinct is to stop the pain. Our brain will tell us, "Hey, remember how you felt better last time? You got drunk." The insidious part of this is that we ALL conveniently forget the problems it caused, we only remember the temporary reward. Once you come to these realizations, you have to accept the fact that a true alcoholic or addict can never defeat the disease on their own. You have to reach out to others like you for support. Stepping into an NA or AA meeting is one of the hardest things a person can do, but if you're truly ready to stop, there are unlimited resources out there dedicated to helping you get there. So, identify the problem and reach out for help with it. There's more to it than that, but that is enough to get you on the road to recovery, if you really want to get better!

The most important thing is to decide that you won't take drugs or drink anymore. Once you've done that, do contact Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous of your country. These are worldwide fellowships that will help you give them up.

You need to realize that these things are temporary and they dont matter all the do is hurt you and your body, you should find the reason that why you are doing them and find a better answer to those needs

Create strategies to deal with cravings. Plan how to stop cravings and have a process in place to deal with these as they occur.

Are you addicted? Because if you are addicted to drugs then the process becomes much more difficult. Eventually, there really is one thing I've found that helps people with addiction. Pain. Pain builds up until one day you tell yourself this isn't what I want anymore, I need to get help. Also, support from your friends and family is extremely important. Drugs and alcohol especially when you're addicted tend to isolate you from others. During, rehab, your support system is your lifeline. Talk to someone about what you are going through, doing it by yourself, with just your own willpower will not be enough to stop. You will tell yourself this is the last time 100, 500 times and you will still use the next time. Start by opening up to someone and if the problem is serious I'd look into rehab.

Inpatient treatment: Typically, inpatient treatment programs last 30 days , 60 days , or 90 days . But these lengths can be adjusted according to your personal needs. When living at the treatment facility, you can escape your using environment to focus solely on your recovery. Outpatient treatment: Outpatient rehab options include intensive outpatient, partial hospitalization and standard outpatient treatment. Intensive and partial are more structured, and typically time-intensive treatment programs. You attend therapy a number of times per week, depending on the intensity of the program. Standard outpatient programs typically require you to attend once per week and may gradually decrease this rate over time. 12-step programs: 12-step programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous are free to join and have meetings all across the United States and Canada. Alternative support groups: Groups such as SMART Recovery and Secular Organizations for Sobriety forego the more spiritual atmosphere of 12-step programs and base recovery on scientific principles and ongoing acquisition of knowledge.

The first step to stopping any kind of substance abuse issue is actually -wanting- to stop for yourself. I wasn't able to quit drinking until -I- made the decision to stop. I couldn't let someone else make the decision for me. Look into local 12 step programs. They didn't work for me, but they have a higher rate of success than most other types of therapy for substance abuse.

Substance abuse is very challenging to get out of alone. The best approach is to use multiple approaches. It's good to have a friend or family member on your side, a counsellor or therapist who specialises in substance abuse, as well as a support group in your community. Addiction is something difficult to do on your own, but with the right help, you can overcome your struggles and take back your life.

There is no one way to quit an addiction, however there are things that need to be in place. the addict must acknowledge the problem, and want to fix it. the addict must have a positive support system, be it professional or relative. the addict must have a plan and a goal. Quitting an addiction such as drugs or alchohol is extreamly difficult, as the body is reliant on the substance. but it can be done!

I think it's important first of all to "commit to quit" - getting sober takes time, it takes effort, and there's no quick fix, so committing to it with all you have is the first challenge (sometimes it can be helpful to make a list of all the reasons you want to quit) - once you've committed to getting sober you can set some goals and choose a treatment plan. When you set goals it can help you to keep motivation. You might set a goal of learning how to manage your anger when you have a craving... or perhaps a goal of how to label your emotions and then express them in a healthy way. Your treatment plan will depend on the type of substance, the amount, and also may even depend on your support network and financial situation. You may choose to enrol in a detox or rehab program (you may need to speak to a doctor or research this). Finding the right support for you is crucial to recovery and getting sober... some people will join AA or NA meetings to attend weekly, and others will look to family and friends. As always, i suggest searching online for options that may work for you, and remembering that although it may be a struggle, many people have conquered addictions by creating a plan that works for them. Good luck!

From my experiences and education, you must know what triggers it all. It could be something or someone that triggers your emotions negatively, and makes you want to erase/numb those emotions. By simply understanding what the triggers are, you can then make appropriate steps to change your lifestyle to motion away from the triggers, and become the ideal person you know you can achieve.

Take it slow and don't be too hard on yourself. Try to stop completely, cold turkey, and try to tell someone you trust to help you out but don't think of it as a failure if you find yourself going back to your addiction. It's a step on your path to recovery. There's always support groups and people to give positive reinforcements and advice. Stay strong!

You can always think about your future. Ask yourself if doing drugs and alcohol will make you a better person. Strive big and think if it’ll help. Will it benefit your future job? Or your future life?

Like many things that are difficult to quit, we have to be committed to it. Although we may have things in our lives that may give us a push or a reason, such as children or health scares, the decision is truly up to the person. Support is very important, we need people we can turn to that we feel we can depend on to talk to. We have to completely change our environment and stay away from people that will trigger the behavior. When we slip up, it’s not failure, we have to get right back on it and not think we can’t do it.