An addiction is when a person cannot stop taking drugs or drinking alcohol even if they wanted to. It can happen to people from all backgrounds, rich or poor. Addiction happens at any age, but usually starting when the person is younger. The urge people with addiction feel when they use the drug can fill every moment of a person’s life. Addiction replaces everything that person once loved doing. The person addicted to drugs might lie, steal, or hurt people just to keep taking the drug. I had to realize what an addiction was at a young age because I watched my father grow up with it. Of course, it’s not something everyone has to go through, but I’m glad I did because it made me who I am today.
When a person becomes addicted to drugs, it not …show more content…
National Institute on Drug Abuse reports that when a family member is addicted, you cannot count on them to do what they say they will. From personal experience with my father, I remember him never going through with plans we made, such as chaperoning on a field trip or remembering to pick us up from school. The first couple of times my dad forgot about his promises, I was hurt. Then I just stopped asking my dad for any favors because I knew he would never show up.
In Marni Low’s article, “Substance Abuse and the Impact on the Family,” she informs us about the six roles that occur when there is an addict in the family. I connected four of the six roles to my family. The first role Low refers to is “The Enabler.” The enabler is the role usually taken by the non-using spouse. In my case, the enabler was my mother. This parent tries to do anything they can possibly do to pick up the slack from the addict. The enabler is constantly making excuses for the addict and tries to maintain communication with family and friends. The second role is known as, “The Hero.” In the …show more content…
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse all drug abuse can lead to many health problems. Some symptoms one may have is difficulty breathing, chronic coughing, or liver, heart, and lung damage. After my dad got clean he started making some great decisions, one of my favorite was him finally deciding to go to the doctors. Because of the harm he put his body in, my dad has to take a ton of medicine. The effects the drugs had on my dad were sometimes hard to look at. My siblings and I noticed a huge fluctuation in his weight. Whenever we saw him, we noticed that his hands were constantly shaking. When I last seen my dad in July 2014, he looked like he aged so much. His breathing was very faint and his shaking was
When a person becomes addicted to drugs, it not …show more content…
National Institute on Drug Abuse reports that when a family member is addicted, you cannot count on them to do what they say they will. From personal experience with my father, I remember him never going through with plans we made, such as chaperoning on a field trip or remembering to pick us up from school. The first couple of times my dad forgot about his promises, I was hurt. Then I just stopped asking my dad for any favors because I knew he would never show up.
In Marni Low’s article, “Substance Abuse and the Impact on the Family,” she informs us about the six roles that occur when there is an addict in the family. I connected four of the six roles to my family. The first role Low refers to is “The Enabler.” The enabler is the role usually taken by the non-using spouse. In my case, the enabler was my mother. This parent tries to do anything they can possibly do to pick up the slack from the addict. The enabler is constantly making excuses for the addict and tries to maintain communication with family and friends. The second role is known as, “The Hero.” In the …show more content…
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse all drug abuse can lead to many health problems. Some symptoms one may have is difficulty breathing, chronic coughing, or liver, heart, and lung damage. After my dad got clean he started making some great decisions, one of my favorite was him finally deciding to go to the doctors. Because of the harm he put his body in, my dad has to take a ton of medicine. The effects the drugs had on my dad were sometimes hard to look at. My siblings and I noticed a huge fluctuation in his weight. Whenever we saw him, we noticed that his hands were constantly shaking. When I last seen my dad in July 2014, he looked like he aged so much. His breathing was very faint and his shaking was