REFLECTIONS ON A 25 YEAR DRUG CAREER (continued)

PEOPLE LOOK FOR THAT HIGH. WHILE PHYSIOLOGICALLY EXPLAINABLE, A HIGH IS PRETTY MUCH DIFFERENT FOR EVERY ADDICTED PERSON. I SUPPOSE IT'S NOT SO MUCH DIFFERENT AS IT IS THE HIGH IS USED FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES: TO FORGET, TO REMEMBER, TO HAVE ENERGY, TO SETTLE DOWN, TO SLEEP, TO STAY AWAKE, TO HAVE MORE SEX, TO NOT WANTING TO HAVE SEX, TO LOOKING FOR GOD,  OR TRYING TO FORGET. THE REASONS ARE ENDLESS. THIS IS ONE OF THE UNFORTUNATE PROBLEMS. THERE IS AN EASY ANSWER TO ENDING DRUG USE: SIMPLY DON'T USE. BUT THERE IS NO EASY ANSWER TO WHY A PERSON USES IN THE FIRST PLACE. THIS COMPLICATES TREATMENT, MAKING IT HARD TO GET AT THE ROOT CAUSES. BUT THAN AGAIN, MAYBE TO QUIT YOU DON'T NEED TO GET AT ROOT CAUSES. MAYBE JUST QUITTING WILL SUFFICE.