Chemical Dependency/Substance Abuse:
Our society is covered up with temptations for all ages. For those susceptible to these temptations, a pattern of abuse and addiction is easy to fall into.
Alcohol is readily available and for most, it never becomes a problem. For the depressed, it medicates the negative self-image temporarily and becomes an addiction with it’s the only option that works. For many, alcohol takes on a different form, triggering their genetic predisposition to be an alcoholic.
Whether it’s alcohol, illegal drugs, or prescription drugs, substance abuse and addition results in problems from legal and financial to poor health, just to name a few.
Counseling providers have spent decades building on what have now become some very effective treatment methods.