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How to Avoid Alcohol & Drug Abuse

Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Related Tags: alcohol | drugs | abuse | drinking | pothead
 

Instructions

  • Step 1:
    Avoid situations where you will be pressured into using more of a substance than you want to. Don't go to parties where binge drinking is likely to be a theme, and don't go over to your pothead friend's house to listen to old Pink Floyd albums. If you put yourself in situations where drug abuse is the norm, it will be much harder for you to avoid it.
  • Step 2:
    Know your limits and stick to them. If two drinks makes you relax, but three makes you loopy, stick to two. If you do go overboard using alcohol or another drug, learn from the experience, to avoid losing control next time.
  • Step 3:
    Don't use alcohol, ecstasy or other drugs just because you are bored. If you do, then drug use will likely become a habit---a way to pass the time and defeat boredom. This can lead to drug abuse.
  • Step 4:
    Know when you need to take a break. If you find yourself drinking or using other drugs heavily, take time off. Spend a month pursuing hobbies and activities that don't involve drugs and alcohol, to give yourself a chance to gain perspective.
  • Step 5:
    Do not use drugs and alcohol as a way to deal with emotional traumas. Although drinking to forget your breakup will not necessarily lead to addiction, it will lead to abuse. You will probably get very drunk, and may continue to drink more than you should for some time.

Tips & Warnings

  • Although they are legal, alcohol and tobacco are each responsible for many more deaths annually in the United States than all other drugs combined. Exercise extreme caution around these dangerous drugs. See "Annual Causes of Death" (Resources).

Resources


How to Avoid Alcohol & Drug Abuse Provided by eHow.com
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