How to Turn Your New Year’s Resolution into Your New Drug Free Life Revolution

Here’s your excuse to Get Clean  and Start a New Drug-Free Life

Here’s your excuse to make a real change in your life. Instead of just making a meaningless New Years resolution, turn this New Year into a New Life.

Many drug and alcohol recovery centers have issues with their clients making New Year’s resolutions. They claim that New Year’s resolutions will put too much pressure on a recovering addict, and pressure can be a recipe for disaster for anyone trying to get clean.

In addition to the pressure, some addiction counselors believe that New Year’s resolutions can promote poor behavior until the impending date. Such as, if you decide in December that your New Year’s resolution is to stop doing drugs, that many will use this as an excuse to use even more dugs with a “last chance” mentality until that date.

But one could make up all kinds of reasons and excuses not to make “getting clean” a New Year’s resolution. The truth it’s never going to be easy getting off of drugs. It is always going to require commitment, determination, a change in attitude, a change in lifestyle maybe even a change in location.

The New Year’s resolution can only be a symbolic start date for this commitment. A lot of determination and will-power will still be needed to successfully kick any drug habit, even just psychologically addictive drugs like marijuana, but particularly one involving alcohol, heroin, cocaine or methamphetamines.

Indeed, you may still require help from a drug treatment center. You may need to get on methadone. That's not what this is about. This is about making a commitment to do whatever it takes to get and stay drug free. Its about using determination to use whatever resources you may need to achieve this sobriety.

But let me tell you this; it works! I know it works because I made a New Year’s resolution to quit using drugs 5 years ago. And I was the the worst kind of dope fiend, addicted to heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine.

I haven't used since that New Year’s Eve five years ago.

To assist you on your journey to get clean, I recommend The Addiction Workbook. I have added a description and link to this direct and easy to understand workbook, for those who want to do something about their use or misuse of alcohol and other drugs.

Written By: Tom Retterbush

The Addiction Workbook
A Step-by-Step Guide for Quitting Alcohol and Drugs (New Harbinger Workbooks)
The Addiction Workbook starts you on your journey by explaining the facts about addiction. It shows you how you can determine if you have a problem and helps you cut through denial or ambivalence to reach a clear decision to quit. Simple, concise exercises and tips help you gather support, deal with detoxification, improve nutrition, and build a personalized exercise program. You will discover how to relax without chemicals and cope with feelings of depression, anxiety, and anger.
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The Psychology behind the Addiction to Smoking

Many claim Cigarettes are more Addictive than Heroin

Most of the addictions as all of us are know are pretty harmful to both physical and mental health. In most of the cases we are well aware of the implications of our addiction; we know what’s at stake and what we will end up losing if we are addicted to that particular substance. Still, we go ahead and have the next drink, or smoke the next cigarette. 

In case of smoking addiction, the implications are rather obvious. Each pack of smokes comes with the well known warning from the Surgeon General that smoking is harmful to your health. You understand what it means and are aware of the adverse effects that you have to face, both long term and short term. Each time your throat seems to be on fire from all the rasping and coughing in the middle of the night that threatens to never stop, not to mention all the cash you spend on smoking.

Studies have shown that most of the addictions have a psychological root cause, with smoking being no exception. We have been brought up in a society where we succumb to a lot of external factors such as peer pressure, need for socialization and the classic “coolness” factor of smoking. For a long time popular culture and movies have shown smoking as the habit of people who are highly successful, or smart or creative, while we have been fed the message subconsciously through exposure, that smoking is a sign of success, at least in certain spheres of life.

While smoking starts with innocent enough reasons, such as trying it once with friends, it extends to a much deeper association within your brain once it takes root. Once the habit is acquired and becomes regular, it generates responses that are akin to hunger responses, such as salivating on sight of food. Smoking is often associated with things such as coffee or work, such as writing a report, for instance. Once you make a habit of smoking while doing these things, the mere sight of a coffee cup or an office report can trigger a strong urge to smoke.

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People make up various reasons to smoke, such as a need to reduce anxiety or depression, or even to calm down after a strenuous activity such as sex. Other excuses include taking a break from work, driving, after a meal, having drinks with friends (social smoking to go with social drinking) . By and by, the addiction takes roots strongly and it becomes an absolute necessity to smoke after any of the above reasons, and many others that people associate with smoking.

Smokers tend to delude themselves into thinking that the amount of smoking that they do is not significant enough to cause them any long term damage. Like with food and alcohol addiction, this train of thought strengthens the addiction and makes itself sustaining.

Written By: Chaitanya Sravanthi

Chaitanya Sravanthi is a freelance writer, musician and a science graduate who also writes articles on various topics from environment to finance, shelf glaciers and Canadian bonds.

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The Consequences of Taking Drugs Abroad

Many believe the Laws of their Home Country apply

When going on a fun holiday, it can be tempting to pack drugs for your stay. 

Many people are found in possession of drugs abroad each year and arrested, yet the real danger lies with the fact that many of these travelers don’t know about the possible punishments of being caught in possession of drugs in a country other than their own.  

Many people wrongly believe that the laws and punishments of their home country apply overseas; this is simply not the case – the law of whichever country you are caught in possession of drugs applies, regardless of your native country's laws.

Possible Penalties

The severity of the penalty depends on the law of the country you are found in possession of drugs in. Even worse, when people are naive enough to bring the drugs along with them and end up getting caught importing  drugs into a foreign country. Some countries take drug abuse and drug importation very seriously, inflicting punishments as severe as the death penalty. Countries outside the EU aren't as tolerant of drug abuse, often viewing substance abuse as a serious offence.

If you fall ill or sustain an injury whilst under the influence of drugs you may be refused medical treatment, if you don’t have sufficient funds, as your health insurance may not cover such medical expenses. Your airline may also ban you from a return flight if found in possession of drugs.

There’s a likely chance of being refused future entry to the country you were found in possession of drugs in. You may also have problems applying for a visa in the future should you require one, as you will have a criminal record.

Involving Your Country's Embassy

The embassy of the country you are a citizen of will be informed if you’re found in possession of drugs regardless of the country you are arrested in. You will then most likely have a criminal record in your home country too, if found guilty. This could seriously jeopardise your future of getting a good job – all because you were found carrying illegal substances.

Although your embassy will be aware of your situation, they won’t be able to help you in the following ways:

· Provide you with drug offense attorneys or legal advice

· Request that you’re released from prison

· Request favourable cell conditions

What’s considered to be “Legal”

Different countries’ laws differ in terms of what drugs are considered to be illegal. In some instances, prescription medicines and alcohol are considered to be illegal, you can be considered to be breaking the country’s law if you are in possession of alcohol or certain prescription drugs. If you have to take medication abroad with you, always check that it isn’t considered to be an illegal substance in the country you’re visiting.

Taking illegal substances abroad can land you in horrific situations, often in a vile prison cell with inmates who have little ability to speak English. Life inside a prison cell can be pretty grim – so before packing some drugs with visions of having a good time, consider how much fun there really is to be had if caught in possession of drugs abroad.

If you are a citizen of the UK, you may want to consult with drug offences solicitors before you risk carrying, transporting or using drugs in a foreign country. 

If you or someone you love does end up getting arrested overseas, contact foreignprisoners.com.

Written By: Steph Staszko

Steph Staszko writes for Just Motor Law, who are motoring offence solicitors specializing in drinking while driving.

Families Behind Bars
What would it be like if you got a phone call to say your child has been arrested for smuggling drugs into an Asian country and they are now on death row? Family Behind Bars is about the real life stories of several families from the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and United States who bear horrendous burdens having loved ones detained in foreign prisons, their experiences and how they have coped during these times. Kay writes from her own experience of being imprisoned in Laos under false charges and includes her own story in this collection.
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