{"id":8681,"date":"2015-05-15T17:25:08","date_gmt":"2015-05-15T23:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soskids.ca\/magazine-articles\/common-misconceptions-about-drugs-medications-and-alcohol"},"modified":"2023-02-09T10:42:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T17:42:00","slug":"common-misconceptions-about-drugs-medications-and-alcohol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soskids.ca\/uncategorized\/common-misconceptions-about-drugs-medications-and-alcohol","title":{"rendered":"Common Misconceptions about Drugs, Medications, and Alcohol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33151 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/soskids.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Common-Misconceptions-about-Drugs.jpg\" alt=\"Common-Misconceptions-about-Drugs\" width=\"650\" height=\"667\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h3>If it\u2019s a prescription, it must be safe; you can\u2019t get addicted to something your doctor prescribes.<\/h3>\n<p>Prescription drug abuse is when someone takes a medication that was prescribed for someone else or takes their own prescription in a way not intended by a doctor or for a different reason \u2013 like to get high.<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>\u201cNatural\u201d drugs are safer than synthetic ones.<\/h3>\n<p>Marijuana, mushrooms, and other \u201cnatural\u201d highs still alter brain functions with dangerous side effects. Even if they came from the ground doesn\u2019t mean they aren\u2019t harmful.<\/p>\n<p><aside class=\"sos-advertisement sos-feature-ad\">\r\n\t\t                <h3>Our Sponsors<\/h3>\r\n\t\t                <small><em>(This article is continued below)<\/em><\/small>\r\n\t\t                <p class=\"sos-advertisement-information\"><\/p>\r\n\t\t              <\/aside><\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>The heroin era (or the crack crisis, the age of ecstasy) is over.<\/h3>\n<p>Even though some drug trends seem to diminish doesn\u2019t mean that they don\u2019t exist anymore.<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>If you have a high alcohol tolerance, you don\u2019t have a drinking problem.<\/h3>\n<p>If you feel nothing after several drinks, you DO have a problem. If you\u2019re drinking a lot and not feeling anything, you need help.<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>If you have a stable job and family life, you\u2019re not addicted.<\/h3>\n<p>It is still possible to have a career, a spouse, and kids, and still have a drug or alcohol problem. It just means you have that much more to lose.<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Drug addiction is a choice.<\/h3>\n<p>Drug use is a choice, and prolonged uses can change your body and brain chemistry. When this happens you become dependent on whatever your system has become used to. This misuse becomes an addiction because you crave that \u201cfeel good\u201d drug or medication and your body goes through withdrawals without it.<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Detox is all you need. You aren\u2019t addicted after you finish detoxing. They can just knock you out so you can detox while you sleep.<\/h3>\n<p>Detox is the first step toward recovery, however, it is difficult. \u201cRapid detox\u201d programs can be deadly. Treating someone with an addiction is like treating someone with a chronic illness \u2013 it lasts a lifespan. There is no cure.<\/p>\n<p><aside class=\"sos-advertisement sos-small-ad\">\r\n\t\t                <h3>Our Sponsors<\/h3>\r\n\t\t                <small><em>(This article is continued below)<\/em><\/small>\r\n\t\t                <p class=\"sos-advertisement-information\"><\/p>\r\n\t\t              <\/aside><\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>If someone in recovery uses drugs or alcohol again, they\u2019ll be right back where they were when they first quit.<\/h3>\n<p>It is possible to relapse, especially if you believe that you will. But it\u2019s also possible to realize your mistake and get back into recovery.<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>You need to be religious in order to get sober.<\/h3>\n<p>Sobriety doesn\u2019t require you to believe in any kind of organized religion. It helps, if you believe in the good aspects of yourself \u2013 your beliefs are stronger than your daily life with drugs.<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Addicts are bad people.<\/h3>\n<p>Addicts can be anyone. They don\u2019t belong to a particular race or exist in a certain part of the country. They could be lawyers, doctors, mothers, or farmers who deal with drug dependence on a daily basis. Addictions don\u2019t discriminate \u2013 and thankfully, neither does recovery.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<p>See our other related articles on <a href=\"https:\/\/soskids.ca\/drugs-alcohol\/over-the-counter-drug-abuse\/\">Over the Counter Drug Abuse<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/soskids.ca\/drugs-alcohol\/addictions-and-you\/\">Substance Abuse<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>If you know someone who is abusing prescription medications or is in a crisis, please ask for help.<br \/>\nIf you aren\u2019t sure who to talk to, visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/soskids.ca\/get-help-assistance-social-issues\/\">Get Help page<\/a> to find someone in your area to talk to.<\/p>\n<p>Sources:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/teens.drugabuse.gov\/drug-facts\/prescription-drugs\">www.teens.drugabuse.gov<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.phoenixhouse.org\/news-and-views\/our-perspectives\/ten-popular-myths-drugs-addiction-recovery\/\">www.phoenixhouse.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"category-link\" href=\"https:\/\/soskids.ca\/articles\/uncategorized\">Articles<\/a><a class=\"category-link\" href=\"https:\/\/soskids.ca\/articles\/drugs-alcohol\">Drug Abuse &amp; Effects of Alcohol. Rehabilitation<\/a>If it\u2019s a prescription, it must be safe; you can\u2019t get addicted to something your doctor prescribes. Prescription drug abuse is when someone takes a medication that was prescribed for someone else or takes their own prescription in a way not intended by a doctor or for a different reason \u2013 like to get high.<a href=\"https:\/\/soskids.ca\/uncategorized\/common-misconceptions-about-drugs-medications-and-alcohol\" class=\"more-link\">Read This<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","beyondwords_generate_audio":"","beyondwords_project_id":"","beyondwords_content_id":"","beyondwords_preview_token":"","beyondwords_player_style":"","beyondwords_language_id":"","beyondwords_title_voice_id":"","beyondwords_body_voice_id":"","beyondwords_summary_voice_id":"","beyondwords_error_message":"","beyondwords_disabled":"","beyondwords_delete_content":"","beyondwords_podcast_id":"","beyondwords_hash":"","publish_post_to_speechkit":"","speechkit_hash":"","speechkit_generate_audio":"","speechkit_project_id":"","speechkit_podcast_id":"","speechkit_error_message":"","speechkit_disabled":"","speechkit_access_key":"","speechkit_error":"","speechkit_info":"","speechkit_response":"","speechkit_retries":"","speechkit_status":"","speechkit_updated_at":"","_speechkit_link":"","_speechkit_text":""},"categories":[1,4],"tags":[],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/soskids.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8681"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/soskids.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/soskids.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soskids.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soskids.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8681"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/soskids.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8681\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soskids.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/soskids.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soskids.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soskids.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}