The Spending Addict
The heroin addict’s road to recovery is a nightmarish process.
But in the beginning, the path to addiction is oh so very easy. A pusher tempts the naive with a “free magic elixir” that will “make you feel so good”! And the drug really does deliver a pleasure overload, even ecstasy – at first. For the drug dealer, hooking a meal ticket is the easy part. The trick is find one with the resources to continue paying! But the promises of the pusher’s poison are a dark and dangerous lie!
One of the addict’s first revelations will be that, as his reliance upon the drug deepens, it will require higher and higher amounts to achieve ever-diminishing highs. Soon the good feelings from the drug will disappear completely. Yet the deadly drug worm will burrow deep into his soul until it completely owns him. Without the drug, he cannot even minimally function; starving the deadly worm brings only depression and despair – and the racking pain of withdrawal.
The dependency deepens as the drug tightens its grip. He must have the drug! Soon, to get it, the addict will throw away all dignity and self respect. Funding his habit will consume his family’s finances. He will beg, borrow, and steal even from close friends to pay for his addiction. He will take out high-interest loans that he can never repay. Jobs, friends, family, freedom, and even his hope for the future will be sacrificed upon the alter of the demon worm. The addict will do anything to get the drug! He has set his feet upon a road of despair; one leading to poverty, hopelessness, and premature death. And he will not be denied.
To rescue an addict from this fate is an equally traumatic and dangerous process. It often fails. But one thing is sure; if the intervention is not attempted, the victim will perish.
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