Question by ebizartistry: Question for substance abuse professionals?
Where does personal responsibility fit into the argument that certain groups are, perhaps, justified in their addiction?

Best answer:

Answer by **ask linda jo….**
they do not admit they are addicts and use every excuse to be high and not want sobriety they justify using and have grandiose behavior like i can quit any time and they don’t the saying i do not have a problem is a big lie they tell them selves to continue using.look up the N.A. website or get the book and read the stories or attend an N.A. meeting for more information.

Give your answer to this question below!

Wife: Slipknot bassist's final days blur of drug abuse

Filed under: substance abuse addiction

STORY: Doctor charged in prescription drug deaths. "I just knew it was his drug of choice, that he'd struggled with it. So I just wasn't really sure why he was on it, why he needed it along with the medication he was taking for addiction," Brenna Gray …
Read more on USA TODAY

Waiting lists for addiction treatment grow, as region sees increase in heroin use

Filed under: substance abuse addiction

The National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health, estimates that about 23 percent of people who use heroin become dependent on it. Locally and nationally, health professionals have reported that people who became addicted …
Read more on Elmira Star-Gazette

Mental Health, Bullying, and Substance Abuse: Exploring the Links

Filed under: substance abuse addiction

VALPARAISO | The Family & Youth Services Bureau presents a Family Life Series Workshop, titled Mental Health, Bullying, and Substance Abuse: Exploring the Links from 6 to 7:30 p.m. May 13 at the FYSB downtown office at 253 W. Lincolnway.
Read more on nwitimes.com