These Before And After Photos Of Drug Users Will Haunt You (IMAGES/VIDEO)

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These photos are sobering and they illustrate an uncomfortable truth: these are our children, our brothers and sisters, our neighbors….and ourselves. This could happen to anyone. Please share liberally.

From Rehabs.com and used with permission:

WebMD?classifies drug addiction as “a chronic, often relapsing brain disease that causes compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences to the drug addict and those around them.” This is why help is necessary as soon as possible ? addiction is actually a disease that hurts both the user and their loved ones. But it’s also important to help those who haven’t yet developed a dependence, as drug abuse often leads to addiction. The National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence, Inc. offers a list of signs to help identify whether someone is using illegal drugs, as well as indicators that someone is already dependent. These include:

  • The inability to stop using
  • Needing more and more drugs to feel the same effects
  • Spending less time on activities they used to find important
  • Experiencing withdrawal symptoms when they stop using?

If you’re still wondering whether you may be addicted, you can take?these self-assessment quizzes?to better inform yourself. If you are using or dependent on drugs, or you suspect someone you know is, it’s important to get help.

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