A. If you are a user and feel you are capable of stopping on your own or using the means that you presently are using, then you already know that there is hope for you and that your addiction can be brought under control.

If, however, you are one who has tried to stop your addiction multiple times using multiple methods and have come up empty, you may begin to feel hopeless. ADDICTIONS ARE POWERFUL, but with the help of support groups, formal treatments and sometimes even medication, hope can definitely be sustained.

The goal is to “not use today” and to not become preoccupied with the past or the future. Once you are capable of integrating this concept, you are well on the way to recovery.

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