Decision #5: How to Avoid Addictions by Sean Covey

Author:Sean Covey
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Touchstone

THE ANATOMY OF AN ADDICTION

At this point you may be thinking, “Yeah, but these are extreme stories, Sean. I haven’t run away from home and I’m not into hard-core drugs. I just wanna have a little fun. It’s not like I’m going to get addicted or anything. I know kids who drink and get high from time to time and they’re just fine.”

You’re right. Many teens who drink, smoke, and do drugs won’t become addicts. But a high percentage will. You see, everyone responds a little differently to addictive substances. While one teen can take a drink and be fine, another can get hooked after just one shot. Besides, even if you never become an addict, drugs can do immense damage to your body and brain, even after just one try. So why take the chance?

Most substance abuse problems start with the gateway drugs of tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana. These substances are dangerous in and of themselves and, more often than not, lead to more dangerous drugs. Almost imperceptibly, addiction sets in. My friend Phil calls it the wedge of addiction. It starts so small—a drink, a cigarette, a joint. You want more. You want harder stuff. And that wedge keeps going deeper and getting wider until it breaks you in half.

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