Lesson 23: Common Life Problems After Quitting or Rehab: Slide 4
Common Problems
Result From Addiction
- People quit using in response to problems:
- The realization that drug or alcohol use does not make the demands, responsibilities, and troubles of everyday life go away
- The development of physical
tolerance to the drugs and
alcohol resulting in more
time, energy, and money
spent on using and drinking
Notes:
Pg. 187, “Cognitive Therapy of Substance Abuse,” Aaron T. Beck, Fred D. Wright, Corey F. Newman, Bruce S. Liese, The Guilford Press, New York, 1993
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