Lesson 23: Common Life Problems After Quitting or Rehab: Slide 23
Peer Pressure
- People who quit are frequently confronted after they quit by friends and associates who urge them to use, share, and sell drugs
- Some are pressured to prove once more that they are “one of the gang” or that they “have the guts” to use drugs heavily again
- Some may be motivated to use again by a need to gain or maintain acceptance with those who use and have money and power
Notes:
Pg. 197-200, “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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