Finding Help
There are a lot of factors to consider when thinking about chemical dependency, but some incredibly important points to remember are that you’re not alone. Also, there are people who genuinely want to help. Finally, that there are institutions led by New York educated locals who care about their community, and promote recovery. New Horizon Counseling Center is one of them. Experts at each location can help individuals, define their addiction, develop a plan to defeat their addiction, and then finally establish steps to live each day healthier and relapse free.
Discovering Addiction’s Origins
The first step in overcoming an addiction is defining the causes and sources of an addiction. There are numerous ways an addiction can start but typically an addiction derives from environmental factors, mental or physical health, and genetics.
If the issue is environmental, sometimes, it’s as easy as learning to walk away. Knowing when it’s finally time to cut ties or move on. Making the choice to live either in another location or no longer associating with the same people. Sometimes it’s not that easy. Sometimes you can’t afford to move, but something we can all do, is choose who we want to waste our valuable time with. At New Horizon you can get expert or peer counseling in services and programs designed specifically for patients struggling with dependency issues. You can talk to someone, who “gets it”. You can talk to someone, who might have walked a day in your shoes.
Every case is different, everyone has their own story, but sometimes people are born genetically more susceptible to drugs and alcohol. Some people get triggered or become dependent on chemical substances after a mental or physical health crisis. A study done by the National Institute on Drug Abuse found that 40-60% of addictions are caused or impacted by the user’s genetics. If you have pre-existing medical or mental health issues, New Horizon has programs designed to help patients work through their treatments outside of chemical dependency such as development disabilities, Alzheimer’s, and more.
Plans to Defeat Dependency
With the right plan you can defeat your addictions, and get on the right track to recovery. You can develop an effective solution to treat your dependency once you’ve come to terms with your addiction and removed the source or core problem causing your desires or illness. New Horizon Counseling Center offers several programs for recovering addicts in both Spanish and English. Their services include conflict resolution skills, goal setting, toxicology reports, education and abstinence services, and more.
The answer could be simply finding a healthy alternative. A healthy alternative, whether it’s exercise, socializing, or more, could be great ways to fulfill your cravings through different means. While the numbers fluctuate yearly, a recent survey done by the American Addiction Centers revealed that almost 20 million people struggled with addiction. Another survey showed that 2 million of those Americans were New Yorkers. But you are more than just a New York number, you can use the wisdom of others who’ve come before you, faced the same temptations, and found treatment.
Eliminating the Relapse
Beat the old saying, “I’ve done it before, it didn’t work…” or, “Look how far I got the last time I tried this.” A support network is an important step towards preventing relapses and tracking your progress on chemical dependency recovery. Addition is curable. It’s something you overcome. You’re then reminded of your victory each day you surpass your desire. The desire will fade as you find a healthy substitute or solution.
Receiving Recovery
Courage, hope, or sheer will can easily defeat the most haunting desires. New Horizon has many locations, each designated to help patients with various medical issues, including recovery. Chemical dependency is a treatable illness and New Horizon has a program in Copiague and Valley Stream, New York, specifically allocated to address issues with addiction. You won’t know what you can achieve until you try.
