Identify Why They Take Drugs

   Finding a better way to heal the drug addict is big, in my eyes, as I like to think of solutions for every social problem. What I offered yesterday would be a more successful way of reforming drug addicts.

   But, it occurs to me, you cannot reclaim them all. As long as people have agency, there will be those who choose to take drugs.

   The desire to overcome drugs is the heart of the answer. If you can instill in a person a desire to overcome drugs, you will have the best shot at bringing them out. So, how can we help them desire to quit? 

  Find out why they take drugs. Counsel them. Get them to be honest. Do they take drugs because they are lonely, depressed, frustrated, or feeling defeated? Are drugs their escape? Not everyone will have the same reason. Do they take them to celebrate, to party, to socialize? Rather than an escape, are drugs their means of their being included, and having a feeling of belonging?

  Once you find out why they take the drug, address that issue. Seek a way to neutralize it, or overcome it. Help them realize that is not the way to reach their goal.

  This, in addition to what I said yesterday, are important ways of dealing with drug addiction.