I was reading an article today called Struggling to Find Me Again. It was about an 18-year-old girl who struggled with OxyContin addiction. The girl, who did eventually get cleaned up through drug rehab, was sharing her personal story of opiod prescription drug addiction and recovery.

Having struggled with an OxyContin addiction myself, and having worked in the drug rehab field for years, this article definitely hit close to home. Most interesting was that that the girl started with marijuana in grade school and soon graduated to prescription pain medications. When she tried OxyContin and was hooked immediately. After her life spiraled out of control she went to her family and got help: they got her into drug rehab.

As I was reading this story I couldn’t help but wonder what would happen without drug rehab. In many cases those addicted would never get help and would end up going down the road that leads to prison or death. I know that if I hadn’t sought treatment when I did, those roads would have been inevitable for me.

Today as I read about someone being helped through treatment I see the value of drug rehab. Many think that when someone is addicted they can just stop, or move to a new city, or start a new job or school, but that is not the case. Addiction can be overcome, but the essential element is a successful drug rehab program.

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