Signs of addiction Tolerance, failed cut-backs, consequences without stopping, and secretive use.
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Tolerance, failed cut-backs, consequences without stopping, and secretive use.
- Question: What are the early warning signs of addiction?
- Category: Addiction
- Phone: 469-747-1201
Tolerance: needing more to get the same effect. Failed cut-backs: repeated attempts to stop or reduce that don't hold. Consequences: legal, financial, health, or relational damage that doesn't change the behavior. Secretive use: hiding, lying, or minimizing.
These aren't diagnostic on their own but are the pattern clinicians look for. A single episode of any doesn't mean addiction; the pattern does.
If several of these apply, an assessment is worth it. That's free at RD.
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Stages of addiction
Experimentation, regular use, risky use, dependence, and addiction. Not linear.
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When does someone need rehab?
When consequences aren't stopping the use — or when stopping alone has repeatedly failed.
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