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800-819-29785 Ways the NA Steps Can Get You Through the Day Drug-Free
Drug addiction’s effects can impact a person’s life in profound ways. For many, stopping drug use leaves behind feelings of hopelessness to the point where day-to-day living feels empty and lacks purpose.
During the course of a growing addiction, a person develops an emotional attachment with drugs and the central role they play in his or her day-to-day life. Without some form of treatment, the void left behind by drug use will eventually draw you back into a life of addiction.
The NA Steps of the 12 Step program approach teaches you how to overcome addiction’s pull and enjoy everyday life without the need for a drug’s effects.
If you’re considering a 12 Step program approach and need help finding a program that meets your needs, call our toll-free helpline at 800-781-0748 (Who Answers?) .
5 Ways the NA Steps Can Help
Spending time with those who share similar goals can help keep you on track.
1. Awareness of Addiction’s Effects
It’s all but impossible to overcome addiction’s effects in your daily life if you can’t see how addiction works. According to the National Institutes of Health, addiction, by its very nature, lives inside a person’s thinking, creating the perceptions and belief systems that shape his or her awareness.
Under these conditions, the need for outside help and direction is essential. The NA Steps provide the type of “mirror” needed to help you spot addiction’s effects in your day-to-day life.
2. Support
Without the “high” that drugs produce, it can be easy to start feeling alone and isolated. In effect, these feelings combined with never-ending urges to get “high” leaves a person wide open for relapse.
The 12 Step program approach is designed to be a source of support that’s available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Being able to share and spend time with people who’re going through the same trials and share the goals for their lives can make all the difference in the world.
3. Relationship Building
More often than not, addiction leaves a trail of broken-relationships in the addict’s life. An inability to develop and maintain healthy relationships is one of the main reasons why so many people to turn to drug abuse.
The NA Steps approach places a heavy emphasis on helping a person develop healthy relationship building skills. Through support group interactions and applying NA principles and practices in your everyday interactions, you learn to view relationships as a source of support and understanding.
4. Direction
The NA Steps consist of 12 different action steps, each of which works to help you gain a healthy sense of who you are and what you want to do with your life. According to Boise State University, the NA Steps become a step-by-step guideline for undoing the harmful effects of addiction and building a drug-free lifestyle.
5. Peace and Stability
The addiction lifestyle is wrought with ongoing chaos and emotional turmoil. Not surprisingly, these conditions only work to strengthen a person’s drug-using urges.
For these reasons, each of the NA Steps helps you develop a peaceful demeanor and stable lifestyle. This level of growth and change creates the type of life conditions that make drug-free living possible.
If you or someone you know is considering getting drug rehab help, please feel free to call our helpline at 800-781-0748 (Who Answers?) to ask about available 12 Step treatment options.