Outsmarting a Drug Addict

Jan 19th, 2010 by Sandra

There is a miscommunication of facts between drug addicts and those around them as to who is smarter.

Drug addicts often feel as though they are smarter and offer as proof their ability to hide their addictions for awhile, their sneakiness with money, and the delusion that they think they are smarter. However, there are several ways to outsmart a drug addict.

“One evening, I was with close friends when their neighbor stopped by. She asked if we were related and before we knew it, we had spun a tale of childhood memories that never actually happened. While we joked about it, the sad realization was that she had no clue. She spoke of being wealthy and related to famous celebrities, and yet she was staying with family because she literally had nothing but the clothes on her back and a serious drug addiction. After she left, my friends told me that she was never rich or related to “so and so.” She was simply delusional.“

A drug addict may feel that he or she is smarter than everyone else because a rational person will sometimes just nod in agreement in order to keep the drug addict from getting upset and bent out of shape. However, as long as you can keep your control and as long as you can maintain the running of your life and your home, you are outsmarting the drug addict.

Getting their doctor involved in cases of a prescription drug addiction, setting up an Intervention for any type of addiction, and staying firm and resolute will help you maintain control and be the smart one in the end. Many times over, a drug addict has been outsmarted but it has been out of love, compassion and common sense. Interventions are set up and sometimes begun before the drug addict realizes what is going on. The financial situation is changed and the addict is no longer able to get into the accounts and drain them of money.

*It may seem as if you are “playing” at the level of the drug addict but you are not doing anything to hurt the drug addict; you are helping him or her. More importantly, you are helping yourself.*

Regardless of the outcome, you need to protect yourself because some drug addicts can take down not only themselves but their family as well.