Am I An Addict?
If you or someone you care about shows some or all of the following symptoms, it is time to seek help:
- Preoccupied with alcohol / drugs / porn, looking forward to using them, planning life around them?
- Losing control of how much you take no guarantee that you can stop?
- Increased capacity beginning to need more and more for the same effect?
- Using alone private secretive use?
- Using to get a certain effect searching for the buzz?
- Memory blackouts loss of awareness that events or conversations took place?
- Breaking promises to stop using, but also becoming unreliable to family and friends?
- Early morning shakes needing alcohol / drugs to function?
- Feeling remorseful or guilty knowing that you are damaging relationships?
If you recognise 4 or more of these symptoms. ASK FOR HELP!
Useful crisis contact numbers:
1. SADAG suicide helpine:
0800 567 567 / SMS 31393
www.sadag.org (South African Depression and Anxiety Group)
2. Department of Social Development Substance Abuse Line 24 hour helpline:
0800 121314 / SMS 32312
3. Lifeline 24 hour crisis number:
0861 322 322 / 011 422 4242
www.lifeline.co.za
4. The Haven Addiction Recovery Centre
044 532 7929 / 076 4936 529 (24 hour)
Email: info@havenaddictionrecovery.com
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