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Home arrow News arrow Latest arrow Holidays are Anything but Happy for Those Battling Addiction

Holidays are Anything but Happy for Those Battling Addiction

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Holidays bring to mind family and friends gathering together reminiscing about all that has transpired over the last year.  However, for those battling an addiction to alcohol, "Happy Holidays" often times include parties and get-togethers that center around the consumption of alcohol.  These parties are intended to increase feelings of good will and love amongst family, friends and co-workers. Spiked eggnog, rum balls, and an open bar are often the focus at many holiday gatherings which for those who are addicted to alcohol present an overwhelming opportunity to increase their alcohol intake and if in recovery, test their sobriety.

A 2008 survey done by Narconon Arrowhead’s residential rehab program in Oklahoma of those who recently completed a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program, 44 percent of those surveyed said they stayed away from family gatherings during the holidays due to their drug or alcohol abuse and the feelings of guilt which arose. Those who did attend the families' gatherings said that by the end of their visit everyone had become upset with them due to their inability to control their actions caused by their addiction. One person said, "I nodded off from opiates during Christmas dinner which resulted in my father crying at the dinner table." Another person commented, "I would constantly sneak off to do crystal meth and they would get upset because we all knew. It is like standing in the middle of Christmas dinner with a noose around your neck and you are casually rocking the chair that you are standing on. Everyone knows you are about to slip and die but nobody wants to confront the issue." A woman who spent the holidays drinking said, "I would get very upset with myself. I would be crying and depressed and then I would continue to drink more and more because I was depressed. Sometimes when you are an addict, you use holidays as a reason to get as drunk and/or high as possible."

"The holidays are a stressful and dangerous time for those addicted to drugs or alcohol," stated Gary W. Smith, Executive Director and a Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor (CCDC) at Narconon Arrowhead, one of the country's leading drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers, with 30 plus years experience in drug and alcohol rehabilitation. "For this reason, hundreds of families contact us over the holidays to find help for an addicted loved one. Parents and spouses in particular can rest easier, when they know the person they love is getting the help they need in a drug free environment. There is no greater gift for an addicted person than lasting sobriety."

Mr. Smith said that it was quite common for people to arrive at Narconon on Thanksgiving or Christmas Day because there was just not a moment to waste when someone needs to recover from addiction. "The next hit of crack or meth or heroin could bring overdose and death. The next drink could bring a drunken driving accident. Families all over the country are wise to seek help as soon as they realize that their loved one has an addiction problem."

Narconon Arrowhead specializes in helping families locate the help they are looking for. To find immediate help for someone who is having a problem with drugs or alcohol, contact Narconon's free addiction consultation and referral helpline at 1-800-468-6933. Narconon programs restore drug and alcohol abusers and addicts to a clean and sober lifestyle with a 70% success rate of those who graduate the program.



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