It's 3 a.m., and you're staring at the red numbers on your alarm clock, which is sitting on your nightstand. Your mind is going a million miles an hour. Your partner is again not there. You're worried about the worst-case scenario and waiting for the phone to ring. You think to yourself, This has to stop, I can't keep living like this. Well, if your partner is close to or already in addiction, things are about to get a lot worse. Addiction can happen quickly, very quickly. Most of the time, people turn to drugs when they are in trouble and need something to make their lives better or easier. Unfortunately, the fact that they are weak will be the cause of their addiction. Don't think that the person you love will stop using a strong drug all of a sudden. Not at all. Something is making them want to use drugs, and until that force is taken care of, they won't stop. It can be very hard to fix the problem that led someone to start using drugs in the first place. Most likely, it will be almost impossible to get rid of the problem that makes drugs. If it's someone's job, there's not much they can do. They may need that job to stay alive and feed their family. So, they will always turn to drugs to help them deal with their stress. And once they start using a drug, they may not be able to stop, and it may be very hard for them to. Even more so if they are using something like cocaine. The brain will start to change in a way that makes it impossible to stay away from the drug of choice. The time it takes for someone to become addicted depends on their genes, their mental and physical health, and their environment. In just a few weeks, a person can become hooked on a drug. Once a person is addicted or close to it, both your life and theirs will lose touch with reality very quickly. Drugs cost money, and someone who needs their fix will do anything to get it. If there is a savings account, they will start taking money out of it right away. There will be fights about money being wasted, and your partner will just use that as an excuse to do more drugs. Everything gets out of hand very quickly. If there isn't enough money to support the addiction, your partner will do whatever it takes to get that money. This is often done by stealing or selling things. If they steal, they could be arrested, and if they start pawning things from your house and it works, your house will soon be empty. Drug use is often done with other people, and if you don't do it, your partner will find someone else who will. When this happens, you'll feel like a stranger because your partner's addiction will push them farther and farther away from you. This will be a quick and painful chain of events. Get as much help as you can from family and friends, but also get professional help as soon as you can.
