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12-Step Recovery Questions12-Step Recovery Questions My addiction causes me to be depressed and I’m thinking of suicide. Those feelings are a by-product of addiction. Once the substance has nestled itself in the brain, our ability to reason, our ability to choose, our ability to even feel emotion, is impaired. What you may be experiencing as depression is drug induced. Suicide is not the answer. A person gripped by addiction cares nothing about his/per personal health and well being, they care about the drug. If they are concerned, or frightened by their condition, they may not be able to properly think through the situation for themselves. The drug has impeded everything. The help available is not considered. The choice of suicide is a terrible tragedy, leaving behind despair for those who love and care for the addict. Get help! Go to your doctor and tell him/her the truth about what you are experiencing. What you think is reality may not be reality at all, so give yourself a chance. Allow yourself to receive help. There is hope. There is always hope. If you are a friend or family member and observing this “depression” we encourage you to seek advice from an addiction therapist. Frequently an intercession is necessary to help the addicted person get the help he/she needs. The fog of addiction prevents an otherwise obvious and intelligent decision to get help. Take the lead and make something happen. Statistics show that 50% of all suicide attempts involved drugs or alcohol and that 25% of successful suicides were among drug and alcohol abusers. This is especially true of users under 30 years of age. For young people 15-24, it’s the third leading cause of death. Even for children 5-14, it’s the fifth leading cause of death. Of the teens who commit suicide, 50% of them were drug or alcohol users. Suicide is not a good choice. It is the wrong solution to a preventable problem. People are too precious to lose. There is help and there is hope.
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