Drug Addiction

I personally have not struggled with drug addiction, but I have been around and have relationships with people who have and who have overcome that, and definitely some of the benefits are people are able to think a lot more clearly. There are times of withdrawal or just with an addiction, there's a lot of times where you are thinking about that addiction and trying to overcome it, but for the most part, you have a much clearer mind, you're able to focus more and kind of see the bigger picture in life as a whole and focus on the people and things in your life that are more important than the things that they were once addicted to.

The benefits of quitting drugs for me has been astronomical. So being a part of my kids' lives, my kids live with me again, I have no anxiety, I'm gainfully employed in two jobs, I have very stable housing, no longer homeless, no longer hungry, no longer doing things that morally I look back now and it's, you know, heartbreaking to think that I did that to myself. The benefits definitely is my life's happy now. I'm such a happy person. My family has me in their life. I'm invited to family events. Definitely it's a much better life.

I'd say the biggest benefit to quitting drugs is that you're able to start getting your life together. The longer you stay on it, the more it falls apart. Things get out of hand, out of control and dig yourself deeper and deeper, go in debt, lose your house, your family, things just fall apart.