45 Things People Say When They Use Alcohol and Drugs – Mental Health Treatment West Palm Beach FL
  1. Wanted to get high.
  2. Just wanted to.
  3. To get a mini vacation.
  4. Just wanted to checkout.
  5. Needed a reward.
  6. Out of anger.
  7. Out of frustration.
  8. Works hard and deserves it.
  9. Thought I could have just one.
  10. Everyone else was doing it.
  11. Needed something to loosen me up at a party.
  12. Need a stress reliever.
  13. Social Customs (weddings, holiday etc.,)
  14. To feel more adult.
  15. An act of retaliation.
  16. To try something new.
  17. Boosting self confidence.
  18. Masking unsatisfactory relationships.
  19. To feel at ease.
  20. To make a good time better.
  21. To make a boring time bearable.
  22. Given up on life and wants to destroy themselves.
  23. To forget about problems.
  24. Can’t accept the way they are.
  25. To avoid acceptance of major loss.
  26. Have depression, mania, anxiety, and self medicate.
  27. To help deal with a loss.
  28. To live in an impossible situation.
  29. To deal with physical pain and hardship.
  30. To deal with a break up.
  31. Hearing voices telling me to drink/use.
  32. Use to stop withdrawal.
  33. Can’t imagine I would be doing anything else but that, (born to be a junkie).
  34. Because I was prescribed these medications.
  35. Because I am an addict.
  36. Just cant stop.
  37. Because life sucks anyway, so why does it matter.
  38. Cause that is who I am.
  39. To prove I can handle it.
  40. To cope with loneliness.

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