Paranoia Drugs and Alcohol Abuse

Paranoia is a common side effect of drug and alcohol use. This is because once drugs and alcohol hit the bloodstream, they go right to the brain and anytime the brain is affected, it becomes altered. This has a lot to do with why so many people are given a dual diagnosis of mental illness and drug addiction. Both the drug or alcohol problem and the paranoia have to be treated when a person is going through recovery. If only one is treated, then the other will hamper the recovery of both.

Withdrawal can be painful but with proper counseling and guidance, a person can make a recovery. He is taught how to deal with paranoia and how to avoid situations that can cause it. Even after a person successfully completes a treatment program, there is a helpline and after care available so that he has someone to turn to, talk to, confide in; someone who can help him through the urges that could cause a relapse.

Going to the helpline can help a person identify the paranoia and face it so that a relapse does not occur. The temptation to return to the source of the addiction is great when dealing with paranoia but the helpline can aid in fighting off the urge in a natural environment. The helpline lets the person know he is not alone and that whatever is occurring to bring on the paranoia is fixable without resorting to alcohol or drugs.

While paranoia speaks of something that “isn't there”, it is very real to the person experiencing it. Professional counselors recognize this and help the person see what “is” for what really is not. If you have having problems dealing with paranoia, no matter how mild, call the helpline so we can help you today. No one should have to do it alone and we are here to help.

Paranoia often happens when people are using drugs such as cocaine, crack, ecstasy, other kind of club drugs and hallucinogens.