THE PLAINSPOKEN TRUTH
ABOUT CRACK
COCAINE ADDICTION
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The Two Questions
Nearly everyone initially dealing with an addict has the same two questions:
Can you help me understand? and How can I help?
What you need to understand is that you will never understand this addiction. Crack cocaine makes people do bizarre and irrational things. You probably have seen some of them. If you try to make sense out of their actions, you will drive yourself crazy. Why would a person steal from their own family's home? Why would a straight man have sex with gay men? Why would a woman prostitute herself for $10 without using condoms? If you continually try to understand the "whats" and "whys" of the addiction, you will increase and prolong your emotional turmoil. Don't let that question, "Why can't I understand?" reside in your mind.
Everyone thinks they can help their addict. This is the furthest thing from reality. It is equivalent to thinking you can help a person beset by cancer. The difference is that attempting to help an addict only enables him to further his addiction. This is the most difficult concept to grasp. You will read more about this in "Thoughts and Observations". For the moment just believe that "understanding" and "helping" are fruitless endeavors.
