Onislam.net’s Cyber Counseling service team has the pleasure to continue its special coverage about the different types of addiction. This is the second part and we focus here on drug addiction.
In this folder you will find more than 20 questions received from Cyber Counseling’s visitors about drug addiction, answered by a group of professional counselors.
You are most welcome to share your views and send questions related to this topic by e-mailing the Cyber Counseling editor via this address.
Click to read the first part of this special coverage which was about "Sex Addiction".
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I have been taking cocaine for two years now; lately it has become a habit and I take it three times a week. I know I need to stop and I am seeking advice on how to stop.
I need to find my faith again. I am also hiding the fact I am ‘doing it’ from my family and they are beginning to notice a change in my behavior. I really need help... [Read more]
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I am hopelessly addicted to crack cocaine; I have tried AA, NA, and rehabilitation. I have tried Islam, but can’t seem to recover. I do not understand, could you please help, with out telling me to simply "pray"....
Counselor: Congratulations you have passed the first type of denial, which is denial to have a problem. So, this is definitely a big step forward. You seem to have tried group therapy and rehabilitation and even thought about Islam. This shows how hard you are trying and you are longing for a proper sober life... [Read more]
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By the age of 17 she was smoking , clubbing, stealing, taking drugs (I didn’t know that then) but my parents feared of losing her and her running away so they sent her to live with my aunt and continue her education back home.
I still remember the day she was going- my mum was crying begging her to stay and change her ways but she was adamant to go to her “mother” (my aunt)... [Read more]
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My husband for 20 years drinks alcohol. When we got married, he promied that within 2 years he would kick the habit. To date, he has not done so – he leave at night on weekends to drink, and have fun with his friends till the early hours of the morning.
I feel it is taking from my time and rights. We have different bedrooms because his job is demanding, and I have to take care of the kids – now I fel he is making work an excuse to keep me out. [Read more]
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I feel at the moment very stressed and burned out - a bit about my history, and current situation. I am in my late 20s, and I have two younger brothers. I live with my mum, and dad in a quiet town.
I have been involved with taking drugs since the age of 15, and recently (a few years ago); I gave up heroin and crack, but now find myself battling diazepam and weed...[Read more]
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