How to help someone struggling with an addiction like Ozzy Osbourne

by FSP Health team, 25 April 2013

Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne is said to have bitten the heads off of bats to attract attention. Now, it's his health that's attracting the most attention, with Osbourne now allegedly falling back into drug addiction thanks to a combination of prescription drugs and alcohol. Here's what you need to know if you or someone you know is battling any form of addiction, to get over the addiction sooner.

Ozzy Osbourne’s wife, Sharon has gone on record saying: "I never knew he was using prescription drugs. I knew he was drinking occasionally, but didn't realise to the extent. It's a disease that not only hurts the person who has the disease, but it hurts … people who love you,” reports PerezHilton.

The truth is, more and more people are becoming addicted to prescription drugs.

Especially with winter just around the corner, as many over-the-counter colds and flu medicines contain codeine, which is a very addictive opiate, says FSP Health.

But it’s not just prescription drug addiction that plays havoc with our lives…

Because any addiction leads to cravings that you just can’t ignore as people with an addiction don’t have control over what they are doing, taking or using, explains MedicalNewsToday.

That’s why it usually takes up to seven attempts to for a smoker to become a non-smoker, so you shouldn’t lose hope if you’ve already tried to quit smoking and failed, says FSP Health.

And if you have a salt or sugar addiction, you’ll need to retrain your taste buds over at least three weeks.

All it takes is slowly cutting back on the amount of salt or sugar you sprinkle in or over your food for your taste buds to adjust accordingly in 21 days, says IOL.

Don’t assume the addict knows they have your support – tell and show them repeatedly

And the ‘addiction cutting’ process is that much easier with support from friends and family.

This means being open to the addict’s insights and offering them respect without judgment, says The Stanton Peele Addiction Website.

Just make sure you make it very clear that the addict has your support by telling them so in person.

This holds true no matter what the addiction – drug, alcohol, food or even internet.

It’s the best way to help someone battling with an addiction.

Tags: addict, addiction, prescription drugs, help someone battling with an addiction

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