The most common root cause of substance use disorders (SUD) is sociocultural factors. The rate of substance abuse is prevalent among the people living in abject poverty, females in abusive relationships, and children whose parents are constantly fighting (Nolen-Hoeksema, 2019). With habitual substance usage for any purpose, however, the consequences are unbelievably grave. Many families have lost their members through traffic accidents involving substance-impaired drivers (Nolen-Hoeksema, 2019). Moreover, there are medical conditions that are associated with substance abuse; and one of the common illnesses is low-grade hypertension which is linked to alcohol consumption (Nolen-Hoeksema, 2019). Inarguably, the effects on substance abusers such as addictions, withdrawals, hallucinations, and hand tremors, are to blame for some tragedies in society.
The Bible indicates that self-indulgence contributes to man’s sinful ways, especially on flesh-related issues. In Romans 8:8 (King James Bible, 1769/2017), believers learn that those who walk on the flesh cannot please God. Further, Paul gives drunkenness as one of the examples he gives as the obvious acts of the flesh (King James Bible, 1769/2017, Galatians 5:19-21). In the prevention of SUD the Bible talks of knowing God’s word as a key to gaining self-control which is a gift of the Holy Spirit. Nonetheless, Christianity recommends counseling for cases of drug dependency with a strong focus that is hopeful and a strong conviction on redemption by the blood of Jesus Christ (Lund, 2016). Therefore, the Bible does not propagate the notions of personal struggle with innate tendencies.
Due to the prevalence of SUD and addiction in society today different treatment facilities and recovery groups are sprouting. For instance, DE Addiction Recovery Center (DEARC) is primarily offering substance rehabilitation treatment programs for its patients across the American society. Essentially, DEARC treats addictions related to alcohol, marijuana, Ambien, heroin, valium, and Xanax through its in-patient treatment facility. Notably, treatment facilities such as DEARC are restoring hope to drug addicts.
References
King James Bible. (2017). King James Bible online. Web.
Lund, P. (2016). Christianity in recovery from substance abuse’s narratives. Pastoral Psychology, 65(3), 351-368. Web.
Nolen-Hoeksema, S. (2019). Abnormal psychology (8th ed.). McGraw Hill Education.