I have written quite a few true life accounts of people who suffered from drug addiction. I have seen how it can destroy and individual and his family and I have seen the miracles drug rehabilitation can do.

Many people hide the fact that they need professional help and try to kick the habit by themselves due to shame and lack of knowledge but a drug addict has to be matched with effective rehabilitation and treatment programs like those offered by Cliffside Malibu.

How does one know what treatment program is the most suitable? This is where the counselors from Cliffside Malibu come in. I believe that no matter what kind of addiction one is suffering from, when he has the support and understanding he can beat the odds.

I am not a golfer but my friend, Paul, has just picked up the hobby. He said that since he does not have that much time to devote to the hobby, he does not want to spend so much on golfing equipment. He will only upgrade when he has more time to play.

So I asked him if he would consider using knockoff clone golf clubs instead of paying premium for major brand names.

He said that he wouldn’t mind because clone golf clubs have the same design, style and material but without the price tag! According to Paul, he is already using clone clubs and they don’t hurt his game or his pockets!

Moreover, with cheaper clone golf clubs, Paul could have a wider collection of clubs to suit his game.

If you have been following my other blog closely, you will know that I write a lot about the evils of drug addiction. It is because that a few people in my neighborhood are drug addicts as well as a few of my relatives.

I have seen how drug addiction destroys not only the addict but also his family, friends and loved ones. A drug addict is more often than not too preoccupied with his next fix to care about his life.

Many of these drug addicts are unable to work or earn a decent income and because they have no money and yet they need money to buy drugs to feed their addiction, they resort to stealing.

I would not say that they are too be blamed for causing much hurt and damage to the family unit. They are often living in their own world and not know what they have done. However, I do believe that drug addicts are weak willed. This is the main obstacle that prevents them from kicking their bad habit.

Often they are the ones that deny that they ever have a problem and it takes much convincing and cajoling to get them to go for drug rehab. They feel as if they have lost but in fact, they are one step closer to winning over drugs.

In cases like these, the family has to provide very strong support and continue to believe that this drug addict can overcome this addiction no matter how difficult it is.

I have seen the difference between a family that cares and a family does not. And a family that cares is the family that managed to pull itself together when the victim finally managed to kick the addiction.