Need Help?

Do you have a prescription painkiller or other drug abuse problem?

Although prescription medications have different physical effects, the symptoms of their abuse and addiction are similar.

Common signs of drug abuse:

• You’re neglecting your responsibilities at work, school, or home because of your drug use.
• You’re using drugs under dangerous conditions or taking risks while high, such as driving while on drugs.
• Your drug use is getting you into illegal activity such as stealing to support a drug habit.
• Your drug use is causing problems in your relationships, such as arguments with your partner or family members and loss of friends.
• You are seeking/ using street drugs to replace your prescription medications.

Common signs of drug addiction:

• You’ve built up a drug tolerance, meaning you need more of the drug to experience the same effects.
• You take drugs to avoid or relieve withdrawal symptoms.
• You’ve stopped participating in activities you once enjoyed.
• You continue to use drugs even when you realize they could be causing problems.
• Your life revolves around drug use.

Get Help – Finding Treatment Resources and Other Services

Recognizing that you have a drug problem is the first step in getting better. Asking for help is the second step:

Visit the the Arkansas Department of Human Services Division of Behavioral Health Services for more information

Find the nearest Narcotics Anonymous meetings.

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is an international network of community-based meetings for those recovering from drug addiction. Modeled after Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), NA is a 12-step program with a defined process for overcoming narcotic addiction.