{"id":1044,"date":"2015-10-22T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-22T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridgesofhopeblog.wordpress.com\/?p=1044"},"modified":"2019-07-29T11:20:26","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T03:20:26","slug":"top-10-signs-of-addiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/top-10-signs-of-addiction\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Signs of Addiction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whether it&#8217;s not really obvious, you&#8217;re in denial, or you simply have no clue, someone you love or care about may be <a href=\"https:\/\/bridgesofhopeblog.wordpress.com\/2015\/07\/13\/frequently-asked-questions-about-addiction-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">addicted to a substance <\/a>or <a href=\"https:\/\/bridgesofhopeblog.wordpress.com\/2015\/10\/05\/all-about-behavioral-addiction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">behavior<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgesofhopeblog.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/10\/top-10-signs-of-addiction-and-seeking-help-for-your-loved-one.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1045\" src=\"https:\/\/bridgesofhopeblog.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/10\/top-10-signs-of-addiction-and-seeking-help-for-your-loved-one.jpg\" alt=\"top-10-signs-of-addiction-and-seeking-help-for-your-loved-one\" width=\"608\" height=\"471\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>We give you the Top 10 Signs of Addiction, which you have to look out for in your loved one so that you can offer you <a href=\"https:\/\/bridgesofhopeblog.wordpress.com\/2015\/07\/14\/its-your-decision-but-you-cant-do-it-alone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">help and seek the treatment he needs<\/a>. Once you see the signs, the puzzle pieces would start to fit and then you will find the answers to many of your questions about your loved one&#8217;s behavior and attitude.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the Top 10 Signs of Addiction:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Drastic or sudden changes in mood and behavior.<\/li>\n<li>Suspicious or mysterious spending habits. Being secretive about the purpose of the money he spends.<\/li>\n<li>Poor hygiene and neglect in personal grooming.<\/li>\n<li>Lack of energy or motivation. Abandoning hobbies and activities he once were passionate about.<\/li>\n<li>Irresponsible behavior at school or work.<\/li>\n<li>Physical and even mental health issues.<\/li>\n<li>Engaging in risky, dangerous behavior (such as using needles used by someone else, having unprotected sex, driving under the influence, getting into brawls, committing crimes, etc).<\/li>\n<li>Craving for the drug or drink and feeling like they need to use or drink in order to function &#8220;normally.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Rationalization and guilt about using as they are coming down from the high or after using or drinking.<\/li>\n<li>Trying to stop using or drinking many times but then failing each time. For example, he may vow not to drink that day or to use &#8220;just a little&#8221; but then ends up drinking or using more than planned.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If you suspect your loved one, such as a friend or family member, to be struggling with substance abuse or addiction, you may want to talk to him about it or convince him to seek help before it&#8217;s too late.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Call or Text:<\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>09175098826 \/ 622-0193<\/em><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether it&#8217;s not really obvious, you&#8217;re in denial, or you simply have no clue, someone you love or care about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/top-10-signs-of-addiction\/\">[&hellip;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1045,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[18,57],"tags":[54,3,41,46,169,24,30,31,8,25,13,14,16,39,44],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1044"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1044"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1044\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4217,"href":"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1044\/revisions\/4217"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}