{"id":12671,"date":"2024-08-09T10:47:08","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T10:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/?post_type=avada_faq&p=12671"},"modified":"2024-08-30T16:49:26","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T16:49:26","slug":"no-estoy-seguro-a-si-quiero-dejar-de-consumir-del-todo-o-simplemente-controlar-mi-consumo","status":"publish","type":"avada_faq","link":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/en\/faq-items\/no-estoy-seguro-a-si-quiero-dejar-de-consumir-del-todo-o-simplemente-controlar-mi-consumo\/","title":{"rendered":"I'm not sure if I want to stop using it altogether or just control my use"},"content":{"rendered":"

I'm not sure if I want to stop using entirely or just control my use: Well, this question can be the starting point of the treatment process. Often, patients aren\u2019t sure what\u2019s happening to them, since addictions alter the brain internally, and the brain is the only organ that doesn\u2019t recognize itself as being sick. For example, consider the phenomenon of a \u201cphantom limb,\u201d where the brain identifies that a limb is missing and sends a pain signal (neurotransmitters) that causes pain in a part of the body that no longer exists. But we know that neurosurgeons operate on brain structures while the patient is awake, often listening to music or going about their normal routines if the surgery allows it.<\/p>\n

This is because it lacks pain receptors, and when it becomes ill, it cannot recognize itself as such; in certain mental illnesses, this is known in professional jargon as \u201cinsight into the illness,\u201d and it is common for many people who seek advice on whether they are using too much or too little to lack insight into their condition or to have incomplete insight.<\/p>\n

From there, we take a motivational approach, guiding the patient to ask themselves questions, reflect, and ultimately reach conclusions about their relationship with substance use. Although this is not what we as a professional team would prefer\u2014and we would like to see a world free of drugs\u2014the reality is that the drugs<\/a> and the altered states of consciousness<\/a> They have accompanied humanity since its earliest days (as a spiritual or transcendental pursuit, etc.), but never before\u2014as in modern times\u2014have they become a \u201cmarket commodity,\u201d and this leads to the constant invention of new toxic substances in order to sell sensations to a world thirsty for them.<\/p>\n

So, if a patient\u2014of their own free will and after having reflected on all aspects of the situation with professional help\u2014decides that they do not want to stop using but rather to use in a controlled manner, we will have to evaluate with them the risks associated with that decision and determine whether it is feasible or not (in the case of certain substances and individuals, it is). Ultimately, however, it is always the individual\u2019s own free choice.<\/p>\n

In our experience, many patients tell us, \u201cI\u2019m not sure if I want to stop using entirely,\u201d and the patients who come to us with this question are very reluctant to begin the process of drug withdrawal, but they end up being the most grateful and the ones who do the best, since once they have all the information, have been clean for quite some time, are feeling well, and no longer feel cheated by the money they spend on drugs and the problems that come with them, they make a clear decision never to use again\u2014not even a little. After all, who wants to feel bad?<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

No estoy seguro\/a si quiero dejar de consumir del todo o simplemente controlar mi consumo: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10466,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"faq_category":[],"class_list":["post-12671","avada_faq","type-avada_faq","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nNo estoy seguro\/a si quiero dejar de consumir del todo<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"No estoy seguro\/a si quiero dejar de consumir del todo o simplemente controlar mi consumo. La gran pregunta de la familia y pacientes.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/en\/faq-items\/no-estoy-seguro-a-si-quiero-dejar-de-consumir-del-todo-o-simplemente-controlar-mi-consumo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"No estoy seguro\/a si quiero dejar de consumir del todo\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"No estoy seguro\/a si quiero dejar de consumir del todo o simplemente controlar mi consumo. La gran pregunta de la familia y pacientes.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/en\/faq-items\/no-estoy-seguro-a-si-quiero-dejar-de-consumir-del-todo-o-simplemente-controlar-mi-consumo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"UniAdic\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/uniadic\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-08-30T16:49:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/fotolia_79761349-copia.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"424\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"283\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Uniadic\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"TechArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uniadic.com\\\/faq-items\\\/no-estoy-seguro-a-si-quiero-dejar-de-consumir-del-todo-o-simplemente-controlar-mi-consumo\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uniadic.com\\\/faq-items\\\/no-estoy-seguro-a-si-quiero-dejar-de-consumir-del-todo-o-simplemente-controlar-mi-consumo\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"rrsuarez02\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uniadic.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/da81203ac2ef666a362e1ac5e55eec9b\"},\"headline\":\"No estoy seguro\\\/a si quiero dejar de consumir del todo o simplemente controlar mi consumo\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-09T10:47:08+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-08-30T16:49:26+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uniadic.com\\\/faq-items\\\/no-estoy-seguro-a-si-quiero-dejar-de-consumir-del-todo-o-simplemente-controlar-mi-consumo\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":494,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uniadic.com\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uniadic.com\\\/faq-items\\\/no-estoy-seguro-a-si-quiero-dejar-de-consumir-del-todo-o-simplemente-controlar-mi-consumo\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uniadic.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/02\\\/fotolia_79761349-copia.jpg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"WebPage\",\"FAQPage\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uniadic.com\\\/faq-items\\\/no-estoy-seguro-a-si-quiero-dejar-de-consumir-del-todo-o-simplemente-controlar-mi-consumo\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uniadic.com\\\/faq-items\\\/no-estoy-seguro-a-si-quiero-dejar-de-consumir-del-todo-o-simplemente-controlar-mi-consumo\\\/\",\"name\":\"No estoy seguro\\\/a si quiero dejar de consumir del todo\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uniadic.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uniadic.com\\\/faq-items\\\/no-estoy-seguro-a-si-quiero-dejar-de-consumir-del-todo-o-simplemente-controlar-mi-consumo\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uniadic.com\\\/faq-items\\\/no-estoy-seguro-a-si-quiero-dejar-de-consumir-del-todo-o-simplemente-controlar-mi-consumo\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uniadic.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/02\\\/fotolia_79761349-copia.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-09T10:47:08+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-08-30T16:49:26+00:00\",\"description\":\"No estoy seguro\\\/a si quiero dejar de consumir del todo o simplemente controlar mi consumo. La gran pregunta de la familia y pacientes.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uniadic.com\\\/faq-items\\\/no-estoy-seguro-a-si-quiero-dejar-de-consumir-del-todo-o-simplemente-controlar-mi-consumo\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/uniadic.com\\\/faq-items\\\/no-estoy-seguro-a-si-quiero-dejar-de-consumir-del-todo-o-simplemente-controlar-mi-consumo\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uniadic.com\\\/faq-items\\\/no-estoy-seguro-a-si-quiero-dejar-de-consumir-del-todo-o-simplemente-controlar-mi-consumo\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uniadic.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/02\\\/fotolia_79761349-copia.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uniadic.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/02\\\/fotolia_79761349-copia.jpg\",\"width\":424,\"height\":283,\"caption\":\"centro-desintoxicacion-madrid\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uniadic.com\\\/faq-items\\\/no-estoy-seguro-a-si-quiero-dejar-de-consumir-del-todo-o-simplemente-controlar-mi-consumo\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"FAQs\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uniadic.com\\\/preguntas-frecuentes\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"No estoy seguro\\\/a si quiero dejar de consumir del todo o simplemente controlar mi consumo\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uniadic.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uniadic.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"| Centro UniAdic |\",\"description\":\"Especializados en Adicciones y Salud Mental\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uniadic.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uniadic.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uniadic.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"UniAdic\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uniadic.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uniadic.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uniadic.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/fondo-retina.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uniadic.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/fondo-retina.png\",\"width\":506,\"height\":506,\"caption\":\"UniAdic\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uniadic.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/uniadic\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/Uniadic\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/uniadic\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uniadic.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/da81203ac2ef666a362e1ac5e55eec9b\",\"name\":\"rrsuarez02\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2b14c2f684d4da997a40e228d1533c54369551ec192ca68ca8a8ea440630f5e9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2b14c2f684d4da997a40e228d1533c54369551ec192ca68ca8a8ea440630f5e9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2b14c2f684d4da997a40e228d1533c54369551ec192ca68ca8a8ea440630f5e9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"rrsuarez02\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"No estoy seguro\/a si quiero dejar de consumir del todo","description":"No estoy seguro\/a si quiero dejar de consumir del todo o simplemente controlar mi consumo. La gran pregunta de la familia y pacientes.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/en\/faq-items\/no-estoy-seguro-a-si-quiero-dejar-de-consumir-del-todo-o-simplemente-controlar-mi-consumo\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"No estoy seguro\/a si quiero dejar de consumir del todo","og_description":"No estoy seguro\/a si quiero dejar de consumir del todo o simplemente controlar mi consumo. La gran pregunta de la familia y pacientes.","og_url":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/en\/faq-items\/no-estoy-seguro-a-si-quiero-dejar-de-consumir-del-todo-o-simplemente-controlar-mi-consumo\/","og_site_name":"UniAdic","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/uniadic\/","article_modified_time":"2024-08-30T16:49:26+00:00","og_image":[{"width":424,"height":283,"url":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/fotolia_79761349-copia.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@Uniadic","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"TechArticle","@id":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/faq-items\/no-estoy-seguro-a-si-quiero-dejar-de-consumir-del-todo-o-simplemente-controlar-mi-consumo\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/faq-items\/no-estoy-seguro-a-si-quiero-dejar-de-consumir-del-todo-o-simplemente-controlar-mi-consumo\/"},"author":{"name":"rrsuarez02","@id":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/#\/schema\/person\/da81203ac2ef666a362e1ac5e55eec9b"},"headline":"No estoy seguro\/a si quiero dejar de consumir del todo o simplemente controlar mi consumo","datePublished":"2024-08-09T10:47:08+00:00","dateModified":"2024-08-30T16:49:26+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/faq-items\/no-estoy-seguro-a-si-quiero-dejar-de-consumir-del-todo-o-simplemente-controlar-mi-consumo\/"},"wordCount":494,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/faq-items\/no-estoy-seguro-a-si-quiero-dejar-de-consumir-del-todo-o-simplemente-controlar-mi-consumo\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/fotolia_79761349-copia.jpg","inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["WebPage","FAQPage"],"@id":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/faq-items\/no-estoy-seguro-a-si-quiero-dejar-de-consumir-del-todo-o-simplemente-controlar-mi-consumo\/","url":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/faq-items\/no-estoy-seguro-a-si-quiero-dejar-de-consumir-del-todo-o-simplemente-controlar-mi-consumo\/","name":"No estoy seguro\/a si quiero dejar de consumir del todo","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/faq-items\/no-estoy-seguro-a-si-quiero-dejar-de-consumir-del-todo-o-simplemente-controlar-mi-consumo\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/faq-items\/no-estoy-seguro-a-si-quiero-dejar-de-consumir-del-todo-o-simplemente-controlar-mi-consumo\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/fotolia_79761349-copia.jpg","datePublished":"2024-08-09T10:47:08+00:00","dateModified":"2024-08-30T16:49:26+00:00","description":"No estoy seguro\/a si quiero dejar de consumir del todo o simplemente controlar mi consumo. La gran pregunta de la familia y pacientes.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/faq-items\/no-estoy-seguro-a-si-quiero-dejar-de-consumir-del-todo-o-simplemente-controlar-mi-consumo\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/uniadic.com\/faq-items\/no-estoy-seguro-a-si-quiero-dejar-de-consumir-del-todo-o-simplemente-controlar-mi-consumo\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/faq-items\/no-estoy-seguro-a-si-quiero-dejar-de-consumir-del-todo-o-simplemente-controlar-mi-consumo\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/fotolia_79761349-copia.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/fotolia_79761349-copia.jpg","width":424,"height":283,"caption":"centro-desintoxicacion-madrid"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/faq-items\/no-estoy-seguro-a-si-quiero-dejar-de-consumir-del-todo-o-simplemente-controlar-mi-consumo\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"FAQs","item":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/preguntas-frecuentes\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"No estoy seguro\/a si quiero dejar de consumir del todo o simplemente controlar mi consumo"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/","name":"| UniAdic Center |","description":"Specialists in Addiction and Mental Health","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/#organization","name":"UniAdic","url":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fondo-retina.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fondo-retina.png","width":506,"height":506,"caption":"UniAdic"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/uniadic\/","https:\/\/x.com\/Uniadic","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uniadic\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/#\/schema\/person\/da81203ac2ef666a362e1ac5e55eec9b","name":"rrsuarez02","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2b14c2f684d4da997a40e228d1533c54369551ec192ca68ca8a8ea440630f5e9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2b14c2f684d4da997a40e228d1533c54369551ec192ca68ca8a8ea440630f5e9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2b14c2f684d4da997a40e228d1533c54369551ec192ca68ca8a8ea440630f5e9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"rrsuarez02"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_faq\/12671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_faq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/avada_faq"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12671"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_faq\/12671\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniadic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq_category?post=12671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}