The most important thing to consider when we are dealing with substance abuse is why did the person take the substance in the first place. Besides the casual 'desire for kicks', the substance will be abused when the person needs some means to escape the stresses and traumas of life.
Depression is the single most common cause for substance abuse.
This is where the MindFrame Technique comes in. The MindFrame Technique enables the person to deal with stress and neutralise any faulty childhood thought patterns. Depression then gives way to inner peace. It is human nature to seek pleasure and avoid pain. If an individual does not know how to connect with the natural inner peace, alternative chemical means to find pleasure and avoid pain are sort.