Narconon Drug Rehab News

July 31, 2009

Narconon Helps To Curb Marijuana Problem in Florida

Filed under: Narconon, Narconon Florida, Narconon Gulf Coast, Narconon Spring Hill, Narconon Suncoast — Tags: , , , , — nneastus @ 11:42 pm

As marijuana cultivation increases in Florida, Narconon expands its in-state treatment capacity.

According to recent statistics, Florida is the number one state in the nation for indoor marijuana cultivation. In 2006, alone there were almost 50,000 marijuana plants eradicated in the state through the Drug Enforcement Administration and more than 500 homes in Florida growing the substance.

Marijuana has been a commonly abused drug for many years but with the recent increase in availability and cultivation, it is being used more and more by residents of Florida.

Narconon , an inpatient drug and alcohol rehabilitation program has recently seen a surge of clients coming into their program for marijuana abuse. “Based on the fact that more than 30% of high school student have tried marijuana before graduating high school there are going to be a number of people who become addicted and use it every day,” says Erica Catton Director of Promotion for Narconon. “And many of them not be able to stop without some type of treatment program.”  Catton adds that the indoor cultivation in the state reports have shown that the THC levels of the drug are dramatically higher, coming up from 7% to 25% or more,  making it harder for those who start smoking marijuana to stop using.

The good news is that there are now three Narconon programs located in Florida that specialize in handling marijuana addiction and achieve a more than 70% success rate for permanent sobriety from the drug.

“We have personally graduated hundreds of marijuana addicts from our drug treatment programs in Florida,” says Catton. “But, with cultivation of marijuana being a major problem in the state, we knew there are many more people out there that need help.”

“Narconon has stably handled addiction for 44 years,” adds Catton. “This is what we do.”

If you or someone you know is struggling with marijuana addiction in Florida contact Narconon today at 877-237-3307.

June 12, 2009

Florida Drug Rehab Program Helps Addicts

Filed under: Narconon, Narconon Spring Hill, Narconon Suncoast, drug treatment — Tags: , , , — nneastus @ 10:14 pm

Narconon Spring Hill will help to decrease the number of negative consequences of addiction throughout Florida with successful drug treatment .

According to recent statistics there has been an increase in drug abuse across the state of Florida. Cocaine, the drug of choice of the state, continues to cause the most damage as the White House Drug Policy reports that overdose deaths from the drug were at 398 in 2007 and accounted for 829 deaths in 2006.

Other commonly abused drugs throughout Florida include methamphetamine, heroin and pharmaceutical drugs which are actually causing more damage than cocaine abuse alone.

Just in Hernando County there were 47 deaths in 2008 as a result of addiction per data from the Hernando County Medical Examiner’s Office and a 300% increase in prescription drug fraud. In addition the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office reported that there was a 33% increase in pharmacy robberies across the county.

The state of Florida is being left with many negative consequences of addiction that pull on the state and federal budgets which are already overdrawn. And for addicts, many will end up in jail or dead without some type of successful drug treatment solution.

One program that understands the negative consequences that can occur without proper treatment is Narconon Spring Hill , known as Suncoast Rehabilitation Center . This past December, the inpatient drug and alcohol rehabilitation program opened its doors to help addicts throughout the state of Florida and in Hernando County. The Narconon Spring Hill drug and alcohol rehabilitation program achieves a more than 70% success rate for permanent recovery from addiction.

The Narconon program has successfully graduated over 25,000 addicts worldwide and has 120 centers in 44 countries and has been in operation for more than 44 years.

Drug treatment is the only solution to the negative consequences of addiction throughout Florida. If you or a loved one is struggling with a substance abuse issue contact Narconon today at 877-237-3307.

Suncoast Narconon Provides Successful Drug Rehab to Hernando County

Filed under: Narconon, Narconon Suncoast, drug rehab, drug rehab Florida — Tags: , , , — nneastus @ 9:29 pm

Drug abuse is affecting children and adults alike in Hernando County which currently has some of the most alarming statistics in the area on drug addiction, crime and drug-related deaths in the state of Florida indicating a great need for drug rehab in the area.
According to the Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey 50% of Hernando County high school students used drugs or alcohol in the last 30 days. In addition, 32% of kids will start drinking alcohol before they turn 13 years old. And in Hernando County schools currently, there were 16% of student who were under the influence of alcohol in the classroom in a 30 day period.

And while, at the school aged statistics are increasingly alarming drug abuse consequences in Hernando County are out-right shocking. The Hernando County Sheriff’s office reports that there was a 300% increase in prescription drug fraud in 2008 and a 33% increase in pharmacy robberies throughout the county.

And too sum it up, the Hernando County Medical Examiner that there were 47 people during one year that lost their lives to addiction which was a 21% increase in drug related deaths in Hernando County.

Currently, some of the most abused drugs throughout the county include pharmaceutical drugs, methamphetamine, and MDMA (ecstasy). This is in addition to the large number of people using cocaine and heroin throughout the county.

Based on these statistics, the county needs to take aggressive steps to curb addiction and provide drug rehab , prevention and education to school age kids on an immediate basis. One such solution would be individual drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs within the county stepping up to help Hernando County residents. Once such program that has been helping to handle the drug problem within the county while providing successful prevention services is Narconon Suncoast drug rehab center.

Narconon Suncoast recently opened its doors several months ago to offer a real solution to substance abuse issues and drug prevention in Hernando County. The inpatient drug rehab center operates a 21 bed facility in Spring Hill, Florida achieving a more than 70% success rate for permanent recovery from addiction.

Narconon Suncoast recently started providing effective drug education to 15 schools in Hernando County to contribute to drug prevention efforts in the area. The Narconon rehabilitation program places heavy emphasis on helping people to improve abilities and to be more ethical, productive and responsible citizens.

If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse issues in Hernando County and needs an effective drug rehab program contact Narconon today at 877-237-3307.

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