Narconon Drug Rehab News

May 25, 2009

The Best Method of Drug Rehab

Filed under: Narconon, court ordered drug rehab, drug rehab — Tags: , , — nneastus @ 11:16 pm

Rehab, not jail is the best method to treat addicts.

By the time Bobby Newman turned 15 he felt as though he was missing out on something. Both his sisters had gotten married and left home Bobby was left alone with his mother as his parents had divorced years earlier. Drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana acted as a solution for what Bobby thought was missing in his life but as his addiction escalated he soon realized that the drugs caused him a lot more problems than he ever imagined.

Despite his drug use, Bobby, a skilled athlete, was offered and took a full scholarship to a small college to play football. This could have been the thing that helped him to leave his drug problem behind. Instead college was the place where Bobby started using cocaine and speed [methamphetamine].

It didn’t take long for Bobby to drop out of school as a result of his addiction. He ended up moving back home and becoming a journeyman sheet-metal worker as he continued to use methamphetamine. As a result, Bobby’s life went to pieces. “I was arrested more times than I care to remember,” he says. “I wrecked every car I had every owned, broke a lot of bones in those wrecks and got into a lot of gun and knife fights.”

When all was said and done, Bobby was facing 7 years in federal prison and $300,000.00 in fines. He was taken to prison after a methamphetamine overdose until a family member intervened with a better solution.

Bobby’s sister was looking for something to help Bobby and get him out of the system permanently. She found that with the Narconon drug rehab program.  Bobby was released from prison to go into drug rehab and as a result he has just celebrated 10 clean.

Based on his own experiences Bobby Newman knows that drug rehab, not jail, is the only thing that can rehabilitate a person who is addicted to drugs. “Jail only makes you worse.” says Newman. “Being locked up with other criminals simply made me feel as though I wanted to go out and commit more crimes each time I was released. The only way I was able to restore my self respect was through rehabilitation.”

Today Newman gives back to others as a trained prevention specialist and professional addiction counselor.   Over the years, he has helped save thousands of people’s lives through his drug education talks and professional counseling.  “I knew that after my years of dealing drugs, manufacturing of meth and basically being a menace to society, I had a lot of damage to make up for, but that it is possible for anyone,” says Newman.

Because of his long-term, stable sobriety Bobby Newman now knows he can do anything in life. “The saying goes: ‘what you can confront you can handle,”’ says Newman.  “Narconon gives you a strong foundation and tools to work with to handle life and causes you to not only to be able to handle and confront life, but actually enthusiastically tackle anything you’ve ever wanted to.”

Contact Narconon today for an effective solution for drug rehab at 877-237-3307 or to find a court ordered drug rehab program near you.

May 22, 2009

The Tenth Inning – Baseball and Drugs

Filed under: Michigan drug rehab, Narconon, drug treatment — Tags: , , , — nneastus @ 8:43 pm

Should drug treatment be mandatory for professional athletes who violate team drug policies?

One of the hottest news topics out right now is the recent alleged use of performance enhancing drugs by one of baseball’s greats J.C. Romero. J.C. was recently left with a 26 game suspension after failing a drug test. He has maintained he was using a nutritional supplement and was unaware that this supplement contained ingredients that would violate his  team agreement on drug use.

But whether he was aware of this or not, he was certainly not the first professional athlete to show up positive for drug use. Professional athletes using drugs is not something new. Just do a search on the Internet and you can easily find Jose Canseco’s book Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant ‘Roids, Smash Hits & How Baseball Got Big where he admitted using anabolic steroids and even stated that about 85% of major league baseball players performance enhancing drugs.

So with this long history of drug use in the professional arena, shouldn’t athletes who fail team drug tests be required to get some type of drug treatment?  Some argue that the punishment should fit the crime stating that it would depend on what types of drugs were taken. But many of the so-called performance-enhancing drugs are related to amphetamines as well as steroids.

Even Congress has stepped in on this topic when they put out a new bill, the Professional Athletes Testing Bill that established the minimum drug testing standards for all major professional sports leagues. This bill was released with the hope to minimize the continued number of professional sports stars who have started using drugs to “enhance performance.”

However,  even after this bill was released we have had continual problems in the professional athlete arena with substance abuse and no real solution such as drug treatment.

“Leaving a substance abuse untreated is one of the worst things you can do to the addicted individual,” says Ramsy Darwish, Director of Intake for Narconon Freedom Center, a Michigan drug rehab program.  “Because what happens when you fail to treat an addiction is that the problem gets progressively worse.”

Ramsy Darwish has helped hundreds of people get admitted into drug treatment through Narconon Freedom Center. The Narconon drug treatment program has achieved a more than 70% success rate for treating substance abuse for the last 44 years and treats all types of hardcore addictions including addictions to drugs such as steroids and other performance enhancing drugs.

“Drugs like steroids are associated with a wide range of negative effects,” says Darwish. “They can range from things that are physically unattractive to major effects like strokes and heart attacks that can affect users of all ages.”

Without being offered the solution effective drug treatment many professional athletes will not beat their addictions. Putting in an effective drug treatment policy within all professional games, when an athlete test positive for drug use, will help the athlete get back to the game stable, ethical and drug-free.

If you or someone you know is suffering with drug abuse issues contact Narconon East U.S. today at 877-237-3307.

May 21, 2009

After Drug Rehab, Graduate Gives Back

Filed under: Narconon, addiction, drug education, drug rehab, drug treatment — Tags: , , , , — nneastus @ 6:16 pm

In 2001, John graduated from the Narconon® drug and alcohol rehabilitation program. Struggling with addiction for 7 years, John really never knew that he could stop using drugs and be happy. This all changed one morning when he got a surprise visit from his mother who had an actual solution to his problem. “One morning I woke up and my mother was in my living room and asked me if I was ready to get better,” says John. “I thought it was more counseling, or more meetings. To my surprise it was the greatest thing that has ever happened in my life. It was called Narconon .”

John quickly got on a plane with the intention of changing his life. And several months later, that was exactly what he did. One of the most important things that changed for John was that he started wanting to give back to others instead of taking from them – one of the things that made him realize that he was fully recovered from his addiction. John soon started training to become a Drug Education Specialist with the goal of speaking to community groups, churches, and families about the dangers of addiction and to share his true story of recovery. Today with 7 years of sobriety John has actually been able to educate hundreds of thousands of people all throughout the country on the dangers of drug and/or alcohol addiction.

“I have always believed that education and prevention is the first step to ending addiction,” says John. “Nobody ever explained me to why I shouldn’t have done drugs. I was told not to do drugs as a kid but I never knew why until I did Narconon. That’s why I decided to start helping to educate others on how easy it is to get hooked on drugs and why.”

And John is not the only one out there doing educational talks around the country using the Narconon technology. In fact the contributions are so widespread throughout the Narconon network that Narconon International has just released a 36-page brochure outlining their community activities. The theme of this booklet is “Serving Our Community” and it is a collaboration of volunteerism throughout the world and honors the partnership of community organizations and groups that are working on drug prevention activities worldwide.

“Whether it’s delivering drug education talks in schools, churches or to community groups, Narconon’s purpose is to permanently end addiction,” says John. “They do that by starting to educate kids at a young age so that they understand what drugs really are and do to a person.  Knowing the truth about drugs is the biggest factor in keeping youth from ever becoming addicted in the first place.”

If you or someone you know is struggling with a drug and/or alcohol addiction contact Narconon today at 877-237-3307.  You may see the community and drug prevention brochure’s pictures and copy online through Narconon International .

May 14, 2009

Overcoming Barriers with Drug Rehab

Filed under: Narconon, addiction, drug rehab, drug treatment — Tags: , , , — nneastus @ 6:54 pm

Jeannie Trahant completed the Narconon drug and alcohol rehabilitation program in 1973. She was the first female graduate of the program that was founded by an ex-heroin addict, William Benitez behind the walls of Arizona state prison . 36 years later, Jeannie is sharing her amazing story of recovery and how she has been helping other addicts improve conditions in their lives through the Narconon program .

Jeannie started using drugs when she was 14 years old. “My father, a professional football player in the 30’s and 40’s had passed away from an athlete’s heart,” says Jeannie. “I was with my mother who was having difficulty over the loss of my father and she began drinking. Her hopes and dreams died when he died.  Because of this situation, I learned at an early age to be on my own, but the loss of him was a major factor of why I turned to drugs.”

By the time Jeannie was 16, she was addicted to heroin. “I remember back then telling myself I could put it all down by the time I was 18," she explains. “T his turned out to be wishful thinking. A s the time passed, I became more and more addicted.”

Jeannie went in and out of jail 3 times, promising the judge each time that she would quit using, only to return to drugs within hours of being released. One day she got so desperate she sat in a hospital waiting room, waiting to be admitted, only to be told by the nurse at the end of the day to “come back tomorrow.” Jeannie never returned to the hospital but quickly went back on her next drug binge.

A few weeks later, Jeannie’s life was saved when she found the Narconon program and was admitted into treatment. “I knew I had a chance from the minute I walked in the center,” says Jeannie. “The care factor was unbelievable and I felt safer than I ever had. The Narconon Program brought out my true abilities that had been covered up through the drug usage and taught me tools I could use for the rest of my life.”

Little by little Jeannie grew stronger until one day she realized that she was no longer a drug addict and the pain that led her into drugs in the first place was gone. “I knew in my heart I was cured,” says Jeannie. “I knew at that point life would be an adventure now and a whole new world for me. I knew my damaged life before was behind me.”

After completing the Narconon program, Jeannie knew she could do whatever she wanted to do with her life so she decided to help save the lives of others addicts through the Narconon technology. Early in her career at Narconon, she met Narconon’s founder William Benitez. “Many times he [Benitez] came to Narconon and visited with the staff and students. He was one of us; someone who had beat addiction through the Narconon Program and won his personal battle with drugs forever.”

Early commentary by Benitez on the purpose of Narconon and his own drug problem are shown on a recently released video one of Willie’s first drug education talks. After establishing the first Narconon program behind the prison walls, Benitez opened the first residential Narconon center in Los Angeles. Benitez and his staff received direction from American a uthor and humanitarian L. Ron Hubbard , on whose works the Narconon program were based — the intention being to raise the abilities of the individual, rather than treat his ‘illness.’ The Narconon program now operates 150 centers in 50 countries.

Following Benitez‘ example , Jeannie works continuously to help people improve conditions in life by giving them the life skills tools of the Narconon drug and alcohol rehabilitation program. “The reason it is important to do the Narconon program,” says Jeannie, “is because if an addict doesn’t, all that is left is death, jail or the psychiatric ward. These are the statistics on drugs.”

If you or someone you know is in need of a drug rehabilitation program that raises the abilities of the individual and offers a drug- free approach to handling addiction, contact Narconon today at (877) 237-3307.

May 7, 2009

High Success Rate with Drug Rehab Unheard Of

Filed under: Narconon, addiction, detoxification, drug rehab, drug treatment — Tags: , , — nneastus @ 8:23 pm

The Narconon program has brought new-found stability to getting results with drug rehabilitation.

In 1966 William Benitez started the Narconon drug and alcohol rehabilitation program behind the walls of Arizona state penitentiary. More than 43 years later the Narconon program is still producing thousands of graduates and achieves a 70% success rate for permanent sobriety from addiction without using any replacement drugs.

In a recent video released featuring Benetiz , made more than a year after the Narconon drug rehabilitation program was founded the recipe for recovery is simple. “Well we at Narconon have a certain something,” says Benetiz, ““that before a person can pull out of narcotics or any difficulty, the only way he can get out of the pits would be that he become more able – he has to have greater ability.”

That premise is still the same one that the Narconon program is built on today and that it has been using for more than 43 years. The way that the Narconon program helps to make the person more able is by handling both the physical and mental aspects of addiction through a sauna detoxification program that removes toxins from the body that are left by drugs, thereby eliminating physical drug cravings. Narconon then uses life skills therapy to handle the mental and emotional components of addiction to restore the addict back to his former self and help him to be an ethical, contributing member of society.

Benetiz himself was not only the founder the program, but used the methods to handle his own addiction to heroin.

Back in the late 60’s the purpose of the Narconon program was to set it up in the penitentiaries across the country. At that time Benitez was very proud of the Narconon success rate which was the first 12 people into the program and all 12 people stably off drugs with none of them returning to incarceration. This was something back then that was unheard of with drug rehab and still are with many other programs.

Today the Narconon technology is not only used in prisons all over the world through the Criminon program but Narconon has grown to 150 centers in 50 countries. And with more than 25,000 graduates stably off drugs since 1995, William Benitez would probably be overcome with joy to know the program he founded in has helped so many people.

If you or someone you know is struggling with a drug or alcohol addiction contact Narconon today at 877-237-3307 .

Misdiagnosis Can Botch Drug Rehab Process

Filed under: Narconon, detoxification, drug rehab, drug treatment — Tags: , , , , — nneastus @ 8:18 pm

In this day and age dual diagnosis is not a new word in the drug rehabilitation industry. Many addicts seeking drug treatment are being diagnosed with depression, bipolar disorder, and even schizophrenia when they enter drug rehab programs . And the treatments for these diagnoses often include giving more drugs to an already addicted person, despite the severe side effects and high relapse rate.

Even the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a black box warning on antidepressant drugs that advise users of the increased risks of suicidal behavior and thinking, a term known as suicidality, in young adults between the ages of 18 to 24.

Side effects with replacement drugs and misdiagnosis go pretty far back. Even in 1966 when many of these terms were unknown, there were doctors who tried to treat addiction in this fashion without results.

William Benitez was one man who struggled for years with the emotional distress that his heroin addiction caused him. His doctors were trying to treat the depression and mis-emotions that are often caused by addiction but never alleviated the underlying cause. “After 19 years of trying,” said Benitez, “being probed and picked at by psychiatrists and psychologists, everybody was evaluating for me, telling me what my problems were. I noticed that all of us [addicts] in prison were in the same boat. We didn’t know what the problem was.”

Tired and on the verge of suicide, one day Mr. Benitez came upon a book in the prison library by American author and humanitarian L. Ron Hubbard that finally gave him an answer to his addiction. It was through the information in this book that Mr. Benitez was finally able to stop using drugs without the use of any medication or drug replacement therapy.

Based on the premise that a drug rehab program should improve a person’s abilities, thus making them able to free themselves from the use of drugs, Mr. Benitez formed the Narconon drug and alcohol rehabilitation program. Through the use of a sauna detoxification program and life skills therapy, the Narconon program achieves a 70%-plus success rate for permanent sobriety.

The Narconon program handles all types of addictions and returns those with substance abuse issues back to their families as drug-free, ethical and productive members of society without the use of dual-diagnosis approaches or replacement drugs.

If you or someone you know is struggling with an addiction that has been misdiagnosed due to emotional distress caused by substance abuse issues, get more information on an effective way to treat them without the use of more drugs. Contact Narconon drug rehab program today at 877-237-3307.

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