A Family Finally Back Together Again

Addiction brings a family so much despair. When a husband or wife is addicted to drugs or alcohol, the spouse and the children suffer greatly. They never know what might happen to their loved one. Beverly describes what happened to her and her two children when her husband was caught in the trap of addiction. She said, “Before my husband got help with his addiction, life was a complete wreck. I never knew if he was going to be at home. When he was there, he really wasn’t, and we never knew how long he was going to stay.” This can tear a family apart and often does.

When Beverly’s husband found Narconon and entered the program, she suddenly had hope as she saw big changes occur. Narconon is a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program designed to provide lasting recovery from addiction. This effective treatment program has a long list of successes in giving addicts back their lives, and giving families back their loved ones. With a tolerable withdrawal, a sauna-based detox that flushes out toxins and residual drugs in the body and comprehensive life skills training, this program gives an addict the best chance at a drug-free life.

Addicts normally don’t eat properly or regularly and don’t usually sleep well. Throughout the Narconon program, the recovering addict is provided generous nutritional support. This helps build up a body depleted of so many essential nutrients from an addicted lifestyle and helps them feel better physically. The sauna-based detox also helps the recovering person feel brighter and more alert as, without the residual poisons in his system, he (or she) will feel more clear-headed and refreshed.

Beverly said, “While my husband was at Narconon, through each step of the program there were pretty big changes with each part. With the sauna, he physically started feeling a lot better and being more active. The biggest change was about midway through the program. He called and he totally didn’t sound like the same guy he was when he left. He was happy. You could see his smile through the sound of his voice. I knew at that point this program was totally going to work for him.“

Life and coping skills are necessary for a recovering addict, as when he goes back home, he will be facing many of the same situations he faced before using drugs and which could have contributed to starting substance abuse in the first place. With the Narconon Life Skills Courses, a student learns effective ways of dealing with the twists and turns life can throw at him. There are many exercises that show the recovering individual how to put the tools and knowledge into practice.

Beverly said, “Once my husband finished the Narconon program and we came to the facility to pick him up, we saw the twinkle in his eye that had been gone for the entire ten to twelve years before. The boys had their dad back, I had my husband back and we were finally a family again and life was great!”

Beverly commented that after seeing for herself what the Narconon program can do, she would highly recommend the program for anyone suffering from drug or alcohol addiction. Narconon is proud to help addicts overcome addiction and allow families to come back together again.

Beverly’s husband finished the drug rehab program at Narconon Arrowhead in Oklahoma.