Given the Tools to Use for a Drug-Free Life
Anyone from any walk of life can get caught up in the storm of addiction. Once they do, it is downhill from there on out. An addict’s life turns inside out. He (or she) sinks to depths he never before dreamt of. His family suffers untold upset, frightened for their child but not knowing exactly what to do.
Spencer was an addict and had her life spiral out of control.
She describes what happened to her. “My drug use started when I was twelve or thirteen. It continued on thereafter. I chased away my family, I lost jobs. The friends that I had—I don’t think you can define those people as friends. They were just people I used drugs with. I even stole from them and they stole from me.”
Spencer never realized how much her family was suffering until she got to Narconon. Narconon is an alternative drug and alcohol rehabilitation program which addresses addiction in highly successful and effective ways.
Spencer said, “My drug use affected my family and friends dramatically. And I never realized what an effect I had on them until I got here. I was selfish. I did not realize it at the time—that I was producing any effect on them—until I came here, to Narconon. I thought about it—how many nights my Mom laid awake worrying. That was one of the big reasons I came here. I wanted my family back.”
There are three major phases to this successful recovery program. The first is the relatively tolerable withdrawal. In the withdrawal process, the recovering addict is given unique relaxation techniques and nutritional support that assist in easing the discomforts.
The next part of the program is an innovative approach to handling addiction and the physical dependency. The New Life Detoxification is a sauna-based detox which gets rid of the built-up toxic drug residues in the body. Once these residues are eliminated, the participant feels so much brighter and more alive. Many times the recovering addict will say his cravings are greatly reduced, some even say their cravings fade away completely.
The final phase is the life skills training which provides the recovering addict with the knowledge and tools necessary to live a drug-free life. Spencer describes how Narconon and the life skills training on this program make all the difference.
She said, “I have attended other rehabs in the past, and the difference between those programs and the Narconon program was that recovery didn’t last. As soon as I left the other programs, I was clean for about a week. My way of thinking just hadn’t changed compared to the way the Narconon program helped me change. Narconon gave me tools that are simple that I can use daily. I really wasn’t given those tools at other programs.”
The combination of a more tolerable withdrawal, the sauna detox, and the life skills training does much to proof the recovering addict from relapse. Lasting recovery can be found at Narconon. And Narconon is so proud and happy to heal addicted lives every day of the year, year in and year out. There is nothing as satisfying as helping addicts turn their lives around.
Spencer completed the rehab program at Narconon Arrowhead.