A Wife Gets Back Her Husband
Vera’s story is so similar to that of other wives whose husbands have been trapped in an addiction to drugs or alcohol. Her family was wrenched apart, their business destroyed and all their savings were gone. It is a tale of horror and heartbreak. However, a happy ending is possible, which Vera eventually discovered.
Vera describes how her husband’s addiction finally was revealed. “In the middle of the night, he decides he is going to go hunting. He was gone for four days. I knew we had a problem. After four days, he called the house and wanted to come home. I asked him where he had been, and he told me he had this problem.” Her husband was addicted to crack cocaine.
She continued. “When the addiction was really bad and out of control, he was never home. He was gone all the time. He always had an excuse to be on the job, then when you would go to the job site he was never there. Then one morning I got a call from our bank saying we were overdrawn. We had had $10,000 on our account. It was gone! So I said to take something out of the savings account and they said that was gone also.”
Their four children would have nothing to do with him. Their business failed, their water was cut off. They lost everything. Then one of her friends found Narconon.
Narconon is a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program which addresses addiction in most effective ways. After the person finishes the withdrawal portion of the program, he will do the Narconon New Life Detoxification. This sauna-based detox is a key part of the entire recovery process since it gets rid of the toxic accumulations of drug residues in the tissues. These residual drugs are known to contribute to the activation of drug cravings. With these gone, the person is less likely to suffer a relapse due to renewed cravings.
Another important part of recovery is the life skills training provided. With this innovative training, the recovering addict not only can discover what led to his drug use in the first place but he also learns how to rebuild relationships and get in control of his life again. One course is the Objectives Course where the student works with another student using effective exercises that improve communication skills and increase perceptions of the world around him.
Vera was impressed with the information she received on the sauna detox, but she put aside the number to Narconon for the time being. That is until she got a call from a friend who reported her husband was in the emergency room because he had overdosed. She said, “They were going to put him back out on the street. I couldn’t let that happen. So I called Narconon. One thing that impressed me the most is they wanted to talk to him. They got his information and an hour later he was on a plane.”
Vera’s husband completed the program at Narconon Arrowhead.
Her husband completed the Narconon rehab program and came home. Vera said, “He is very dependable and responsible now. If he says he is at the job site, you can go to the job site and find him there. He doesn’t lose his temper as he did before. His communication skills are outrageous. It’s phenomenal watching him work with people now. Earlier, when he was addicted, he was always screaming and hollering and throwing things. He was always angry. Now he is like a different person! It is really awesome.”
Vera said that now her family is back together. Her husband has respect back and now has a relationship with all four of the kids. Narconon accomplishes what may seem impossible to most families who have a loved one who is addicted to drugs or alcohol. But it is very possible to attain a productive and happy life without drugs with the highly successful Narconon program.