Heroin and Cocaine Addict for 7 Years

I had been a hardcore Heroin and Cocaine addict for 7 years before I took control of my life at the Narconon Drug Rehab Program. Continue...

Overcoming Barriers with Narconon Drug Rehab

In 1973 Jeannie Trahant was the first female graduate of the Narconon drug and alcohol rehabilitation program. Over the last 36 years, a productive, ethical and drug-free member of society Continue...

legally, Emotionally, and Physically in Shambles

The Narconon Drug Rehab Program has given me the skills to confront any problem or situation I encounter, to communicate with others and handle them when they are having difficulties, and to regain control of my life and everything in it. Continue...

A Sons Drug Addiction

If youÓ²e reading this testimonial, then you already know the pain and heartache of drug addiction. Our world stopped one summer evening when our son admitted his drug addiction. Continue...

Sober Now for 31 Years.

At that point I was also homeless, 42 yrs old, and had been using drugs for 27 years since I was 15 years old. Continue...

Tired, Ashamed, Then Reborn

After awhile I began to actually enjoy myself, IN DRUG REHAB, enjoy myself. I started to reemerge as the person I knew before drugs ever became a part of my life. Continue...

Heroin Drug Addiction Treatment

Learning the Skills Necessary to Succeed in Life

The Narconon Freedom Center heroin drug addiction treatment teaches abilities and skills that drug addicts are missing. They have not learned coping skills they will need in a substance free life. They have used alcohol and substances or allowed their use take over as coping mechanism in their daily lives. An emphasis is placed on communication, studying, and learning to behave ethically in their lives. The outcome of this is a student that can more comfortably deal with life without becoming overwhelmed by it. Practicing these sets of skills prove to be a method of therapy, not just an educational exercise.

Misconceptions About Addiction

There are numerous misconceptions about drug addiction, the most common of which is that individuals who have never had a problem with substances assume that the addicted individual would be deterred from using again because detox is such an unpleasant experience. This is a false assumption because substance addiction is an allergy to the body as well as an obsession of the mind. It is the failure of other heroin drug addiction treatment to recognize the psychology behind the drug addiction, which explains why there is such a high failure rate with their clients.

Entering heroin drug addiction treatment

 heroin drug addiction treatment Any time an addicted individual enters our heroin drug addiction treatment, they are usually interviewed and then evaluated as to the extent of the addiction so that we can formulate a treatment and recovery program for them that will enable them to get clean and sober. Additionally, we schedule educational classes for them so that they learn how to remain substance-free for life while maintaining their new, healthier lifestyle.

Marijuana

Marijuana has many effects on the brain and may lead to drug treatment. When someone smokes marijuana, THC rapidly passes from the lungs into the bloodstream, which carries the chemical to organs throughout the body, including the brain. This THC, which is the main ingredient chemical in the drug is hallucinatory and can be habit forming. The way it works is that the membranes of certain nerve cells in the brain contain protein receptors that bind to the THC. Once this happens, the THC kicks off a series of reactions that ultimately lead to the high that users experience when they smoke marijuana.

Traditional heroin drug addiction treatment

The traditional rehabs out there only experience a 20% success rate which means that 80% of their clients who leave the facility usually relapse once they return to their communities. We teach our clients to address three key elements necessary so that they rehabilitate successfully and remain clean and sober for life - Accountability, Responsibility, and Time. They are held accountable, accept the responsibility for their addiction and its consequences, and learn that their addiction did not occur overnight so the recovery process could take years as a result.

Recovery of the Individual’s Life

What many people do not realize is that heroin drug addiction treatment entails the recovery of the individual’s life. Not only does it involve accepting responsibility for one’s actions it also requires a commitment to learning how to remain substance free for life once they are deemed clean and sober. It also involves the dedication to living a cleaner and healthier lifestyle. However, a healthier lifestyle is not the only reward as the person’s self-esteem improves in the process.

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