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...

Treatment For Alcohol And Drug Abuse

Communication, Perception, and the treatment for alcohol and drug abuse Center

The difference between a drug addicts perception and actual reality can often be skewed greatly due to their drug addiction or addiction to alcohol. There reality has been constructed in their mind during their times of intoxication. When they become sober they realize that their lives are not what it was when they were using. This often causes severe depression, confusion, and a feeling of helplessness. To eliminate these feelings, and reconstruct their fabricated perception of life, the drug addict again turns to their addiction. This is an extended, two-part course of our treatment for alcohol and drug abuse designed to directly address this cycle.

Another benefit

Another benefit of being treated at our treatment for alcohol and drug abuse is that the client progresses continually so that they are able to handle increasingly more responsibility until they can once again be a part of their community. This also entails helping those around them as they interact with other clients undergoing residential treatment and recovery. The bottom line is that they have learned how to live without drugs once they have completed our residential treatment and recovery program.

you cannot force anyone to get help

When someone has a problem with drug use, they might choose to get help. Remember that you cannot force anyone to get help for a drug problem. If a person does not really want to get help, they are not going to be able to take the steps necessary to get better and to avoid relapse. Deciding that they want treatment for alcohol and drug abuse is an important step in recovery from drug addiction and abuse.

Factors involved with drug addiction

As was mentioned in the prior section, behavioral disorders or psychological issues are what drug addiction typically stems from. However, and to more specific, we have found that there can be a variety of factors behind the individual’s addiction, such as:
  • availability of the substance
  • cost of the addiction (usually this is not a significant once the addiction has become severe enough as the addict will stop at nothing to get high)
  • perceived lack of possible negative consequences
  • social acceptability
  • Additionally, the individual’s brain is qualitatively altered because of the addiction. So it becomes necessary to not only treat the physical consequences of the addiction, but the emotional and mental attributes as well. Remember that drug addiction affects the individual on all three levels.

    Traditional treatment for alcohol and drug abuse

    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.

    Selecting treatment for alcohol and drug abuse Once the individual suffering with a drug addiction admits that they do have a problem, the real battle begins. Once a person starts searching for treatment for alcohol and drug abuse, the confusion and frustration oftentimes begins. There are hundreds of choices available for the treatment and recovery process, therefore making the endeavor quite challenging for some individuals. Usually, a person needs to find a facility that will actually target their individual needs, and that is not always easy to do. Since most rehab centers only exhibit about a 20% success rate, it is not hard to understand why the person usually relapses. You want to make sure that there are out-patient programs available in case you are one of those individuals with career and family responsibilities. On the other hand, you may also need residential care where you check into the facility for up to 28 days.

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