Each step of the Narconon drug treatment program unfolds a new realization and another step towards full recovery from drug addiction.
“I had a huge realization today.I use an inhaler on a daily basis and after three years of smoking crack, inhaling, holding it in and then
blowing it out I realized that my inhaler would remind me of getting high.Anyway, I guess probably for the first month and ½ , every time I
would use my inhaler it was the same thing – being reminded of smoking the pipe Finally I am out of the habit of doing that and I owe it all
to Narcononand the most amazing supervisorsAfter three months of being at Narconon, my life has definitely changed for the better.
I have never felt better in my life.”
It is not unusual for our students to realize the day to day things that contributed to their past drug use.Just realizing what these things are can weaken the power
they have over the individual.
Whether a person is using crack cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin or Oxycontin,Narconon is the New Life Programthat will lead them to a new life.
A couple of years ago we were warned that methamphetamine was moving east – and it did.It moved to the east by various means, one being in white vans that looked much like construction trucks.
Some meth came from Mexico and some came from clandestine labs in the country.The point is the meth came east and it continues.
Methamphetamine swept across the country because we let it – no one said no.
‘Methamphetamine use is spreading from rural Western areas toward Eastern communities, bringing with it increased crime and stretched resources, according to a survey results from the National Association of Counties, the Mercury News reported on July 18.
‘The Methamphetamine Epidemic: The Criminal Effect of Meth on Communities,’ the survey commissioned in June, included 500 participating sheriffs from 44 states.
Nearly half of survey respondents named methamphetamine use as their primary problem, and more than 40 percent said that crimes such as domestic violence, robbery and assault were increasing as a result of the drug.
Sheriffs said the increasing restrictions on the sale of pseudoephedrine, one of the ingredients in meth when it is created in clandestine labs, have caused a rapid rise in imported crystallized meth.’
Here is a recent success story.It shows that life is not perfect, but we can all be moving towards a better place:
“Every day I feel better than I’ve ever felt!I get a little sad sometimes, but I get over it quicker than I used to.
I can see a change in me and I want to continue to help myself.I also want to help others so they can feel as good as I feel.
I am finally making my mom, dad and girlfriend happy.No one really knows how happy this makes me!I finally realize what I am doing for myself and how my life is changing for the GOOD!”
This article below explains why it is difficult for methamphetamine abusers to stop and how they become addicted.The body becomes accustomed to the changes that the methamphetamine makes (i.e. altered dopamine levels).When the person stops using the drug, the body cannot jump start production of dopamine fast enough.The body sends a message that it feels it needs more of the methamphetamine to function and this message is relayed as cravings to the individual.
The body is capable of repairing itself and can eventually get back to the point where it is producing dopamine and other chemicals on its own, but often people feel they cannot wait or live through the period of craving.
University of Washington researchers say that animal studies show that methamphetamine use causes lasting changes in the brain’s dopamine system, making it especially difficult for users to stop using the drug.
HealthDay News reported April 9 that researcher Nigel Bamford and colleagues found that long-term methamphetamine use depressed the synaptic dopamine-release system in the corticostriatal area of the brain — a condition that gets temporarily reversed when a dose of methamphetamine is administered.
Researchers said that methamphetamine appears to cause long-term changes in certain dopamine receptors and with the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. The findings “might provide a synaptic basis that underlies addiction and habit learning and their long-term maintenance,” Bamford and colleagues wrote.
The findings were published in the April 10, 2008 issue of the journal Neuron.
Here is another Narconon drug treatment success story that represents for this person one more step on the way to a drug free life.
“I have had a hard time with my acceptance of people and things around me and when situations would arise I would tend to hold onto feelings and hold a grudge.These things would even hold me back sometimes on my program, but today, I can let things go and if I can’t deal with a certain situation then I have to let it go for the benefit of me and my program.
I have come to terms with a lot of things that have happened to me in my past and a lot of that I have accepted and let go of because holding onto that hurts all aspects of my life.
I can decide what I interact with.I have learned that I can take responsibility for situations, learn from them and move on.”
This student had been a very bad heroin addict and now he is completely clean. However, whether a person has been abusing methamphetamine, cocaine, Oxycontin or marijuana- the steps of the Narconon program lead to a good place, a better place – a New Life.877-413-3073
No doubt about it – due to the intensity and nature of methamphetamine it is HIGHLY addictive.More users seem to get addicted more quickly than users of other stimulants.
There is no good reason to even get started on methamphetamine, but every good reason to stop, especially if there is an effective drug treatment program to assist.
Methamphetamine use rates have not increased in recent years, but more meth users are dependent on the drug, according to research from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
The recently released 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that the percentage of the nation’s estimated 600,000 monthly meth users who met the criteria for dependence rose from 27.5 percent (164,000) in 2002 to 59.3 percent (346,000) in 2004.
“Methamphetamine is undeniably a uniquely destructive drug,” said SAMHSA Administrator Charles Curie. “While rates of use have remained relatively stable over the past few years, these new findings show that an increasing proportion of methamphetamine users are developing problems of drug abuse and dependence and are in need of treatment.”
New users of methamphetamine also remained steady at about 318,000 in 2004, SAMHSA said
This success story was written a month ago by a person who was graduating from the program. We just received a visit from him and he is doing fantastic and attributes his success to the Narconon drug treatment program. Here is his success:
“Narconon is one of the greatest things to ever come into my life. I was paralyzed in a cycle of alcohol and drug abuse as I helpless watched everyone and everything I cherished suffer the emotional and financial backlash of my destructive behavior. I was at the pivotal point of death or redemption. I chose the latter.
Narconon differs drastically from any other program available for several reasons – one, you are given the tools to confront your addiction. Two- you come to understand why you drank, or used. Three, you learn how to detect urges or situations that endanger your sobriety and how to handle them appropriately and four, you come to a personal understanding of drugs as poisons that only destroy and kill, which leads you to an intrinsic devotion to abstinence.
Every other program I have ever been through simply pulls you out of society hoping you get used to not using and this never worked for me.
Narconon has helped me take back control of my life, embrace positive change, confront my past and my addiction and has empowered me with the skills and knowledge to live ahappy, meaningful, successful and sober life.”
Success stories like this pour out every day from Narconon. Whether a person has been abusing cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine or potNarconon drug treatment can work for them. Narconon is the New Life Program.
Methamphetamine causes heartache in many ways, including directly affecting the heart muscle.
Heartache on many different levels can be avoided by avoiding methamphetamine.There is no happy ending to any story about meth – so why begin?
Let’s push effective drug treatment and educationand spend our money on more interesting studies than the one below –and learn something that many of us don’t already know.
Also, we can all simply agree that meth is bad and begin to spend our money on effective treatment such as the Narconon program.877-413-3073
Here is the study:
“Young patients diagnosed with a disease of the heart muscle called cardiomyopathy had a high incidence of methamphetamine use, reseachers found in a recent study.
Reuters reported Feb. 14 that researchers led by Khung-Keong Yeo of the University of California Davis Medical Center estimated that meth use triples the risk of cardiomyopathy. Yeo and colleagues drew their conclusions from an examination of the medical records of 107 cardiomyopathy patients under age 45.
Yeo said the drug could cause the disease by causing spasms in the heart arteries, by direct toxicity, by elevating blood pressure and heart rate, or by causing hardening of the arteries.”
“The number of people seeking treatment for methamphetamine addiction quadrupled between 1993 and 2003, according to a report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
The Associated Press reported March 3 that the rise in admissions was especially profound in the Midwest and South, where meth use was almost unknown a decade ago. Nonetheless, SAMHSA spokesperson Mark Weber suggested that the trend did not indicate a rise in meth use.
“It’s not that the prevalence of meth is changing, but the addictive nature of this drug and the meth crisis is showing up in drug-treatment programs.” he said. “They’re being overwhelmed by the number of people showing up for treatment.”
Overall, meth admissions rose from 28,000 in 1993 to 136,000 in 2003. Oregon, Hawaii, Iowa, California, and 14 other states had meth admission rates higher than the national average. Rates were lowest in the Northeast.
The report comes as the U.S. Senate voted to approve an anti-meth bill that would require stores nationally to sell from behind pharmacy counters drugs that can be used to make meth, including cold medications like Sudafed. Buyers would face limits on how many pills they can buy and would have to show ID and sign a log to make a purchase. The measure was part of the renewal of the U.S. Patriot Act.”
This article underscores the fact that methamphetamine abuse didn’t really creep up on us.It seemed to suddenly sweep through the nation, much like a devastating tornado.However, rather than last a few seconds, the devastation went on and on.
This happened because we let it happen unwittingly.However, now that we are armed with the knowledge of the dangers of methamphetamine abuse and law makers seem interested in helping curtail it, we can step the tide.
Drug prevention and drug treatment go further than one would think.Restricting the purchase of chemicals used to make methamphetamine helps a lot too.
If we keep the pressure on, the sun will again shine in a land once covered with ICE.
Let the sun shine in.
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“Methamphetamine and amphetamines are highly addictive central nervous system stimulants. Methamphetamine and amphetamine abuse can lead to serious health consequences, such as rapid or irregular heartbeats, dental problems, mood disturbances, impaired memory, and chronic psychiatric problems.
From 1995 to 2005, the percentage of substance abuse treatment admissions for primary abuse of methamphetamine/amphetamine more than doubled from 4 percent to 9 percent.
This new report from SAMHSA’s Office of Applied Studies examines the characteristics of substance abuse treatment admissions in which methamphetamine/amphetamine was the primary substance of abuse and compares them with admissions in which other substances were primary.
The following are brief findings found in the report:
In 2005, 169,500 admissions were for primary methamphetamine/amphetamine abuse, representing 9 percent of all admissions
Primary methamphetamine/amphetamine admissions were more likely to be female than admissions for other primary substances (46 vs. 31 percent)
The criminal justice system was the principal source of referral for 49 percent of primary methamphetamine/amphetamine admissions compared with 34 percent of other admissions “
