Here is a success story that though short, is amazing in the scope of influence that it will likely have on the individual who wrote it.
“I have always dated or partnered in business with needy individuals, so that my imperfections and escape to the drug world would be accepted and protected. The problem with this was that these individuals were so needy; my needs could never be addressed. This fact would send me back out to get the drugs and keep me in the endless cycle.
From now on I must set up business and personal partnerships with the knowledge that everyone gives to each other and that everyone involved can have their needs discussed and addressed.”
It is realizations like this that propel Narconon students towards happy and successful life. What happened today with this student at the Narconon program is likely to have an affect on his life will go from here on out.
The Narconon program is not superficial. It digs in to the core of the individual and brings out the very best knowledge and talent that is there.
Whether a person has been abusing cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine or pot Narconon the New Life Program can work for them, provided they really want to change the circumstances of their life.
Here is a Narconon success story of someone on the road to truth and freedom from addiction. Though not always easily traveled, the destination is more than most could ever dream of. Whether a person has abused methamphetamine, cocaine or heroin, the Narconon road leads out of misery and suffering and into a new life.
“I am aware that I can be in control of me, but I’ve never done it in the way I need to – which is to leave the drugs behind.
I can identify my problems, but in the past I could not find any solution. That is why I come everyday and do my work at Narconon. I am learning how to “think outside of the box” and be the problem solver. It is personally very rewarding.
I will continue to look for my solutions as I move through this program. Since I am enjoying this experience any drama around me doesn’t interest or affect me.
Time flies when you are enjoying what you are doing!”
Here is a Narconon success story. Part of achieving full recovery is facing one’s past and learning from it, so that a good future is at hand. Here is the success story of one person who is going through that process:
“Recently I felt a bit frustrated with the fact that I have traveled the world and been to places that most would love to go. I never really saw these places or interacted with them because I was in my zone of drugs and alcohol – this was opportunity lost.
I also lost out on a marvelous job, education, family, friends and other life interactions because I only focused on my needs for drugs or alcohol. Therefore I only touched on real opportunities and I was superficial with very little interaction in order to protect my black box of drugs and alcohol.
All that being said, interaction with others and my environment in a truly honest and sincere way is a change I believe I need to make. I just need to learn how to make these changes and I am learning.”
Whether a person has abused crack cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin or Oxycontin, the path from addiction to freedom includes self examination for the purpose of learning from the past. Narconon drug treatment has a 76% success rate.
Here is a Narconon student success story. It is not always easy to face where one has been in the past – but it is the only way to ensure that the future can be bright. The Narconon drug treatment program helps students to learn from their mistakes without feeling bad. This does not come without effort, but the results are more than most of our students ever imagined possible. Here is the success story:
“Although I’m frustrated that some of my realizations seem to be negative and point out what I’ve done wrong, I’m happy in a strange way that I’ve made myself painfully aware of my actions and that they are truly NOW a positive reminder and new point of my learning process. It is solid support on how I DO NOT want to interact.
I will now remember it is OK and helpful. Also there are so many more things and people I truly want to connect to in depth. It is my choice and totally in my control.”
Whether a person has abused alcohol, heroin, methamphetamine cocaine or pot, the road to recovery always involves learning why things went wrong and how to ensure that they go right from now on.
This study seems to point out that if people drink too much they will fall down. Man has known this since the beginning of time but what hasn’t been known is how to help those who insist on drinking so much that they hurt themselves.
Problems are easy to study and write about – solutions seem few and far between.
However, the real fact is that there are solutions for the alcoholic. While they are not usually touted on the public airways or communication lines they are there.
Effective drug and alcohol treatment does work.
Here is the study:
“Research Summary and Comments
The public-health impact of falls at home is substantial, resulting in a number of emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and deaths among working-aged individuals. Investigators conducted a population-based case-control study to investigate the role of acute alcohol use* in falls at home among individuals aged 25 to 60. Individuals who were admitted to a hospital or died as a result of a fall injury at home (n=335) were compared with controls (n=352) randomly selected from the same geographic region in New Zealand. Analyses were adjusted for various factors likely to explain falls, including hazardous alcohol use (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test score ≥8).
• A significant association was seen between acute alcohol consumption and risk of fall injury in the next 6 hours:
o Individuals who consumed 2 drinks were 3.7 times more likely to have a fall injury compared with individuals who did not drink.
o Individuals who consumed 3 or more drinks were 12.9 times more likely to have a fall injury compared with individuals who did not drink.
o Assuming a causal relationship, 20% of all fall injuries in the study population were attributable to acute alcohol consumption. “
Here is another life changing Narconon success story. The Narconon students study and examine their lives. In the process they have realizations that bring out the best in them and set the course for a new life.
The Narconon program is not superficial but digs in and pulls out the best in people.
“I understand how my drug use and lifestyle has made me a bystander in my own life. Always disconnected from my family (watching them interact), always disconnected my work (never really a part of my company, just merely an unwilling trouble shooter or unwanted consultant). It left my partner as the only one demonstrating leadership qualities.
Knowing and believing the saying “What you are, is God’s gift to you -What you become is your gift to God.”
I know I’ve not been a gift to God or anyone else. I have only given mere passing moments to family and friends with no consistency or reliability.
At this point in my life I often wonder if I’m just wasting time trying to change. Fortunately or unfortunately I was raised and I believe that one should never quit so I can go forward. I am learning what forward really is.”
Whether a person has abused heroin, alcohol, methamphetamine or cocaine realizations about self and life are waiting for them at the New Life Program.
This Narconon success story is from a student who had abused drugs and alcohol. He is working through things as he moves towards and drug and alcohol free life. It is not always easy, but graduates report that the Narconon program far exceeds their expectations.
“I realized that some things take longer to change than others. While I am changing something there can be difficulties and other problems that arise that I will have to address. Some of the most important changes I have to make will be the hardest. I will have to push through and do what I have to do whether I lose friends along the way or not.
Life is a long journey. There will be a lot of changes, trials and tribulations.
On the other hand there will be a lot of triumphs and victories along the way as well. It is just not about the final destination. The journey along the way, with all of the wins, losses, relationships and many changes are what make the final destination worth it.
I have to live in the moment, take things as they come and remember that everything that comes to me, comes for a reason.
I am ready to embrace it all with a smile on my face.”
The Narconon program can teach anyone how to embrace life –whether one has abused alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine or heroin, the journey through life can be a good one for those who participate in the Narconon program.
According to a recent poll, sixty percent of Americans oppose laws mandating minimum prison terms for non-violent crimes, such as drug offenses, according to the Christian Monitor.
This means that more individuals realize that mandatory sentencing laws for drug possession can make effective drug rehab meaningless in the eyes of the law. An offender, who is a drug abuser, may be charged with a drug related crime, graduate from successful drug treatment and turn their life around, only to be sent to prison. There is no one who benefits from this and society could lose potentially productive individuals to prison where they are likely to be ruined.
Mandatory sentencing means that there is no individual justice. A Judge, upon seeing someone turn their life around, after a drug related brush with the law, must give them the same sentence as someone who has no intention to improve their lot. The only similarity is the drugs they were caught with. This leaves the courts, not the Judges imposing the sentence.
Is it any wonder that we have the highest per capita rate of incarceration in the world?
Hopefully the public will make their voices heard about this issue. After all, they are the ones footing the bill.
This study points the way towards REALLY addressing the drug and alcohol problem, at least to the point where it is not the societal crisis that it is now.
The next step would be to research what drug and alcohol prevention programs are effective and using community resources to expand those NOW. Effective programs exist and with some support could immediately start to reduce the emotional and financial burden created by widespread drug and alcohol use.
Kids are a bit like a blank slate and need to be taught right from wrong. If they are learning in the school yard that it is cool to use drugs and not learning the real truth anywhere else, it should be of no surprise which choices they will make.
It’s time to get out of the ivory tower of studies and into the world of action.
For those who are abusing alcohol they should be helped immediately with effective drug and alcohol treatment.
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“Investing in addiction prevention programs yields a 10-1 return for society, according to researchers from Iowa State University (ISU) who studied the Iowa Strengthening Families Program and the Life Skills Training Program.
Researchers Richard Spoth, Ph.D., and Max Guyll, Ph.D. detailed findings from the “Prevention’s Cost Effectiveness: Illustrative Economic Benefits of General Population Interventions” and “Prevention of Substance-related Problems: Effectiveness of Family-focused Prevention” studies for a conference sponsored by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the World Health Organization.
“Effective and efficient prevention promises to save possibly billions of dollars per year, provided we can learn how to effectively implement it on a larger scale,” said Spoth, director of ISU’s Partnerships in Prevention Science Institute (PPSI).
Well done to those parents who know that they have the most influence on their children when it comes to prevention of drug and alcohol abuse.
There are many voices in the ear of youth today through the internet, television and in the school yard – but the one that is most comforting and influential is that of a parent.
We need to keep bringing home the fact to parents that they are the best part of any drug or alcohol prevention program. It seems to be working and they are making a difference.
See the study below:
“Parents are being more effective when they talk to their children about the risks of drug use, according to a new report from the Partnership for a Drug-Free America (PDFA).
The Associated Press reported Feb. 26 that the 2008 Partnership Attitude Tracking Study found that 37 percent of teens surveyed said they had “learned a lot” from discussions with their parents about drugs, up from 32 percent in 2007 and the first time the measure has noticeably improved since the study began 20 years ago.
“Parents are talking, and what you see in the study, particularly among the girls, is the willingness of kids to listen. They’re more open to talking about the drug issue than kids in the past,” said PDFA President and CEO Steve Pasierb.
Pasierb said that past research indicates that kids who say they benefited from drug discussions with their parents are 50-percent less likely to use drugs.
The survey also found that 33 percent of teens surveyed reported using marijuana, down from 37 percent in 2005, with past-month marijuana use down 30 percent since 1998.
Parents were most likely to discuss alcohol and marijuana use with their kids than other drugs — more than three-quarters did so — while only one in four teens surveyed said their parents had talked to them about prescription-drug misuse. “Parents don’t think it’s a problem and they think it’s safer than illicit street drugs,” said Pasierb.”
http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/study-lauds-drug-talk-between.html
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