Narconon News

Report on the Narconon activities for Recovery Month (story #6). Also Narconon International translated his website into several languages in 2009 (story #1).

1. Narconon Expands Worldwide Drug Rehabilitation Resources: Narconon website now in Arabic, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish and Portuguese.
2. National Study Shows Billions Wasted in America’s War on Drugs: Narconon reports on and giving info about a recent study conducted by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University shows that of the $373.9 billion spent annually to fight the nation’s drug problem, less than 2% actually goes toward drug treatment and prevention.
3. Narconon Drug Rehab Supports Family Intervention: Family intervention (narconon.ca/DrugIntervention.htm) is a successful means of getting an addict who is not willing to receive help, to turn around and want to do something about their addiction. The Narconon drug rehab program supports this because it is another option for families in need to help their loved ones. With the continued popularity of the hit show Intervention on A & E, families can rest assure that a drastic approach like intervention can work and save a drug addict.
4. Canadian Narconon Supports Drug Rehab Along with Government Crackdown: Some of the new legislation will boost the RCMP’s ability to prevent drugs from entering the country, strengthening regulations, stiffening sentences, and also implementing mandatory sentences. “This will certainly help keep drugs off the street, but there will still be much work needed to treat the individuals who became addicted to these synthetic drugs,” commented Nick Hayes, a representative of Narconon Trois-Rivieres drug rehab. “It is unfortunate to see so many people caught up in an addiction, but we know there are solutions for them to recover from their addiction.”
5. Narconon Celebrates National Recovery Month: A major participant in the annual National Recovery Month campaigns is the Narconon Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program. Having helped hundreds of thousands of addicts, family members and loved ones that have been negatively affected by addiction, Narconon spreads the word that effective drug rehab can lead to permanent recovery.
6. Narconon Louisiana Celebrates National Recovery Month: This year, the Narconon Louisiana drug and alcohol rehabilitation program will be sharing personal stories of recovery from those addicted as well as their loved ones, this in celebration of National Recovery Month. The drug rehab center has been helping addicts for 3 years from the state of Louisiana, and throughout the country, overcome addiction while achieving a more than 76% success rate for permanent sobriety. (Narconon report from Louisiana)
7. With the Right Drug Rehab, Relapse Doesn’t Have to be Part Of Recovery: Addicted to cocaine, heroin, OxyContin©, ecstasy and alcohol, he tried many drug treatment programs that didn’t work for him. Patrick was looking at some major jail time when his parents found the Narconon Freedom Center drug and alcohol rehabilitation program.
8. Narconon Michigan Kicks Off Drug Prevention Campaign: Narconon Freedom Center, a residential drug rehab program in Albion Michigan, in awareness of the ravaging problem of drug abuse in the state, is increasing the drug education and prevention with the aim of stopping addiction before it starts. The center had a booth set up at the Calhoun Country Fair in Marshall, Michigan to help educate the community on drug addiction throughout the state and offer help to those already struggling with substance abuse problems.
9. Narconon Community Education Projects: Recognizing Over Forty Years Of Helping, At Home And Worldwide: Lake Tahoe, California — Narconon trained specialists are working in the community with local organizations to deliver drug education programs. (Narconon report from California)

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