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Should Parents Use Drug Tests if More than Half of All High School Students are Abusing Drugs?
In light of recent study results that show that more than fifty percent of schoolchildren have abused some illicit or prescription drugs before graduation from high school, it would be wise for parents to keep themselves informed about how prevalent these trends are, learn about ways to prevent such abuse, and familiarize themselves with the idea of drug testing.
However, drug testing is not the only way to head off drug abuse in our children and teens. Parents have a stronger influence over their own kids than they may think. Drug abuse statistics actually show that when parents express themselves against drug abuse, the statistics do go down.
Many parents may ask themselves what they can do to prevent or stop drug abuse particularly in their own family. Just as parents have various approaches to childrearing when their children are young, the question as to what will be appropriate for your family is your personal preference. Many parents will be pro-active and try to head off drug abuse with early drug education as to the harmful effects of drugs. Others are preoccupied with their own problems, cannot pay much attention to the issue of drug abuse, and may simply hope that their children will stay off drugs. Some will not see the problem at all – until their children are already too far down the road of drug abuse.
One may wonder if the route of drug education is best, or should one simply administer frequent drug testing, as some school districts are now doing particularly for students involved in any kind of extracurricular sports activities.
In Florida, there is a continuing discussion about the appropriateness of drug testing welfare recipients as a requirement to receive their welfare benefits.
The question about drug education is whether it is effective. Certainly if it is, then it would divert more kids away from ever starting to take drugs. What else can parents do to help discourage their kids from starting to take drugs if the education measures do not effectively do this?
To find out more about this topic, there have been studies at the National Center on Addiction and Drug Abuse at Columbia University (CASA) as to methods parents may use to prevent drug abuse by their children. Findings of their studies are so simple that some may not think it effective.
Simply having family dinners together five or more nights per week could be a very effective deterrent to your teenage children becoming involved in drug use. When those families were compared to those who ate family dinners together three or fewer times per week, it was found that there were significant differences in their teens’ drug-related behaviors:
Teenagers who ate family dinners together less often were:
- more likely to smoke tobacco by a factor of almost four times;
- twice as likely to drink alcohol or smoke marijuana;
- nearly four times as likely to say that they would expect to use drugs in the future
CASA studies also show that it is important for parents to agree on their message whether it is concerning drug or alcohol use. When parents present a united front on these topics, their children are much more likely to stay away from alcohol or drugs than the children of parents who disagreed with each other. When parents agreed about drug use, their children are 3.5 times less likely to use drugs; and when parents agreed about an anti-alcohol message, their children are twice as likely not to drink alcohol.
In addition to providing effective drug rehabilitation in more than fifty centers on six different continents of the world, Narconon also provides effective drug education that delivers a completely acceptable anti-drug message to youth in many schools, clubs and community centers. Staffs from Narconon centers go into the community to teach children of all ages the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse. Where this curriculum has been presented, schools have found that their drug problems lessen. This was documented in a peer-reviewed study reporting on the lowering of drug abuse among students who had studied the full curriculum from Narconon. It is available on the web at: www.substanceabusepolicy.com.
The good news shown in CASA reports is that youth who don’t go down the road of drug or alcohol early (before the age of 21) are much more likely to never abuse drugs or alcohol.
The best way to prevent alcohol or drug abuse is accurate education as to the problems these substances create for users, sincere and communicated parents’ concerns, and paying close attention to your children and teenagers.
Call the Narconon International office today to find out where a Narconon drug education center is near you.
Resources:
http://monitoringthefuture.org/pubs/monographs/mtf-overview2011.pdf
http://www.casacolumbia.org/templates/publications_reports.aspx: The Importance of Family Dinners VII and National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XVI: Teens and Parents
http://www.substanceabusepolicy.com/content/3/1/8
http://www.bcrnews.com/2012/01/24/ohio-looks-at-drug-testing-options/ac9ga6f/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/25/florida-primary-candidates-drug-policy?newsfeed=true
Kids Helping Kids
Narconon Peer Leadership Training Program
It is a fact that peer pressure is a tremendous force in determining individual behavior. At Narconon we learned early on that peer training would go a long way to solving problems of drug abuse long before it starts. Peer leaders are a tremendous resource, and with the proper training are very effective in educating their peers on substance abuse and other subjects.
In order to take advantage of this fact the Narconon Peer Leader Training Program has been developed and refined over many years. Students are trained on the skills which enable them to become competent leaders amongst their peers. They are, additionally, trained in the methods of drug abuse prevention. Combining these skills they are then encouraged to take an active role in working with their peers to combat substance abuse. The first, and most important thing which is accomplished in this program is the instillation of a true desire to help their fellows. Once this is accomplished the peer trainee is taught how to show that life is better without drugs. This is accomplished through a series of exercises and lessons in communication and listening skills. Training in the nurturing of interpersonal relationships and means of relaying information on alcohol and other drugs to other children in such a way as to have that information absorbed and inspected is stressed.
As with any other pursuit involving relationships with others, the development of excellent communication skills is paramount. Our students participate in training exercises aimed at increasing ability to capture and focus attention, face and address issues they might otherwise shy away from, develop and sharpen listening skills, relay communication accurately and effectively. All of this depends on one most important factor – the peer leader must have his own confidence level raised to one of complte certainty.
Before being designated a Peer Leader the student is required to demonstrate complete competence in the relay of information to their peers.
The second segment of the drug education training program involves gaining learning skills which enhance the student’s ability to work with people of different ages and literacy levels so that they can overcome the barriers to communicating information to them.
No two programs are identical in content. Each program is specifically tailored to the needs of the particular group, taking into consideration such factors as the group’s purpose, goals and activities. Emphasis is placed on creating a more functional group that will become, and remain more active in the school and community. The above skills are then applied to the specific theme of the program. Some of the specialized programs available are:
- Leadership skills and positive role models
- Conducting effective community projects
- Alcohol and drug education
- Violence prevention and mitigation
- Public speaking
Drug Educator Training Workshops
In addition to its peer training programs, Narconon also provides training programs for drug educators. Narconon objectives were developed to provide skills involving the primary methods and tools used in the Narconon program, so that professional educators can take advantage of the classroom setting in imparting proper, effective drug abuse education to their students.
More comprehensive training is also available at the Narconon International Drug Rehab Training Center, located in Canadian, Oklahoma.
Narconon Spokesperson Asks: “Are Schools in American Losing the Battle with On-Campus Drug Use?”
If you examine reports from schools around the country, it could very well appear that schools are losing the battle to keep drugs off campus. The signs are pretty unmistakable.
In Placerville in the California foothills, parents of students at the area’s high schools can buy a $40 drug test for just $10. The test screens for ten drugs, including marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine and ecstasy. These tests were offered after a survey of one of the high schools in the area showed that half of the students were using marijuana.
In Litchfield Park, Arizona, parents can get the tests for free. And they are going to need them. In February 2011, six boys at a middle school in Litchfield Park shared a handful of prescription pills on the basketball court during lunch. Since no one knew exactly what they had taken of how much, they were sent to a local hospital as a precaution.
On Long Island, drug sniffing dogs have been searching schools for contraband for two years. Before they started their randomly-scheduled rounds, about one student was found with marijuana each month. Since the dogs went on duty, none have.
Narconon spokesperson Bobby Wiggins stated, “If the only way we can keep drugs out of schools is to distribute free drug tests, ban student lockers and have dogs patrol the halls, this is a tragic statement about our ability to provide adequate drug education.” Narconon is an international non-profit organization dedicated to the elimination of substance abuse and addiction through effective drug rehabilitation and education. “Our students need to be given straight information about drug use that enables them to make their own wise decision when they are offered drugs. And there are very few children who will not be offered drugs.”
Narconon centers around the world provide drug education classes that have been proven to lower substance abuse rates in monitored delivery situations in Hawaii and Oklahoma. “Some parents might be appalled to learn that some drug education courses measure their success by how many students remember what was taught,” said Wiggins. “At Narconon, the only criteria that count are ‘Are fewer kids using drugs? Have some of the students made the decision to stay drug-free and are they succeeding?’ We are successfully teaching kids how and why to make the drug-free choice when faced with drugs being used around them or offered to them.”
For more information about the Narconon drug education classes, visit www.narconon-news.org
Every Five Seconds, One of Our Youth Initiates Drug Use, States Narconon Spokesperson
When a child meets their parents over dinner, few of them start off the conversation with a statement like, “Gee, mom and dad, I got stoned today for the first time.” But for more than seven million of our youth, this is a fact.
It’s marijuana use for most of them. More than six million youth start using marijuana each year. But for 171,000, it’s cocaine and another 375,000, it’s Ecstasy. Half a million find inhalants, probably somewhere around the house, and try that.
And these figures don’t even include the nearly four million underage drinkers who get started consuming alcohol each year.
“A recent study tried to make the point that marijuana use does not lead to harder drugs,” advised Bobby Wiggins, spokesperson for the Narconon® drug education and drug rehabilitation program. “But the kids themselves feel differently. According to our youth, 78 percent feel that the use of marijuana increases the likelihood of using other drugs. And they should know. They are seeing it every day, in their friends or even themselves.”
The national survey of teens on attitudes about drugs, executed by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA), added more insight. While you think your child is doing homework or at the mall, are they actually finding or using drugs? Nearly half the children (ages 12 to 17) surveyed thought it would be “fairly easy” or “very easy” to acquire marijuana if they wanted to. About 13 percent considered it easy to lay their hands on LSD or heroin.
But what about legal drugs? More than 900,000 youth start abusing prescription medication each year. That means that every hour of every day, all year round, more than 100 teens dip into a purse, steal a few pills out of a medicine cabinet or get some pills from a friend and give a pain reliever or a sedative or an other prescription drug a try.
“Parents are really the best drug prevention program out here,” added Bobby. “They are with the child the most hours and know their habits the best. They can perceive the changes in habits, schedule or activities that are a tipoff for drug use. And by their constant willingness to speak out against any kind of drug use, they can influence youth to stay away from drugs. By survey, those children whose parents were adamantly against drug use and talked to their children about the subject were less likely to abuse drugs and alcohol.”
Preventing youth from starting to use drugs is the goal of the Narconon drug prevention curriculum that is taught around the world. By actual test, the eight-part curriculum lowers substance abuse. While the Narconon drug and alcohol rehabilitation program can bring an addict out of their addiction into a productive, enjoyable life, it’s far better to teach youth to avoid drugs in the first place.
For more information about Narconon, visit www.narconon.org
Home Sweet Home? Not if it Was Home to a Methamphetamine Lab Narconon Spokesperson Warns
Home Sweet Home? Not if it Was Home to a Methamphetamine Lab Narconon Spokesperson Warns
“Meth Home” registries fail to protect people from contaminated homes previously used for methamphetamine manufacture.
Across the nation increasing manufacture and use of methamphetamine means that the lovely home you just bought for your growing family could be your worst nightmare. As has happened hundreds of times in every state in the nation families or individuals move into homes where methamphetamine was manufactured by a former owner or renter. Due to high levels of contamination parents may come down with kidney problems or migraines children may begin to suffer from serious asthma attacks and what is termed “failure to thrive” in infants.
The problem has become so pervasive that the Drug Enforcement Agency established a national registry for “meth houses” at http://www.justice.gov/dea/seizures/index.html.
When we talk about problems with drug abuse and addiction, we usually focus on the addicts and crime associated with the selling and taking of drugs. This is a whole other part of the drug abuse problem in America that is not often discussed. Narconon is an international organization that is dedicated to preventing drugs abuse and addiction and rehabilitation of those who have become addicted.
Missouri has been particularly hard hit by meth seizures. Year after year they have some of the highest lab bust statistics of any state. They passed a law stating that an owner who knew of meth lab activity in the house had to reveal this fact to prospective owners. But professional contractors in the state estimate that as many as 90 percent of meth houses are never detected and thus are never reported.
Missouri state authorities list 1284 meth busts in 2006 1285 in 2007 1487 in 2008 1774 in 2009 and 1242 through August of 2010. But the DEA registry lists just 2756 meth houses. Since reporting is voluntary the Registry is better than nothing but does not serve the purpose of keeping people safe.
One of the best ways to know if the lovely home you wish to purchase formerly housed meth manufacture is to start with the neighbors. Before you buy ask the residents on both sides and across the street if there was any police activity at the house. Ask about strong foul odors or blacked out windows or strange items in the trash. Any of these indicators can point to methamphetamine manufacture. The Department of Health of many states will provide guidelines on cleaning up meth-contaminated homes. Some companies that do mold remediation are also qualified to de-contaminate meth houses.
Essential in the effort to combat methamphetamine abuse and thus reduce demand for the drug are effective drug education for youth and drug rehabilitation treatment for those who fall to this quickly addictive and physically damaging drug.
Narconon organizations around the world provide drug education to young people to help them understand the problems that result from abusing drugs. It has proven effective in reducing the drug use among young people who have received the curriculum. And the Narconon drug treatment program enables seven out of ten graduates to remain drug free after they return home. And that includes those recovering from methamphetamine addiction.
For more information on Narconon visit www.narconon.org
Narconon Spokesperson Cites Drug Residues in Oregon Wastewater as Evidence of Need for Effective Drug Education and Rehab
They did it in Italy. They did it in Germany. And now its been done in Oregon. The testing of municipal waste water to determine levels of chemicals that are only present in the body waste of people using illicit drugs.
In this case scientists were looking for residues from cocaine methamphetamine and the party and dance club drug Ecstasy. And they found residues everywhere they tested.
For one day March 4 2008 scientists tested samples of wastewater from 96 different municipal wastewater systems in urban suburban and rural areas. These 96 systems represent 65 percent of the population of Oregon. Cocaine metabolites were found mostly in urban areas but methamphetamine residues were found everywhere. Ecstasy was not present at all in more than half the areas tested and the areas that did show Ecstasy residues were mostly urban.
The director of Narconon used this information to stress the need for effective drug education and rehab programs. Despite the limited nature of this analysis it clearly illustrates the need for improved services in this area. Narconon is an international organization that is dedicated to preventing drugs abuse and addiction and rehabilitation of those who have become addicted. This is an objective analysis unlike a telephone survey that asks people about their drug use. This evidence is really a wake-up call for those who think that drug use and addiction in America are not too bad or not too widespread.
The Narconon drug and alcohol rehabilitation program offers an example of drug rehab that creates a positive effect. The Narconon program is a long-term residential program that uses no drugs of any kind during the rehab process. They learn new life skills that enable them to make drug-free decisions for the rest of their lives. Seven out of ten Narconon graduates go home to live drug-free lives.
The Narconon drug and alcohol rehab program is offered in cities across the United States and in forty other countries around the world. Since 1966 Narconon has been saving lives from drug and alcohol addiction. Many Narconon centers also offer drug education courses that have proven effective in changing the patterns of drug use among the students receiving the curriculum.
For more information on Narconon visit www.narconon.org
Narconon Director Proposes Lasting Addiction Recovery as a Way to Reduce Crime
Not everyone agrees that drugs cause crime, but statistically, it is easy to show a relationship. The Bureau of Justice Statistics monitors such statistics and analysis them to find trends.
In 2004, the Bureau found that more than one in five criminals in jail said they had committed the crime they were convicted of to get money for drugs. Property crimes ran higher, from 25 to 30 percent. Each year, between 4 and 7 percent of homicides, or close to 600, are related to drug use. And in 2007, a survey of victims of violence felt that their attacker had been on drugs or alcohol in about a quarter of the attacks.
In states where methaphetamine use is rampant, child abuse and domestic violence also tends to be high. Montana authorities reported that drug use was a factor in 66 percent of all foster care placements, and in the vast majority of cases, the drug involved was methamphetamine. In Pinellas County, Florida, a sheriff’s deputy estimated that his workload would drop 60 percent if there were no drugs or alcohol being abused.
We don’t have to get into an argument about whether or not drugs or alcohol abuse cause crime. Narconon is an international organization that is dedicated to preventing drugs abuse and addiction and rehabilitation those who have become addicted. The truth is that if drug addiction and alcohol abuse were eliminated from the scene, crime figures would drop.
Drug-related crimes are classified in three categories:
Use-related crimes that result from drug-impaired individuals committing crimes because of the effects that the drugs (or alcohol) have on their behavior and judgment. For example, the hit and run driver or the hopped-up person who attacks another with a knife because he imagines some danger.
Economic-related crimes or crimes to get the money for a drug habit, including theft and prostitution.
System-related crime which are crimes resulting from the manufacture, distribution and sales of drugs and the violence associated with these acts.
Drug abuse and long-term or heavy alcohol use have such a damaging effect on a person’s personality and judgment. Many people find themselves committing crimes or immoral actions in the course of their addiction that they never would have committed before. That’s why the Narconon program includes a number of actions that help a recovering addict recover his or her self-esteem and senses of morals, personal values and integrity.
On the Narconon drug and alcohol rehabilitation program, each recovering addict learns to face the damage he or she has done to their relationships, careers and communities. As the addiction is replaced by a productive life, many of those who have recovered look for and find ways to give back to those who were damaged by the years of addiction.
Narconon centers around the world also offer drug education classes to students and young adults to help keep them from needing drug recovery programs in the future.
The prevention and treatment of addiction are an essential part of lowering crime and creating a world that is safer for all of us.
For more information on the Narconon drug and alcohol rehabilitation program or their drug education curriculum, visit www.narconon.org
Narconon Reports on Drug Addiction
Report on the Narconon activities for Recovery Month (story #6). Also Narconon International translated his website into several languages in 2009 (story #1).
- Narconon Expands Worldwide Drug Rehabilitation Resources: Narconon website now in Arabic, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish and Portuguese.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.”
- 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.
- 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)
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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Narconon Reports on the Drug Addiction Scene
Highlights of today’s blog: Narconon Eastern U.S. year in review (story #2) and report on the efforts to combat drug addiction (story #5).
- A New Year’s Resolution to Stop Drug Abuse: … At least all is not lost and progress has been made in other areas. There is the good news of the continued gradual decline in the use of illicit drugs by teens. There have also been stronger warnings published regarding the dangerous side effects caused by prescription and over-the-counter drugs. Thankfully there are organizations like Narconon Arrowhead working to prevent drug abuse and rehabilitate individuals that fall into the trap of addiction. With massive anti-drug awareness and education campaigns and its effective rehab program, Narconon Arrowhead has played no small part in assisting to reduce the statistics and keeps on spreading truth about alcohol and other drug abuse nationwide and provide info and hope for millions. (Drug treatment in Oklahoma)
- Narconon Continues Expansion in Eastern U.S.: Narconon East U.S. has had a very successful year in drug rehab, prevention and education. The way to stop drug addiction before it starts is through effective drug education. The Narconon program, which was established in 1966, delivers drug prevention and education presentations to schools, community groups and businesses. As research statistic show that many new drug users begin at the age of 12, Narconon focuses its presentations on school-aged children and over 3.5 million children have been reached. Narconon presentations are unique from ordinary drug education talks because the drug prevention specialists reach the children at their reality level and get them participating, as well as learning about the dangers of drugs.
- >Addiction Treatment Provided by Pill Mills Concern Many: Mary Rieser a certified chemical dependency counselor and director of Narconon of Georgia drug rehabilitation center says, “We can’t just cover up addiction with a dependency on pharmaceuticals. Addiction is about behavior and taking one pill in substitution of another is not a change. We need to provide effective addiction treatment programs not more medications.” (News report from Narconon of Georgia)
- New Drug Rehab Approach Has Success: The Narconon Drug Rehab Program is designed to not only get a person off drugs and feeling well, but to return them to society as productive and ethical individuals. To do this the program takes into account several factors for comprehensive relapse prevention. The program reduces drug cravings by fully cleansing the body of drug residues, and assisting the body in healing itself after the scourges of drug abuse.
- Efforts to Combat Drug Addiction Reconsidered: Unless there is a dramatic increase in the availability of drug treatment for those already hooked, the plague will only continue to spread. The passage of legislation to address the problem is a step in the right direction but it is not the final solution. Narconon of Georgia provides drug treatment and education for the entire southeast region. Narconon Drug Rehab of Georgia is a non-traditional drug abuse treatment program.
- Marijuana | Users Experience Addiction Withdrawal Symptoms: “Marijuana is generally not considered an addictive drug,” comments Mary Rieser, Executive Director for Narconon Drug Rehab. “Studies and interviews with people who are habitual pot smokers and have come to our drug rehab have shown all the signs of withdrawal: irritability, restlessness, headaches, depression, and cravings for the drug.” Marijuana use is often described by users as ‘recreational’ and ‘non-addictive’. These same substance abuser* will, however, experience withdrawal symptoms when they stop using marijuana, this study shows.
Narconon Louisiana drug treatment – Real Option For Stopping Addiction: After three years in operation, 150 graduates, the Narconon program has maintained that the people of Louisiana do not have to suffer from addictions like prescription drug abuse, heroin abuse, or alcohol abuse, without a real solution for permanent recovery.- Narconon Steps In To Help Current Abuse Trends: With drugs so prevalent and available in our society Narconon has recently issued a 30 second holiday public service announcement encouraging Americans to get those who need treatment help before it is too late. With rising drug abuse trends and no signs of this epidemic stopping, Americans need now more than ever effective drug prevention and rehab. Narconon provides not only effective drug and alcohol rehabilitation but drug education lecture in schools, businesses and community groups to prevent youth from ever turning to drugs to begin with.
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News Report on Narconon drug ed and rehab
Narconon news on drug rehab centers anniversaries (Narconon Gabbiano and Los Molinos) (story #1). Also the Red Ribbon Week drug prevention activities of the Narconon drug ed center in Massachusetts (story #5).
Narconon Celebrates Decades of Drug rehab Service in Spain and Italy: Narconon Los Molinos has been operating without cease for 30 years, 24/7. One of three Narconon centers in Spain, it was a pioneer in Europe — the second to open outside the United States after a Swedish rehab opened in 1974. Meanwhile, similar good news was being spread down at Narconon Il Gabbiano’s 14th anniversary in Melendugno, near Salento, Italy. The Narconon drug rehab program has been in Italy since 1981. The Gabbiano center has expanded since its founding in 1995 to be able to facilitate 100 students, the largest European Narconon complement at this time.- Why “self-help” groups found the highest attendees of those getting substance abuse treatment: Narconon Arrowhead, Narconon’s premier facility, located in Oklahoma on 216 acres in Arrowhead State Park, is a truly, most comprehensive program for an addict who is trying to recover from addiction. The peaceful setting we offer here is like no other and our highly trained staffs are 100% devoted to helping our customers overcome their addictions.
- Calls Made by Teenagers to Poison Controls Centers on the Rise: “Unfortunately, more and more adults who are finding themselves combating drug addiction normally began in their teens by taking prescription drugs, or low level street drugs,” commented Nick Hayes a certified chemical dependency counselor at the Narconon rehab center Trois-Rivières. “While no one wants to have a drug addiction problem, there is help available to overcome addiction with a purely natural approach, no matter what is the nature of the drug addiction,” added Hayes. (Narconon Trois-Rivieres report)
- Should a Drug Addict be Jailed or Treated?: “Without lessening the responsibility of the offenders for their crimes, a drug addict offender should be given the opportunity to do an effective drug rehabilitation program,” stated Nick Hayes, a certified chemical dependency counselor and representative of Narconon Trois-Rivières. He added, “It is no secret that drug addiction leads to desperate acts. Thus it’s worthwhile for the society, not to mention the family and the individual, to rehabilitate a drug or alcohol addict as most of the crimes committed in our cities are related to drug addiction.”
Successful Drug Prevention through Narconon in New England: To help celebrate Red Ribbon Week coming up this month, Narconon has increased its public outreach by giving successful drug prevention presentations all over the country. This past week, Narconon New England traveled to a medium security prison in Rhode Island to give a drug prevention talk that received rave results. (Massachusetts drug education — Narconon New England)- High Success Rate in Michigan Drug Treatment: The Narconon rehab program has been operating in the state for more than 7 years now and has successfully treated hundreds of clients in Michigan and all over the Midwest and northeast for substance abuse problems. Narconon is a long-term residential drug rehab program that achieves a more than 70% success rate for permanent sobriety from addiction.
Narconon-News.org. Online press release update reports on the Narconon activities in both drug prevention and drug rehabilitation treatment.
Narconon Report and Press Release Update
Narconon report on news and press releases from around the network. Drug information such as the news on the meth addiction in Michigan (story #9). Also Narconon reporting on the Hawaii drug abuse scene that keeps on creeping up (story #1) and the continued work that Narconon of Georgia is doing putting out drug information online (covered in several stories below).
- Hawaii Drug Use Continues to Rise: Recent studies show drug use in Hawaii is up and the use of narcotics continues to climb. A program [Narconon Hawaii] recently brought to Hawaii is helping to tackle the problem. Drug abuse and addiction continue to grow by epidemic proportions in Hawaii. (a press release report courtesy of www.khon2.com)
- Employers Can Benefit from Drug-Free Work Week Pointers: If an employee is already trapped in the cycle of addiction finding a drug rehabilitation facility that will get them back to the productive, drug-free individual required for their work and to enjoy the life they so rightly deserve is of the utmost importance. “This is where Narconon Arrowhead comes in,” declared Ryan Thorpe, Director of Admissions at Narconon Arrowhead, one of the country’s leading drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers located in southeast Oklahoma. “We offer employers an alternative to simply getting rid of good staff that can be rehabilitated, and we enable good workers who have become hooked to drugs to come back to the work force, sober and industrious. At Narconon, our program constantly returns substance abuser to a healthy, productive lifestyle. Seven out of ten of our graduates are still drug-free years after they return to work.”
- Economic Hardships Can Increase Addiction: Yet I continued to put the drugs before finding employment, putting food on the table for my family and paying any bills. I just know I woke up every morning with all aim of getting a job and instead would find myself doing whatever it took, be it lying ,cheating or stealing from family and friends to get money so I could acquire more drugs,” said Joe Harper, graduate of the Narconon Arrowhead drug rehabilitation program.
- There is a Continuing Desperate Need for Substance Abuse Treatment Programs in Oklahoma: Many Oklahomans believe that drug addiction is simply a way of life and you have to live with that addiction every single day for the remainder of your life. What many Oklahomans do not know s that substance abuse treatment programs, like Oklahoma’s Narconon Arrowhead, can end drug abuse and give a person their life back. (Narconon Arrowhead drug rehab news)
- Narconon of Georgia Applauds Efforts of Prescription Buy-Back Programs: Narconon of Georgia, in conjunction with local law enforcement, has spearheaded the effort in Georgia state to make people more aware of prescription drug abuse dangers and educating teens and parents alike. “The drug education we provide to schools, churches, and local support groups has shifted some-what in the past few years,” comments Gordon Weinand, Public Relations for Narconon Drug Rehab of Georgia.
Narconon Georgia Graduate Celebrates Three Years Clean: She believed her son could make it if he were in a long-term drug treatment program, not available at the time, in her own state. She searched online and found what she was looking for – Narconon of Georgia, a non-traditional program which employs sauna therapy and life skills to prepare its clients for full and winning re-entry into life. “Life after Narconon is a whole lot better! In my darkest hours, I never thought I could be this happy. Now every day is a healthy bright day after Narconon for me and my family.”- Addiction Treatment Reduces Crime: … This study comes after two decades of research into the effectiveness of drug rehabilitation in criminal offenders which has largely gone unheard. … The Narconon program has long asserted that successful treatment can only be accomplished through establishing comprehensive personal ethics. The treatment program delivered by Narconon of Georgia is an excellent choice for anyone seeking an alternative to incarceration, as it emphasizes on personal responsibility as the major component necessary for real recovery.
- Narconon Louisiana drug rehab graduate traces roots of addiction back to psychiatric medications: Once J.K. became addicted to street drugs as well as his prescriptions, his problems continued to intensify. Luckily, before he lost his life to drugs he found a rehabilitation center with a completely drug-free method called Narconon Riverbend; situated in Denham Springs, Louisiana. During his treatment he had to come to terms with his past troubles as well as the road that his psychiatric therapy led him down.
- Handling Meth Addiction In Michigan: Narconon Freedom Center, a residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation program located in Albion, Michigan, has been at the forefront of the Red Ribbon Week activities in the state. This week Narconon Freedom Center visited a neighborhood watch meeting to educate the local community about the risks of meth abuse and the manufacturing of the drug.
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During the Red Ribbon Week, the Narconon centers give drug education presentations and other settings. Here are some of the Narconon news:
- Never ‘Too Much’ info About the risks of DXM Abuse: … This is where educating both our youth and parents about the dangers of DXM abuse and drug addiction comprise of the utmost importance,” stated Ms. Poole. “Narconon Arrowhead fully supports any organization promoting drug education and prevention. John Bitinas, Narconon Arrowhead’s drug prevention and education specialist, travels across the nation delivering drug education and prevention presentations to schools throughout America.
- Narconon Saves Life of Addict: His family seeing Paul get increasingly self-destructive, running into legal problems and losing his job contacted Narconon. Paul started the Narconon program, and for the 1st time felt there was hope. “Knowing I was entering treatment was my first sense of relief in a long time,” says Paul reflecting back one year after finishing Narconon drug treatment.
- Narconon Drug Education for Red Ribbon Week: John’s lectures are so successful, because he knows drugs from the dark side up. He’s been there and lived it. John, in his youth was hooked to cocaine and endured his own battle with drug abuse which seemed to have no solution until his parents brought him to a Narconon drug rehabilitation program.
- Narconon Join Forces with Local Businesses to Fight the Drug Threat: Local businesses are opening their doors to the public for the presentations, which are based on materials from Narconon’s drug education and rehabilitation programs. Narconon is an international non-profit organization that has been providing effective drug rehabilitation and prevention help for over 40 years.
- Narconon Freedom Center Opens Its Doors In Observance Of Red Ribbon Week: Narconon since 1966, with its over 120 centers, has been an organization devoted to the elimination of drug abuse through drug prevention, drug education and drug rehabilitation worldwide. During Red Ribbon Week all Narconon centers, including Narconon Freedom Center will put additional focus on drug education and prevention in order to stop drug abuse before it starts.
- Narconon Freedom Center Plays critical Role in Preventing Substance Abuse and Reducing Costs: In addition, according to the Michigan Department of Community Health, a number of national studies and issued reports point out that the deliberate abuse of prescription drugs, such as pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants and sedatives, to get high is a growing concern especially amongst teens. What this comes up to is simple. Adolescents and teens addicted today become tomorrow’s loss and the costs of these losses are born by all of us. The answer is Narconon; a entirely drug-free rehabilitation program in Michigan that effectively stops addiction.
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Narconon Centers Educate Thousands of People During Red Ribbon Week 2009: California, Narconon Vista Bay drug rehab center received, from the Mayor of Seaside City, a proclamation and delivered drug prevention presentations to local students. In Oklahoma and Texas, Narconon Arrowhead drug ed staff visited several schools and presented to over 1,500 elementary, middle and high school students.- Narconon Releases Public Service Announcement: Narconon, one of the largest drug rehab and prevention groups in the world has just released a new public service announcement to help those plagued by the ever-growing problem of drug and alcohol addiction.
- Narconon Georgia Celebrates Red Ribbon Week in Downtown Atlanta, Promoting Drug Awareness: On October 26th, downtown Atlanta was treated to a live band as Narconon Drug Rehab of Georgia celebrated Red Ribbon Week in Woodruff Park, in downtown Atlanta. Drug education news in Atlanta.
- Heroin Abuse Rising Among Youth: In recent years one of the emerging leaders for helping people end addiction to drugs such as heroin has been Narconon Riverbend Retreat in Louisiana. It is a long-term inpatient drug rehabilitation program with a success rate of more than 70%.
- Narconon Freedom Drug Rehab Center To Take Part In Holiday Parade: Narconon Freedom Center is a is a non-profit drug rehab program dedicated to eliminating drug abuse and drug addiction through drug prevention, education and rehabilitation.
- Narconon Freedom Center Releases Public Service Announcement: Narconon which has been operating a residential drug rehabilitation program in Michigan for 7 years has released its newest public service announcement to the public and media this week.
Narconon Drug Rehab of Georgia Graduate Featured on Local News: Recently a Narconon of Georgia graduate was featured in a local news show about his experience with prescription drug abuse. News from drug rehab center in Atlanta.- Tennis Superstar Admits Meth Addiction: The Narconon drug rehab program is effective in treating all drug addiction, meth addiction can be and is overcome daily. Call now if you or a loved one is suffering from addiction.
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