Shed the Grief and Guilt of Addiction
The guilt and grief an addict knows often does not show itself to those around him. He hides it and keeps himself isolated in his misery. His existence is one long struggle, searching always for that next pill or drink. Addiction destroys far too many lives. The only solution when someone you love is addicted to drugs or alcohol is to find a drug rehab program that is successful in giving addicts lasting recovery.
Tera was one addict who came from more than 6,000 miles away to attend one of the most successful drug rehab programs in the world. Tera needed help because she was addicted and trapped in a life of misery. She said, “When I first came to Narconon I felt a lot of guilt about what I’d done—a lot of grief. I just felt really miserable. I came here to change myself.”
After the participant arrives, he goes directly into the withdrawal phase of the program. The withdrawal itself is drug-free, as are all the other parts of the program, in that it doesn’t use substitute drugs as a treatment method. If a person requires medication-assisted detox to wean down off of certain drugs or heavy alcohol use, they would complete this before starting the drug-free withdrawal at Narconon. Using drug replacement therapy is simply replacing one addiction for another. Instead of substitute drugs, the withdrawal segment of this program utilizes nutritional supplements and plenty of one-on-one support by the staff to alleviate much of the worst of withdrawal pain and sickness. Many people say it is the most tolerable withdrawal they have ever experienced.
Once the person is through with the withdrawal, he or she does the Narconon New Life Detoxification. This is a unique detox meant to eliminate toxins and drug residues that have accumulated in the body’s fatty tissues. Once these poisons are flushed from the body, the person feels much brighter and often has a whole new outlook on life.
The next phase of the Narconon program is life skill training. This is unlike anything in other drug rehab programs. Subjects are covered such as responsibility, integrity and personal values. Exercises are done to help the person really understand the concepts that are taught and be able to apply them to life. For instance, the Objectives Course teaches a person how to communicate effectively and then they work with other students on exercises that help increase their perceptions of their current environment and ability to be in the present.
Tera was smiling when she described what she got from the Narconon drug and alcohol rehab program. “One thing that I feel from having done the program is that the things I’ve done in the past can be in the past. During the program I learned a lot about myself, a lot about other people and I regained myself really. I feel so much healthier, happier, and able to go back and create a new happy future with my family.”
Tera then added, “I would say to anyone who has a drug problem or an alcohol problem or anyone who has a family member with that problem, get in touch with Narconon and get them there!”
Parents often comment how after their son or daughter finishes the Narconon program, they are completely back to the person they love. Sons and daughters, college kids, working people, executives—people come to Narconon from all walks of life to find recovery from addiction. It is the effective drug rehab that should be the first choice in addiction recovery.
Tera completed the Narconon drug rehabilitation program in Oklahoma.
