Drug Rehab for Sweden

Swedish countryside

Sweden has long had an intolerant policy toward substance abuse. The stated goal for the country was no drug abuse at all, and laws and rehabilitation programs, in general, focused on this as an intended result. At times, this policy has been successful, as drug abuse statistics declined through the 1980s and early 1990s. But now the picture is not as pretty now, as drug abuse statistics rise again. The Narconon drug rehab center near Malmo offers an effective program that helps the country achieve its goal.

The Narconon program has helped many individuals overcome their addiction and achieve lasting sobriety. For more than 50 years, even those addicted to the most serious of drugs have found success in staying sober after this program. Injecting heroin users, those who are heavy users of cocaine or methamphetamine, those who have been alcoholics for decades–all have found success at Narconon.

Narconon is a long-term residential program with dozens of locations around the world. In Sweden, there is Narconon Eslov, located in a beautiful facility in the countryside in the southern part of the country. Here in this peaceful environment, a person can truly focus on their recovery.

Narconon Eslov, Sweden

How to Help Addicts Recover Fully

From the beginning to the end, each step of the Narconon program is designed to address the guilt, cravings, and depression that are suffered by all addicts. It’s understood that a person recovering from addiction is likely to be uncommunicative, unhappy and unhealthy when they first begin the journey back to sobriety. Each person at a Narconon facility walks through a series of steps that approach recovery on a gradient. First, the individual is assisted through the initial withdrawal phase with generous nutritional support and unique physical techniques that help alleviate any pain or discomfort.

The next step is the Narconon New Life Detoxification. This phase uses the sauna that is so familiar to Swedes, combined with nutritional supplements and daily exercise to flush old drug toxins out of the body. Long experience has shown that these toxins get lodged in fatty tissue and contribute both to cloudy thinking and cravings. The sauna alone will not mobilize these lodged toxins, but the special nutritional program, strictly supervised, is effective in causing them to be eliminated. When the toxins are eliminated, each person is ready for the next phase of recovery.

Life Skills

The next step guides each person through a series of exercises that have the effect of bringing them out of the dim past and into the sharp present. This enables each to begin to let go of the harm of the past and start thinking about a new sober life.

The life skills training classes that follow teach specific skills found to be necessary for a sober life. For example, how to deal with negative people who might be involved in triggering new drug abuse, or how to resolve difficult situations so there is no desire to hide in drugs or alcohol abuse again.

Swedish Society Continues to Insist on Sobriety

Despite the emphasis on full sobriety, there are sixty facilities that administer methadone or buprenorphine as substitution treatment in Sweden. This means that those who were addicted to opiates receive pharmaceutical drugs that prevent withdrawal sickness, but still keep the person on an addictive substance. Between 1500 and 2500 people are usually enrolled in these programs.

Those who graduate from the Narconon rehab program near Malmo have an excellent chance of staying fully sober after they go home - an accomplishment that achieves the true goal of the Swedish people.