An Addict Finally Becomes the Person She Wants to Be
Far too many teens become addicted to drugs or alcohol and sink into a life that only consists of searching for that next pill or drink. Many quit school, losing out on the opportunities that await them in the future. Family relationships suffer and good friends disappear. Addiction destroys lives, dreams and futures.
Chanel is a beautiful young girl whose addiction started her down the wrong road. She described her life when addicted: “I was always concerned only about getting drugs. I dropped out of school because I was using drugs. I really didn’t have any type of relationship with my family. I never spent any time with them at all. Drugs were my priority and nothing else.”
Then she went to Narconon Arrowhead to get rid of her addiction to drugs. Narconon is a drug and alcohol rehab program designed to provide lasting recovery from addiction. Addressing addiction from both the physical and mental dependency that holds the addiction in place, Narconon is one of the most successful treatment centers for addiction in the world.
When Chanel found Narconon, she didn’t think at first that it would help her. In fact, she didn’t really think she needed help. She thought she could go home and be fine. But as she progressed, she realized how much she had grown and how much she had changed. It helped her not only with her addiction, but, as she said, “…with everything in my life.”
At Narconon, a drugless withdrawal assures the recovering addict isn’t just substituting one addiction for another. A sauna-based detox flushes out toxic drug residues that have accumulated in the tissues of the body. This phase of the overall rehabilitation program combines the time in the sauna with moderate exercise and nutritional supplements to enable the body to start flushing out these old, stored drugs and other toxins.
Chanel said, “My sauna experience was really good. I really enjoyed exercising every day. It was really relaxing. And it was the first time in a long time where I felt I didn’t need drugs in the morning when I got out of bed. I could just get up and go on with my day.”
With the final step of the Narconon program, the participant gets life skills training and learns how to rebuild a life damaged by addiction. The courses the student studies provide essential knowledge and reliable tools for living a drug-free life. Each person also learns how he was able to avoid his own problems in life by becoming a drug or alcohol addict and how he can avoid making the same mistakes when he returns home. He finds out how to shed the guilt from harmful actions taken while addicted. Each person’s responsibility reaches new heights and in fact, must reach new high levels before the person is ready to go home.
Chanel said, “Going through the program helped with all parts of my life. Now I’m the person I want to be.” Narconon is very proud of all the addicts who have gotten back in control of their lives as a result of going through this program. The 70 percent success rate achieved as a result of the Narconon rehab program speaks for itself. Narconon is the top choice in addiction treatment centers.
