After writing promotional content for non-profit organizations and healthcare professionals for 25 years, Karen turned her focus to drug addiction and recovery. She spent two years working in the trenches in a Narconon drug rehab center and two more years at Narconon International with their drug information services. For nearly two decades, she has followed the trends of drug abuse, addiction and drug trafficking around the world, as well as changes in the field of addiction treatment. As a result of her constant research, she has produced more than two million words of educational and informative material on drug use and recovery so those who are addicted and their families can find lasting solutions. She gives talks and presentations to educate and inform those interested in countering substance use and arming people with educational tools to improve their communities. She continues to travel across the United States to learn the experiences and opinions of individuals related to substance abuse and recovery.
Narconon helps people trapped in the dwindling spiral of cocaine abuse take back their lives and live drug free. Find out how we can help you beat an addiction to cocaine.
When we think of drug addiction and alcoholism, our thoughts generally always turn to the addiction itself and all the problems that stem from that unbreakable habit: the unhealthy lifestyle, strained family relations, legal troubles, and so on.
Once you have identified addiction as the problem that is tearing up family relationships, finances, health and more, it is almost always up to the family to choose the rehab, work out how to cover the cost and ensure the individual starts the program.
There’s a series of photographs that are broadly available on the internet called The Faces of Meth. These photos show plainly, shockingly, appallingly, the utter destruction wreaked by the street drug methamphetamine .
You don’t have to just let them go on their route to destruction. Narconon can help you bring them back to health and life if you act now, before any further harm can come to them.
The stereotypical image of a methamphetamine user is someone who is agitated, nervous, paranoid and artificially energetic, always moving from place to place in a manic manner.
Methamphetamine is one of the most addictive drugs on the illicit market. For some people, it may take only one or two uses of meth to be hit by intense cravings for more of the drug. In addition to being one of the most addictive drugs, it is also one of the most damaging.
It is possible to recover from meth addiction. When someone is addicted to methamphetamine, it can seem like they may never come back. In many cases, methamphetamine changes a person so drastically that there is little resemblance to the person you once knew and still love.
Methamphetamine is, without a doubt, one of the most addictive and dangerous drugs available. It does not even carry with it a veneer of being glamorous or cool, so devastating are the effects of using it.
Narconon helps those trapped in the dwindling spiral of alcohol addiction to recover their sobriety and live alcohol-free. Find out how Narconon can help you or someone you love recover from alcohol abuse.
Narconon helps people trapped in the dwindling spiral of substance abuse take back their lives and live drug free. Find out how we can help you beat heroin.
Fentanyl's rise as the dominant opioid stems from its low cost, potency, synthetic formula, and deceptive tactics by traffickers. Now tied to 75% of overdose deaths, its prevalence highlights the urgent need for action to save any person who might encounter this drug.
What are amphetamines? This article examines amphetamines, their history, what they’re used for, the harmful effects users may experience, and what to do when someone cannot stop using amphetamines on their own.
The article explains the lethal risks associated with inhalant abuse, especially prevalent among young people due to the accessibility of these common household items. Felt tip pens, markers, nail polish remover, paint—any of these substances and hundreds more can intoxicate or kill. Statistics reveal the alarming incidence of inhalant abuse among students and how and why their abuse can lead to sudden death.
This article explores the growing trend of combining opioids and stimulants, known as speedballing, among drug users. Learn the reasons behind this practice, including the desire to offset the negative effects of each drug or to achieve a specific high considered desirable. The outcome can be addiction, physical harm or death.
What does it look like when a person uses heroin? Heroin is a powerful narcotic and causes sleepiness and relaxation. A person who has used heroin will be drowsy. Their arms and legs will feel heavy. They may nod off unpredictably. At high doses breathing may stop and death can occur.
Because kratom is legal in many U.S. states, some people could get the impression that it is a harmless drug. But since the drug has effects like respiratory depression, seizures and death, this is an erroneous impression.
Methadone is used in both the treatment of pain and the treatment of addiction. But many people misuse this long-lasting drug and wind up addicted to it, with a threat of overdose hanging over their heads every day.
While it's a valuable pain reliever for those suffering post-surgical or end-of-life pain, oxycodone must be carefully administered. Already, this drug has contributed to the ruin of millions of lives, starting with the overprescribing of the pain reliever OxyContin.
Oxymorphone is one of the drugs on a long list of medical opioids abused by those in the throes of addiction. While it is not one of the most powerful ones, it is still capable of ruining a person's life and causing a fatal overdose.
