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Alcohol-related Drownings – Preventable Deaths

Picture a group of young men or women going out on a winter’s evening. They’re going to have dinner and then hang out at a bar for a while. Maybe there’s a lot of people they know at the bar and they stay longer than they planned. There’s a lot...

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Narconon Participates in Drug Prevention Activities

Among the large number of organizations which took part in National Substance Abuse Prevention Month this year were the many Narconon drug rehab centers located across the United States.

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Narconon Arrowhead Observes Red Ribbon Week 2014

From October 23rd through the 31st, the staff and students of Narconon Arrowhead celebrated Red Ribbon Week, an annual event which is part of the broader Nationwide Red Ribbon Campaign, sponsored by the National Family Partnership.

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Narconon Arrowhead Participates in Red Ribbon Week

Narconon Arrowhead has adopted the tradition of celebrating Red Ribbon Week, and this year they are taking part from the 21st through the 31st of October. The theme of Red Ribbon Week 2014 is “Love Yourself. Be Drug-Free.”

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Narconon New Life Retreat Sponsors Drug-Free Pledge for Red Ribbon Week

Earlier this month, a team from the Narconon New Life Retreat in Denham Springs, Louisiana set up a booth at the Livingston Parish Fair. They were there to pass out anti-drug educational pamphlets and DVDs, and to invite young people from across the region...

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Narconon Taiwan Stays Active in Offering Drug Prevention and Recovery Help

Our staff and volunteers in Taiwan are always active! In these photos, you can see them getting out into the community to stop the use of drugs. In Taiwan, the widespread use of heroin and methamphetamine and the growing use of ketamine, the sleep aid...

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Sensible Viewpoint on the Legalization of Marijuana or Other Drugs

If you follow the news about drug legalization as presented by the mainstream media, you are likely to be mightily confused. Well-paid spin doctors work overtime to fill major media, blogs, magazines, television, and radio with pro-legalization messages.

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Troubles in Oregon and Massachusetts Point out the Problem with Legalization Efforts

On November fourth in Oregon, as in several other states, there is a vote about the legalization of the recreational use of marijuana. As this takes place, Oregon struggles with a terrible problem with opiate use and addiction.

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Birth Defect Anencephaly May Be Associated with Marijuana Use

Washington State Investigates Increase of Disastrous Birth Defect—One Associated with Early Pregnancy Use of Marijuana. This year, the news media has been reporting on the increase of a particularly disastrous birth defect appearing in Washington State—anencephaly.

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Let’s Put Sobriety in the Right Light

You see plenty of advertisements for alcohol and for prescription drugs on television and in magazines, but unfortunately, there’s not a matching number of advertisements for sobriety.

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Neurologists Don’t Think Painkillers Should Be So Common

Over the course of the past few years, we have seen an explosion in the rate at which doctors in the United States are prescribing prescription painkillers.

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Narconon New Life Retreat Takes Part in Prescription Take Back Day

One group that was actively supporting the DEA and its partner law enforcement agencies in preparations for this September’s drug take-back day was the Narconon New Life Retreat. Their support saw them hitting the streets to pass out fliers about the...

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Narconon Highlights Goals of Substance Abuse Prevention Month

September was National Recovery Month, an event with a history that dates back 25 years. National Substance Abuse Prevention Month has the goal of bringing attention to the vital importance of prevention in battling the problem of substance abuse in our...

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Seattle Opiate Deaths Illustrate Problem Across the Country

From Seattle, a report has just come out that illustrates the migration from prescription pain pill abuse to the use of heroin, with deadly results. This is a tragic trend that has been seen in every corner of our country. In New England, the effect of...

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UK Researcher Sets Record the Straight on Effects of Using Marijuana

In states where marijuana is up for legalization for either medical or recreational use, it can be very difficult to decipher the truth about this drug. Those in favor of increased use describe the harmless, even therapeutic nature of the drug. Those against...

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Is Addiction to Blame for Violence Against Partners

Research published recently by the University of Michigan revealed an alarming fact, that 1 out of every 5 men in the United States admit to having been violent towards his partner at some point.

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Narconon Louisiana Contributes to Animal Shelter

When the West Feliciana Animal Humane Society hosted a fundraising event in support of the Bryant Animal Shelter in St. Francisville, Narconon New Life in Louisiana took part and made a contribution in support of their effort.

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Marijuana and Employment: Positive Workplace Drug Tests on the Increase

For the first time since 2003, workplace drug tests took a jump. This is according to Quest Diagnostics, a company performing workplace drug tests across the country.

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Narconon Arrowhead Celebrates 4300th Graduate

Drug addiction isn’t going away in America. It’s a big problem, and it needs big solutions if we’re going to do something about it. Narconon Arrowhead is a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center that is doing something big about drug addiction by...

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Marijuana Impaired Driving Illustrated in Denver Car Crash

In Denver in July 2014, there was a serious traffic accident caused by a young female driver who was driving impaired. According to her statements to police after the accident, she had drunk one beer and smoked “a bowl” of marijuana before driving.