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STATISTICS & TRENDS

Opiates Gradually Overtaking Alcohol as #1 for Treatment Admissions

So far, news media have broadcast stories about two states that report similar rates of rehab admissions for opiates and alcohol. This may not be startling news until you realize that in most states, most years, alcohol far outstrips any other drug in...

NEWSROOM

Deck the Halls Event Held at Narconon Arrowhead

On the first Saturday of December, the staff and students of Narconon Arrowhead gathered for the center’s annual “Deck the Halls” Christmas party. Later in December, the center was involved two local Christmas parades where the students helped to...

DRUG INFORMATION

Four Marijuana-related Deaths Reveal the Dangers of High Potency

Marijuana is a controversial subject any way you look at it. On one side, NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) and other pro-marijuana groups claim that the drug is pretty harmless. On the other side, prevention groups describe...

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Narconon Arrowhead ‘Decking the Halls’ for Christmas

People who spend their holidays in rehab may feel like they’re going to be missing out on the festivities, but those who are are Narconon Arrowhead this year don’t have to have that problem.

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Annual Thanksgiving Dinner for Clients & Families Held at Narconon Arrowhead

Many people who consider getting into rehab so that they can finally quit abusing drugs or alcohol hesitate to do so during the holidays. They don’t want to miss out on everything, or maybe they are concerned about letting their loved ones down by not...

ADDICTION

Alcohol in Country Music

Could These Songs Be Encouraging Young People to Drink even More? An article on The Guardian website details the alcoholic content of recent country music songs. Sure, country music has always tended to have a pretty high proof.

ADDICTION

Finding Rehab During the Holiday Season

Each year as the holidays approach, families may postpone their efforts to get a loved one to rehab. It may be that families are so desperate to see a loved one who was lost to addiction that they don’t even want to think about sending him (or her) away.

STATISTICS & TRENDS

The Growing Marijuana Problem

The day infamous as 4/20, is when marijuana advocates around the United States stage protests and rallies, gathering in public places en masse to smoke pot. The goal of such events is to make weed more popular and mainstream, and thereby to contribute...

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Narconon Arrowhead Offers Advice to Prevent Holiday Alcohol Abuse

Thanksgiving dinner often sees guests drinking heavily before, during and after the meal, and then the alcohol keeps flowing at parties, through Christmas and up to New Year’s Eve. Here are several tips to safeguard your loved ones’ health and happiness...

DRUG INFORMATION

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...

STATISTICS & TRENDS

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.

STATISTICS & TRENDS

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.

DRUG INFORMATION

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.

STATISTICS & TRENDS

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.

STATISTICS & TRENDS

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.