Narconon Helped Me Overcome Addiction and Reconnect with My Family

I was born and raised in Indiana, a state known to many as the “Crossroads of America”.

While I would call my life as a child normal and happy, that changed when I hit my teens and discovered drugs. I started on alcohol and marijuana when I was 13, and moved onto opiates, heroin and meth by the time I was 16.

Life was no longer happy. Over my years of drug use I lost everything. My friends either left me or overdosed and died, and worst of all, my wife left with our child.

At that point I made the decision that I was going to change and went to my parents for help. My mother did some online research for drug rehab programs and the one that she thought looked best was Narconon. I agreed and we got in the car, went to the airport and I was on my way.

When I arrived I found that the staff were very kind and understood what I was going through. They were very helpful getting me through withdrawal and the subsequent sauna detox program. As I got the drugs out of my system I realized what I had done to my body and along with the detox, the exercise and vitamins made me feel healthy again.

The Narconon courses opened my eyes to what I was doing to myself and people around me and I realized how much I had been neglecting and hurting them. With what I learned I was able to rebuild my relationships when I finished the program.

I also discovered the joy of not needing to have secrets and avoid people and hide my addiction.

When I finished the program Narconon gave me a graduation ceremony and it was really nice to be acknowledged by the people I had done the program with and had developed relationships with while I was on it.

“When I returned home after the program I went to school and then got a good job as an accountant which I have been doing for 7 years.”

When I returned home after the program I went to school and then got a good job as an accountant which I have been doing for 7 years. I have a friendly relationship with my ex-wife and share with her the raising of my son. My relations with my parents are great and I speak with them daily.

For others with a substance abuse problem I would say this: things can get better even if you don’t realize it right now. Your drug use is hurting both yourself and others and getting clean is best thing that could happen to you.

Michael W., Narconon Graduate