A Parent Sees Her Son Saved from a Life of Addiction
Parents go through a sort of hell when a child is addicted to drugs. The child they knew as happy and full of life has become a completely different person— isolated, depressed, sick, unhappy. It tears a mother and father apart to watch their child’s life turn into a shambles.
Rayma knows the situation well. Her son was addicted to drugs.
She said, “It was one of the most traumatic times in our lives. It was really hard. It felt really hopeless. We took him to counselors and we took him to doctors. He ended up in jail. He ended up in prison. There was absolutely nothing we could do. It just seemed that no matter what we did, no matter how hard we tried, it just got worse and worse. It was like all of us were dying. His addiction affected every one of us.”
Then she found Narconon and got her son into the program. Narconon is a drug and alcohol rehab program that provides the whole package of recovery—from withdrawal and a sauna-based detox that flushes out residual drugs out of the body, to unique and effective life skills training. A series of life skills courses prepare the recovering addict to go back home with tools that he can use to maintain his sobriety.
Rayma noticed many changes with her son as he went through the Narconon program. She said, “After he finished the sauna part of the program, you could see a remarkable difference. You could see it in his countenance and in his ability to concentrate. He was more “there.” Before, it always seemed like he was preoccupied. Now he was able to communicate and be there for us and for himself.”
She added, “The Narconon program I believe is one of the most thought-out and thorough programs ever. It consists of things you would never even think of.” What she is referring to is the Narconon Life Skills Courses. The subjects the student studies are topics such as responsibility, personal values, integrity, communication and recognizing social and antisocial personalities. With the latter study, the student is able to identify those people who would drag him down and those who would support his new drug-free life. He can associate with more positive people and not be led back into an addicted lifestyle.
Rayma commented further, “Since the Narconon program he is able to be the person I knew he was and who he knew he was. He is an absolutely wonderful human being, he just happened to have an addiction. Now that he is straightened out, he knows how to deal with life. He has now been clean for three years. Every day he finds something new about life and can absorb and enjoy every day. He can enjoy his wife and his children. It is great to see him live that kind of existence.”
Every parent wants the best for their children. When a child is addicted, get them to Narconon so they can achieve lasting recovery from addiction.
Rayma’s son graduated the drug rehab program at Narconon Arrowhead.
