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July 2, 2010

Rehab Program Puts Addicts On The Path To Survival

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The life of an addict is riddled with the remains of their hopes, dreams and desires. Substance abuse will tear what once used to be a lifelong goal into shreds – all in an attempt to achieve the next high. And while this devastating turn of events shocks and amazes most people, it is the everyday life of someone addicted to drugs and alcohol. But on this dark and lonesome path, there is a ray of hope, a glimmer of what the person could and should be, and one rehab has made it their mission to provide a new life for those struggling against their addictions.

Narconon Louisiana is a long-term, inpatient drug and alcohol rehab that has been helping people achieve permanent sobriety for over four years. Using a method of rehabilitation that has proven successful for hundreds of people, Narconon Louisiana stably achieves a 76% success rate for permanent recovery from addiction.

Among many of the unique components of this program, is The Way To Happiness course. This is one of the last steps that a client enrolled in this program does before entering back into society and it focuses on creating a stable set of morals for the individual. It has been found that one of the reason for the seemingly revolving door in rehabs is because former addicts do not know how to co-eist in society. They have to spend a good part of their life actively working against everything that sober, productive people work so hard to attain. They steal, lie and cheat and more often than not, harm the people around them in some way.

Narconon Louisiana has found that in order to achieve permanent sobriety, an addict has to adopt a new set of morals, a new outlook on life, and The Way To Happiness is that guide. This book covers such basics as, “Take Care of Yourself”, “Don’t Do Anything Illegal” and “Respect The Religious Beliefs of Others”. While this may sound simple to most, it is an entirely different way of thinking for an addict. For the first time in a long time they are not consumed with thoughts that can e destructive such as how they will get their next high, or where they are going to get more money. They are filled with thoughts on things that are survival such as, where they are going to work, how they are going to reconnect with their families and loved ones, and most of all they are filled with hope.

The Way To Happiness ensures that clients leave the facility armed with the knowledge needed to succeed, the knowledge needed to life a life free from drugs and alcohol. If you or anyone you know is in need of help for a substance abuse problem please call Narconon Louisiana at 866-422-4650 for immediate help.

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June 21, 2010

Finally A Way To Permanently Stop Relapse

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One of the most devastaing things about watching someone struggle with an addiction is watching relapse occur. For some this may happen right after becoming sober, for others, this can happen years after they’ve had their last drink or fix. Why does this happen? Is addiction really a disease? Or is there something more to this problem of relapse? And most importantly, can relapse be avoided or stopped all together?

Fortunately there is actually a solution to permanently handle addiction and relapse that one drug rehab has been successfully using for the last four years. The name of that rehab is Narconon Louisiana.

Narconon Louisiana is a long-term, inpatient drug and alcohol rehab that refuses to accept relapses as part of recovery. Instead, the drug treatment center utilizes a successful detoxification program aimed at permanently handling the reasons behind relapses. This alows those suffering from a drug or alcohol addiction to move on with their lives and completely disconnect from drugs and alcohol altogether.

In order to handle the incredible amount of people relapsing in our society, Narconon Louisiana uses a sauna detoxification program that rids the body of drug toxins and residues. As drugs are basically poisons, once they are ingested, they run through the system, leaving behind residue that lodges into the fatty tissue of the body. What this means is that a person, long after they have stopped abusing drugs or alcohol, can be affected by drug use.

One of the very first things that clients participate in when enrolled in the Narconon Louisiana program, is the sauna detoxification program that actually drastically reduces these residues in the body thereby greatly handling physical drug cravings.

Narconon Louisiana then handles the mental and emotional aspects of addiction by allowing addicts to fully concentrate on the reason why they started abusing drugs and/or alcohol in the first place. While the sauna is aimed at cleaning out the body, the rest of the program is aimed at cleaning out the mind of all the reasons why drug or alcohol use is necessary.

There are several ways that this is done. Clients on the Narconon Louisiana program work one one one with a counselor to figure out what problems drugs and alcohol were a solutions for in the first place. Clients also learn how to take responsibility for their past transgressions, they learn to identify the people in their lives that cause them to not do well, they learn how to increase control over different areas in their lives, they learn how to communicate, and most of all they learn h ow to enjoy life without the aid of drugs and/or alcohol.

Relapse does not have to be a part of recovery and addiction does not have to be a lifelong problem. Help is possible, and it is available at Narconon Louisiana. If you or anyone you know is in need of help for a substance abuse problem, please call Narconon Louisiana immediately at 866-422-4650 for more information.

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June 18, 2010

Illegal Drug Trade Costing America Millions

Filed under: Riverbend — Tags: alcohol rehab, drug rehabs, Narconon Louisiana — admin @ 9:09 pm

As the economy continues to suffer and more and more people are out of work it can be a hard pill to swallow when you see or hear about the illegal drug trade. The amount of money it generates, including the massive amounts of money from taxpayers used to pay for drug-related prison terms and rehabilitation services total over $300 billion currently.

This money funds terrorist groups, gangs, and drug dealers. As more and more people begin to focus on the drug epidemic and how to handle it, it is becoming increasingly clear that one of the most important areas to focus on is handling the demand.

Narconon Louisiana is a long-term, inpatient drug and alcohol rehab that has been handing drug addiction for almost five years. Despite the large demand for drugs and alcohol by addicts, Narconon Louisiana proves that there is a way to handle drug addiction permanently and the rehab program achieves a more than 76% success rate for sobriety.

Unlike most drug rehabs, Narconon Louisiana focuses on handling addiction in two ways, physically and mentally. This allows the person to handle both things that drugs and alcohol destroy. Upon enrolling in the Narconon Louisiana program, clients are given the opportunity to handle the physical and mental withdrawal symptoms as well as the constant threat of cravings. Narconon Louisiana ensures that clients handle the physical aspect of the addiction first because it has been found that the biggest barrier to sobriety is the painful withdrawal symptoms and the constant and severe cravings. One of the most unique parts of the Narconon Louisiana program is the use of a dry-heat sauna to drastically reduce physical drug cravings.

In addition to the sauna program, clients are able to handle why they started using drugs and/or alcohol in the first place. This allows a person to stop using drugs as a solution to a problem and to really handle those underlying issues and problems.

Drug demand is a worldwide problem that effects billions but the good news is that with effective rehab we can decrease this demand. If you or someone you know is struggling with a drug or alcohol addiction call Narconon Louisiana at 866-422-4650 for more information. Help is available.

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June 3, 2010

Law Enforcement Fails To Handle The Drug Problem

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For decades we have been flooded with pictures of beaming law enforcement standing next to piles of seized drugs, “Just say no to drugs” campaigns, DARE programs, statistics and battle cries – all in an attempt to drive home the necessity of the War on Drugs. This war that has claimed millions of lives (both due to the excessive and continued violence and the drug overdose deaths) has never really had a chance. Has the United States’ stand on drugs actually created more harm than good? SOme people are starting to think so. Instead of allowing the violence and continued drug abuse to go on it is time we switched our focus to effective drug rehabs and drug education. We need to make drug use less of a game of cops and robbers and more of a health crisis and issue. It is time to de-glamorize drug addiction.

ANyone who has witnessed drug addiction first hand understands that addicts lead a life of pain, sorrow, loneliness, and isolation sometimes ending in death and sometimes (if they’re lucky) they come out the other side a changed person. While there are significant, life-changing experiences to be had in drug and alcohol rehab, not everyone gets that chance. Some people are sent to jail, some people die before they can be helped and some people just continue to abuse drugs and/or alcohol. For those who have been able to attain success from drug rehab they will attest that nothing feels better than being able to live life the way it was intended. It is that type of success that we need to push. It is that type of mentality that we, as a country, need to have in order to finally stop the destruction and chaos that the illegal drug trade brings about.

There are thousands of rehabilitation facilities around the country that will help struggling addicts overcome their addiction, however there are a select few that have been commended for their unusually high success rates for permanent recovery. The Narconon Program has been in operation since the sixties, and was one of the fist inpatient drug rehabs in the country. One of their premier facilities, Narconon Louisiana has also attained success in the field of recovery by proving that clients can break away from the life of an addict and lead a better, more fulfilled life without drugs.

Narconon Louisiana is located just outside of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This long-term, inpatient drug rehab has been in operation for over four years and still maintains a 76% success rate. One of the biggest contributing factors to their success is that they do not follow the disease concept for addiction. Instead, clients work one on one with a trained drug and alcohol counselor to figure out what problem drugs and alcohol were a solution for in the first place. Once that problem is isolated and handled clients no longer feel the compulsion to get high as a way to get through life. This intensive counseling paired with a body detox and slew of other courses geared towards raising a person’s responsibility, ability to spot potentially dangerous situations, and repairing different relationships that were affected by the drug and/or alcohol use, is what makes the Narconon program so unique and successful.

So, instead of focusing on a war that has dragged on for way to long, let’s focus on getting our loved ones, our neighbors and our friends some long lasting help. If you or anyone you know is struggling with a substance abuse problem please call Narconon Louisiana at 866-422-4650 for immediate help.

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May 24, 2010

Morals Change After Being In Drug Rehab

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A common misconception of drug and alcohol rehab is that addicts are only there to handle their addiction to drug and alcohol. However, a closer look into successful rehabs shows that addicts need to handle their entire lives in order to achieve permanent sobriety. This includes morals, past transgressions, their families and their role in society. When searching for drug and alcohol rehab it is vital to ensure that all the above points are addressed.

Drug rehabs like Narconon Louisiana are able to maintain a 76% success rate because they ensure that, prior to completing the program; clients have covered all aspects of life during treatment. One way that Narconon Louisiana goes about his is by enrolling all clients in a course called The Way To Happiness. The Way To Happiness is a common-sense guide to life that provides a very simple and clear-cut picture of what type of morals and behaviors are expected of a sober productive member of society. This would include such things like “Do Not Steal”.

For most addicts, stealing was a way to get through life. It was the quickest way to the next high and the most obvious solution to the inevitable lack of money. However, while enrolled in this course, clients are able to look objectively at stealing and, through practical exercises, understand how stealing really effects others. This allows addicts to see more than just themselves. It forces them to put themselves in someone else’s position.

In addition to The Way To Happiness course, Narconon Louisiana utilizes several other techniques in order to achieve permanent sobriety with their clients. For instance, clients enrolled in this program participate in a sauna detoxification program. After several sessions in a dry heat sauna, clients are able to rid their bodies of the toxins and residue that is left behind from drugs and alcohol. This method of detoxification will prevent cravings. Often times, cravings are cited as the main cause of relapse. By the end of the sauna detoxification program clients have a body that is free from these harmful toxins and are able to focus on their lives, rather than be clouded over by drugs and/or alcohol.

For the most part, the one stable thing in an addict’s life is their family. Narconon Louisiana recognize this and ensures that the facility is a family-friendly place where everyone is involved in the rehabilitation process. After all, the addict isn’t the only one that has been affected by the drugs and alcohol. Often times, families have no idea what they’re role in the recovery process is supposed to be, or how they are supposed to handle the devastation that they experienced while their loved one was on drugs or alcohol.

For those whoa re seeking out a drug or alcohol rehab please call Narconon Louisiana today at 866-422-4650 for more information.

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April 29, 2010

Drug Use On College Campuses Points To Effective Rehab As Only Real Solution

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A small college in Oregon is coming under attack after two of their students tragically died after overdosing on heroin. In anticipation of their annual Renn Fayre (a college-wide party held at the end of each school year) the college has been advised to increase measures taken in order to maintain a drug-free campus. Officials have even gone as far as threatening the school with revoking their federal funding, which includes grant and scholarship money.

While most people are in agreement that the college needs to go to great lengths to keep their student body safe, sometimes physical enforcement is not enough. When a person reaches the point of addiction, the only thing that is going to save their lives is an effective drug and alcohol rehab center.

There are thousands of rehab programs throughout the country that specialize in addiction, but only a small handful can claim a 76% success rate. One program that has done this since 1966 is the Narconon drug and alcohol rehabilitation program. One of Narconon’s newest facilities, Narconon Louisiana has quickly become one of the premier centers, due to the one on one care clients receive as well as the beautiful, spacious grounds the facility is nestled in.

Narconon Louisiana does not follow the “addiction is a disease” concept. Instead, clients work one on one with a counselor to find out what problems drugs and alcohol were solutions for. Once that problem is isolated and handled, clients no longer have to resort to these poisons as a method to get through life. Jeff Lukas, Executive Director of Narconon Louisiana explains, “People solve problems naturally, it’s what we do to get through life. But when a person is confronted with a problem they cannot solve they reach for the first thing they can find to get rid of that problem. In this case that solution is drugs or alcohol. The real problem comes in when the drugs and alcohol become the solution for every problem encountered, that is when you get a real addict.”

So, while focusing on enforcing a drug-free atmosphere is key to preventing college students from experimenting with drugs, it will not handle someone who is already addicted to drugs and/or alcohol. The only real way to handle this terrifying problem is to enroll in an effective drug and alcohol rehab.

Reed College is not unlike any other college. AMid the vast amount of knowledge and guidance is a world full of alcohol and drugs. This may be because, for most students, this is their first time away from home, their first time they are able to make decisions for themselves and the first time they are introduced to this sort of lifestyle. Whatever the reason, college kids around the country are being exposed to the terrifying world of drugs and excess drinking.

If you or anyone you know is in need of help for a substance abuse problem please call Narconon Louisiana at 866-422-4650 for more information.

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April 27, 2010

Former Addicts Focus On Their Role In Society

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One of the biggest indications that someone is addicted to drugs and/or alcohol is their inability to care about other people and things around them. This is evident in the way they isolate themselves from their jobs, families, loved ones, and even their children. However, one drug and alcohol rehab is proving that this unfortunate side effect of addiction can be turned around. The Narconon Riverbend program allows addicts to not only regain control of their lives, but to have the desire to create and expand their lives. This is done by focusing on several different aspects of an addict’s life, like what their role in society is and how important their role can be in any kind of group.

By the time a person is addicted to drugs and/or alcohol they have usually severed any relationships they may have had. While this is extremely painful for their families and loved ones of an addict, it is also unbelievably destructive to the addicts themselves. When a person is consumed with drugs and alcohol they essentially make themselves smaller. They lose their drive to create. This means that they are no longer interested in goals like career, family, or spiritual. This is evident in almost anyone who has given themselves over to addiction. While this is devastating, very few people realize that addiction and it’s resulting effects can be remedied.

While most rehab facilities focus on the 12-step method of rehabilitation, one treatment center has taken a unique and successful approach to handling addiction permanently. Narconon Louisiana uses several different tools to handling addiction. While their success rate is unrivaled by any other technique, 76% of Narconon graduates remain clean after completing the program, it is the knowledge that clients attain that makes this rehab so workable and easy to relate to.

One of the steps that clients enrolled on the Narconon Louisiana program participate in is called The Way To Happiness. The Way To Happiness is a common-sense guide to life. This course allows people to rediscover some of the morals that drugs and alcohol have caused them to give up along the way. One of the biggest barriers to sobriety is disconnection between the addict and the rest of society. Once a person has become drug and alcohol free they are now left to deal with re-entering into society. The Way To Happiness provides a former addict with a guide on what is expected from him and how the rest of society lives. For instance, one of the precepts in The Way To Happiness is “Support a Government Designed and Run For All The People”. This is an example of how encompassing this course is, and how clients are left with a road map to life.

Narconon Louisiana is a non-profit drug and alcohol rehab that does not subscribe to the idea that addiction is a disease. Instead clients work one on one with a counselor to figure out what problems drugs and/or alcohol were a solution for. Utilizing the skills from The Way To Happiness as well as the rest of this program, clients are able to lead drug-free, productive lives, without the burden of addiction.

If you or anyone you know is in need of help for a drug or alcohol addiction please call Narconon Louisiana at 866-422-4650 for more information.

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April 17, 2010

When Drug Rehab Fails Some Offer Unusual Solutions For Addicts

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Everyone has heard the horror stories of children being affected by their parents’ drug addictions. Whether it is being raised by grandparents because mom and dad are too concerned with getting high, a baby born addicted to the drugs their mother abused while pregnant, or even children growing up with meth labs in their kitchens. Well, in an attempt to handle this crisis, some people are encouraging drug addicts to undergo procedures to make them sterile. However, this extreme measure would not be necessary if more people suffering from addictions would enroll in an effective drug and alcohol rehab.

Stably achieving an over 76% success rate, Narconon Riverbend Retreat ensures that clients are given the opportunity to not only regain control of their lives, but to handle what problems drugs and alcohol were a solution for. This non-traditional rehab does not subscribe to the idea that addiction is a disease; instead clients focus on what decisions in their life led them to the point of addiction. Working one on one with a counselor, clients are able to pinpoint where their lives began to go wrong and permanently handle whatever situations led them to resort to drugs and/or alcohol.

Jeff Lukas, Executive Director of Narconon Riverbend Retreat explains, “I often times talk to addicts who have reached the end of their rope so to speak, they cannot get rid of this addiction, they’re considering giving up and they have gone to some desperate lengths to achieve sobriety. The clients here are overjoyed that there is another option to rehabilitation. Although we are not as mainstream as 12-step programs, we are making an impact on society. Our clients leave here with a new life.”

In addition to Narconon’s unique approach to rehabilitation, clients are also given the opportunity to detoxify their body. The New Life Detoxification program is a process that eliminates cravings, which is so often the downfall of sobriety. When a person takes drugs or consumes large amounts of alcohol, the toxins store in the fatty tissues of the body. This allows for cravings, which is the body’s way of reminding the person that the drugs or alcohol are necessary.

Drugs and alcohol have the ability to take over someone’s life, but getting a permanent surgery to prevent pregnancy is succumbing to addiction. It’s a defeat; drugs have won by that point. In order to really handle this epidemic that is sweeping throughout our country, taking hold of our mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters, control needs to be given back to the addict. Because that is what drugs and alcohol do, they take the control away from the person so that they are living their life for the next high or the next drink.

If you or anyone you know is in need of help please call Narconon Riverbend Retreat at 866-422-4650 for more information.

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March 26, 2010

Don’t Let Spring Break Lead To Illegal Drug Use

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It is that time of year again. The snow is melting, flowers are starting to bloom and tickets are being booked to far off destinations like Mexico, Hawaii and the Bahamas – because for most young adults the most important thing aobut spring is Spring Break. However, besides playing in a giant swimming pool and working on their tans, some spring breakers are getting involved in illegal drugs and unfortunately coming home with something more than just a sunburn – they’re coming home with an addiction to illegal drugs. When this occurs it is vital to enroll in a drug and alcohol rehab like Narconon Louisiana.

Interestingly, Spring Break has become synonymous with drinking, partying, and losing control. But what if the party never stopped? What if five years later you woke up and were still acting like you were on Spring Break, no responsibilities, you’re only concern was the “party”. Unfortunately that is what can occur in people who have become addicted to drugs.

Everyone has hear of peer pressure and most people would consider themselves above that phenomenon. HOwever, when thousands of young adults get together for several nights of partying the peer pressure can be overwhelming. The alcohol, marijuana, cocaine and ecstasy that is present during this time can sometimes be hard to ignore.

Narconon Louisiana is a long term inpatient rehab that focuses on handling a person’s drug or alcohol addiction in a way where addicts can permanently confront their addictions and go on to become drug-free, productive, contributing members of society. This non-traditional facility does not subscribe to the idea that addiction is a disease. Instead, clients work one on one with a counselor figuring out what problems drugs and/or alcohol were solutions for. Once that problem is isolated and handled, clients no longer feel the need to resort to substances in order to block out pain and create numbness.

In addition to handling the underlying issues that lead a person to use drugs and alcohol in the first place, Narconon Louisiana has incorporated a detoxification program into the curriculum which allows clients to eliminate the ever-present cravings that drugs and alcohol leave behind with the final outcome of a drastic reduction of physical drug cravings.

Achieving more than a 76% success rate for permanent recovery, Narconon Louisiana has managed to put together a program that is not only workable, but is effective as well. This spring break it is important to remember not to get involved with illegal drugs. If you or anyone you know is in need of help please call Narconon Louisiana at 866-422-4650 for more information.

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March 18, 2010

Lifestyle Changes Allow Addicts To Break Free From Addiction

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After years of battling his addition, Shane* had almost come to the terms that he was going to die an alcoholic, that was until he enrolled in a drug and alcohol rehab called Narconon Louisiana, “My life was consumed with drinking. I had no idea what it felt like to live a ‘normal’ life and I wasn’t even sure if I wanted to find out” he explains in a recent interview. “By the time I got to Narconon I was a broken lifeless person, but somehow Narconon Louisiana restored me to the person I used to be. The person that enjoyed life and was interested in what life had to offer.”

Shane’s battle with alcohol started almost fifteen years ago at the age of 17. “Drinking became my life, and anything else that happened to me was diluted by alcohol. I graduated college drunk, I got married drunk and shortly after, I got divorced drunk. By the time I got to Narconon my life revolved around drinking and stealing in order to pay for my alcohol.”

Narconon Louisiana is a long-term, inpatient drug and alcohol rehab that uses a unique method to allow people to permanently get off drugs and alcohol. When a client enrolls in this program they are approached in two different ways in order to handle their addiction. The first approach is a body detoxification that allows a person to eliminate cravings, which tend to be the reason people cannot stay sober. The second approach is through a series of courses which are deigned to help an addict figure out what problem drugs or alcohol were a solution for. one of their most successful courses is called The Way To Happiness.

The Way To Happiness is a common-sense guide to life that allows addicts to break free from the moral codes that they adopted while under the influence of drugs and alcohol. This book details such moral codes like “Do Not Do Anything Illegal”. To most people this may sound simple, but to people learning how to re-live life, those sorts of lessons are vital. For addicts like Shane, being allowed to re-enter into society is vital in order to maintain sobriety.

“By the time I finished The Way To Happiness course I felt like I was given the opportunity to start my life fresh, without the weight of the bottle on my shoulders. It allowed me to feel like I was on the same team as the rest of the world,” explains Shane.

With the inclusion of The Way To Happiness course in the Narconon curriculum, Narconon has set itself up as one of the most workable drug rehab programs in the United States. Ina business where the average success rate is between 12-20%, Narconon far surpasses this with a 76% success rate for permanent recovery.

If you or anyone you know is suffering from a drug or alcohol addiction and are looking for a program that gets results, call Narconon Louisiana at 866-422-4650 for more information.

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