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COMMENTS ON HUFFINGTON POST

Narconon agrees with this excellent article in the Huffington post. There are better ways to deal with addiction than throwing people in jail and giving them a record.  And there are better things to bash than AA.  Really no one who is working to get people off drugs should be bashed.  They have a hard [...]

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NARCONON STUDENT IS BACK TO LIVING

Most can’t imagine going through life without being able to sleep or eat enough, but Narconon clients often arrive with these problems.  Their families are so angry that they haven’t imagined the hell that the addict is going through.   Yet, they are suffering and it is our job to help them out.
The Narconon program helps [...]

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SUPPORT IS NEEDED FOR MORE PROGRAMS LIKE NARCONON

SUPPORT IS NEEDED FOR MORE PROGRAMS LIKE NARCONON
Narconon is concerned that a recent survey featured in Join Together, points out the alarming fact that there are barriers to patient access to drug treatment.  The immediate problem to receiving treatment is funding, and many drug rehabs are apparently looking for the government to help make their [...]

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NARCONON LEARNS ALARMING NEWS ABOUT OXYCONTIN

Narconon learned today that it has been reported by coshoctontribune that Purdue’s patent for OxyContin will expire in 2013.  What this means is that generic versions can freely hit the market in 2013.  The article voiced warnings of enforcement officials that unless action is taken now, the prescription drug abuse situation is going to deteriorate. [...]

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HELP SOMEONE SAY “NO” TO DRUGS

NARCONON NEW LIFE DETOXIFICATION PROGRAM CAN HELP SOMEONE SAY “NO” TO DRUGS
The Narconon New Life Detoxification Program includes time spent in a low heat and well ventilated sauna.  Clients take frequent showers to cool down and they drink plenty of water.  Exercise and nutrients are done as part of the program.  Clients frequently report that [...]

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Narconon helps students to live in the present time.  Often times, over time, drug abusers lose touch with their environment, their friends, family and even their own feelings.  Part of becoming drug free is to learn to be in communication with the environment and people as they are, right now.  Following are the excerpts from [...]

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Narconon warns parents – lock up your drugs!

Narconon warns parents – lock up your drugs! Carelessness with your prescriptions may send your child to the emergency room.  According to the following article in Join together, 69 percent of the visits by the children to the emergency room, in 2008, were for accidental ingestion of prescription drugs.  In other words, most emergency room [...]

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Marijuana on the Rise in Youth

Any Narconon counselor knows that marijuana is a gateway drug.   So when we see that the marijuana use is rising with our youth, then we know that the future holds more drug rehabilitation unless we provide broad and sweeping drug education now.   Sadly, according to this article the use of marijuana is on the increase [...]

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Crack Cocaine

Published on 28 April 2010 by Michelle in Recovery News

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Crack Cocaine

Lately, I have seen personally lives turned upside down due to crack cocaine. Crack cocaine is the solid form of cocaine (which is the powder).
Crack cocaine is usually smoked but can also be injected.  Immediate effects are euphoria, weightlessness.  Secondary effects are paranoia, heavy breathing.
Crack cocaine is a very addicting drug. It is not easy [...]

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Smoky Confusion

Published on 02 April 2010 by Michelle in Categories, Recovery News, Uncategorized

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Smoky Confusion

SMOKY CONFUSION

As a country we need to get on the same page when it comes to marijuana.  While states are eager to legalize it for medical purposes some are apparently jumping on the PR bandwagon, thinking they can get away with cultivating it without permission.  It might even appear odd to some that anyone would [...]

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