Abuse Drug

What actually causes an individual to abuse a drug or alcohol? If you look or observe closely you will see that the person is attempting to handle pain of some sort. This could be mental, physical or a combination of both. It could be a shy teenager who starts using cocaine to be more outgoing (mental pain), or a construction working who starts using prescription painkillers for back pain and finds himself unable to break free from the trap (physical pain). The point to be made here is that to handle the abuse of drugs or alcohol the underlying causes need to be confronted and handled. Narconon Arrowhead Drug Rehab deals not with labeling the addict or alcoholic as ill for a lifetime but with empowering the individual to resolve these underlying reasons and achieve a drug free and productive life.

Prescription drug abuse and addiction is one of the fastest growing forms of addiction in the world. Statistics show more and more drug rehab treatment admissions for prescription drugs as their primary substance of abuse, while the numbers reporting prescription drug abuse along with their primary drug of abuse is reaching epidemic proportions. This is a wide category covering painkillers, anti-depressants, and many of the numerous ‘medications’ being prescribed to handle emotional and physical pain. The black market for these substances is huge and these are available on many street corners and campuses. The side effects of these substances, even after cessation of use can be almost intolerable and contributes to escalating rates of violence and suicide, especially among our young.

In the Encarta dictionary recovery is defined as ‘the return of something to a normal or improved state after a setback or loss’ and ‘the regaining of something lost or taken away’. When speaking of drug addiction recovery what exactly are we recovering, regaining or returning? How about physical health and the natural balance of the body to begin with? Follow this with the return and improvement of extroversion to the individual, accompanied by a renewed zest and vigor for life minus the cravings, guilt, and depression that so often accompany addiction. Drug addiction recovery should also mean recovery for relationships with loved ones of the addict as well. Narconon Arrowhead uses a drug addiction recovery program that not only ends drug use but returns the individual home in not just a normal state, but actually a vastly improved state. This is not our opinion but is proven out by the addicts own statements as well as statements from the loved ones. Drug addiction recovery does not mean tolerable existence but actually an improved drug free productive life!

An estimated 200 million people internationally consume illegal drugs. Drug statistics in the United States for 2003 per National Survey on Drug Use and Health shows 19.5 million Americans were illicit drug users in the month prior to the survey. The most commonly abused drug in the U.S. is alcohol with alcohol related motor accidents being the second leading cause of teen death in the U.S. The most commonly used illicit drug is marijuana. According to the world drug report for 2005 from the United Nations about 4% of the world population abuses cannabis. In the U.S. drug statistics from the Center for Disease Control show 45%of high school students drink alcohol and 22% smoke pot.

What makes the Narconon Arrowhead addiction treatment program unique? First we offer a completely drug free withdrawal with no worries about now needing more or additional medications to stay off the drugs causing addiction. Second is a detox program that is second to none. The New Life Detoxification Program cleanses the body of all residual drugs and toxins showing a marked resurgence in overall sense of well being for the participants. We also fully address and handle the guilt and depression that accompanies addiction and are the factors causing continued use and relapse. Narconon Arrowhead has a 76% success rate as compared to 16 -20% in more traditional approaches.