One Mother’s Experience With Narconon Arrowhead
Drug abuse and addiction are complex problems that can begin somewhat innocently and then escalate very rapidly. Initially, an individual thinks that casual drug use can help them in some way – usually by suppressing the undesirable symptoms of a problem they have encountered in their life. However, the fact is that drugs cannot resolve the problems for which they are taken. Instead, these chemical substances interact with and alter the basic functions of the human body, creating effects that the individual may find desirable. For example, opioid drugs like heroin may appear to be beneficial in the treatment of pain, but what they are actually doing is blocking the opioid receptors in the body that communicate pain. Physical pain is still present, despite how the individual feels while high on heroin.
Naturally, an individual who experiences relief from their problems through their drug use is bound to believe that drug use is helpful to them in some way. This may drive them to continue their drug use in order to prolong the desired effects, which in turn leads to the problems of tolerance and addiction, the points at which the individual cannot achieve the same desired effects through the same amount of drug use, and feels that they cannot operate without drugs. They may desire to quit and they may even try to quit, but it is often to no avail.
One aspect of drug abuse and addiction that few individuals consider is the damaging effects these problems can have on their family members. It is not unusual for family members to themselves struggle greatly while watching a loved one deal with drug abuse and addiction. They can struggle with confusion over why drug use started in the first place, they can struggle with concern over their loved one’s health and safety, they can struggle with anger for being put through it and they can struggle with hopelessness – the feeling that there is nothing they can do.
One Mother’s Experience
When Connie looks back to the time before her son went to Narconon Arrowhead she remembers the constant struggle and worry she lived with every day. She remembers jumping whenever the phone rang, scared to answer it because deep down she was just waiting for the inevitable phone call she knew would eventually come. She didn’t want to believe that the son she loved dearly was struggling with a drug addiction that might very well take his life, but she always felt that something bad was going to happen and she just had to be ready for it.
Connie’s son was struggling with a drug addiction that left him feeling entirely defeated and hopeless. He lacked the self-confidence that anything could ever be done to help him, and he had just entirely given up. Finding Narconon was nothing short of life-saving, not only for him, but also for the mother who loved him.
Connie first began to notice big changes in her son when he was about halfway through his rehabilitation program. Each time her son called her she could hear changes in his voice. She noticed that he no longer seemed angry, he began to display a sense of humor, and he clearly was gaining more self-confidence. His entire personality was changing for the better, and Connie finally began to experience hope.
When her son graduated from his Narconon program, Connie immediately called everyone she knew and happily shared the fact that she had her son back. The son she hadn’t seen in years, but had refused to ever give up even when he tried to give up on himself, had been restored to her. He was funny, helpful, confident, and everything she ever wanted him to be. Connie is eternally grateful to the program and the staff that helped her son save his life and lay the foundation for a healthier, happier future.
