Before Derek fell into drug use, he had a successful career as a mechanical engineer.  He was a project manager in Detroit, helping to establish assembly plants.  Although he was undoubtedly successful in and very satisfied with his career, it was also very stressful to keep up with the pace of his busy life, and he turned to drug use in order to cope.  Unfortunately, his drug use quickly escalated into drug addiction, and it wasn’t long before he began to lose everything he had worked so hard to establish.  He lost his family, his house, his car, all the relationships he had spent his entire life building – everything that had once meant the world to him.

Turning Negatives Into Positives

The entire Narconon program completely changed Derek’s life, but his absolute favorite part was the sauna portion.  Every single day that he went into the sauna he noticed that he felt markedly better after he got out.  He noticed he would go in feeling lethargic and not wanting to do anything at all, but by the time he got out he felt much better; he was thinking more clearly and focusing more easily.  He had more energy and more color on his face.  He had more drive to push hard to regain control of his life, and work through the remainder of his Narconon program so that he could get things fully back in order.

With the Narconon life skills courses, Derek learned many valuable skills he needs in order to be successful in his future.  He learned how to communicate effectively with others around him, how to recognize and avoid dangerous personalities that may seek to cause him harm, how to improve conditions in his life and much, much more.  He felt that he had become empowered and confident about his life and his future, and ready to take responsibility for building a life and future that is entirely free from drug substances.

Now that Derek has completed the Narconon program, he has been able to repair his relationships with his loved ones.  His family members are fully back in his life, they are completely behind him in his activities and they are fully supportive of everything he wants to do.  While he was addicted to drug substances he didn’t have that – his family didn’t want to have anything to do with him and they absolutely refused to support him in his life.  Derek admits that it’s wonderful to have repaired the chasm between himself and his family, and he knows that the tools he gained at Narconon have helped to make it so.

The Narconon Arrowhead program also taught Derek how he could get what he wants out of his life.  He learned how to approach everything with a positive attitude, and to not let negative things affect him and push him backwards in his life.  He learned to dream big and move forward despite any barriers that arise along the way.  He knows without a doubt that he can achieve and maintain lasting sobriety because he has learned how to effectively handle all of the things that try to push him off course in his life.  He knows that he doesn’t have to worry about anything anymore, he can use what he has and what he knows to succeed in his life.

Derek openly recommends the program at Narconon Arrowhead to anyone and everyone – not just those individuals who are suffering from drug addiction problems.  The program is highly valuable because it teaches the individual how to handle things in life – including self – in order to progress forward smoothly and achieve all the goals one wants to achieve.  He is immensely grateful that he was able to participate in the Narconon program and successfully take back control of his life.