NARCONON BLOG

STATISTICS & TRENDS

Drug Deaths Now More Likely Than Most Preventable Causes of Death

“For the first time in the nation’s history, Americans are more likely to die from an opioid overdose than a car accident.” That was the headlines from a January 14th, 2019 article in U.S. News. I knew the drug problem was terrible, but I was surprised...

NARCONON ARROWHEAD REVIEWS

Risen From the Abyss

My parents did an intervention which was really hard for me because my drug use wasn’t exactly out in the open; however my parents had a good idea of what was going on. When I accepted the help, it really solidified the idea of having become an addict…

STATISTICS & TRENDS

Should Medical Schools Teach Doctors about Addiction?

In a nation stuck in its worst addiction epidemic yet, one would think that our medical professionals would be fully prepared to help addicted patients. But quite the opposite is true. In fact, according to Jan Hoffman’s paper for CNBC, only about 15...

STATISTICS & TRENDS

Drug Abuse Now a Top Cause of Discipline among Nurses and Doctors

Drug abuse is so prevalent in our society today that just about every industry and walk of life is affected by it. Drug addiction sneaks into our lives in the most terrible of ways. It seems like no industry or area or part of life is safe anymore. So...

DRUG PREVENTION

Addiction and Loneliness

The drug addiction problem in our country continues to grow, and as it does, our efforts to understand it increase in tandem. There is new data, new research, and new conclusions that link opioid addiction to loneliness.

NARCONON ARROWHEAD REVIEWS

Never, Never, Never Give Up

“For the last 15 years of my life, I have been fighting a losing battle with drug addiction. After going from treatment center to treatment center ten or so times, I didn’t feel like there was much hope left for me. I couldn’t envision a life clean...

STATISTICS & TRENDS

How Rural America Became the Next Victim of the Opioid Epidemic

Addiction is not a new struggle. We’ve dealt with this problem as far back as the history books go, and probably further than that. Addiction is a difficult factor of human nature. It’s something that’s gnawed at us, silently, from the darkest corners...

DRUG PREVENTION

Saving a Life – How We Can Use Technology and Other Innovations to Prevent Overdose Deaths

They say there’s an app for everything now, and if that’s not yet true, we’re probably getting there. Technology has expanded so immensely in the last 2-3 decades that even the sky is no longer the limit in how far we can go.

DRUG INFORMATION

Benzodiazepines – the Silent Killer That No One Talks About

When it comes to addiction in 21st-century America, almost all of our attention is focused intently on opioids. But what about the country’s other drug problems? In fact, what about our addiction to pharmaceutical benzodiazepines, a prescription drug...

NATIONAL NEWS

Behind the Curtain of Medicine and Pharmaceuticals – How Pharmaceutical Giants Bribed Doctors to Prescribe Opioids

We’ve known for a while that when pharmaceutical manufacturers provide incentives to doctors to prescribe opioids, they prescribe opioids. This isn’t anything new. But according to research just published at JAMA Network Open, there is a direct connection...

NARCONON ARROWHEAD REVIEWS

Looking at My Future with New Eyes

I came to Narconon determined to attack and conquer the addiction that almost destroyed me. Without question, I am finally looking at my future with new eyes, perceiving with much better understanding of myself as a being and have opened my mind to endless...

STATISTICS & TRENDS

How Could Doctors Play Their Role in Reducing the Opioid Epidemic?

Doctors played a decisive role in fueling the opioid epidemic whether they knew it or not.

STATISTICS & TRENDS

Drug Overdoses Compared to Other Countries

I went a few years without listening to the radio. Premium memberships to online streaming stations, why bother? But a few days ago I was driving across the state, coincidentally through an internet dead zone.

DRUG REHABILITATION

Why “Anti-Addiction” Drugs Don’t Work

Can you imagine having to take a drug so that you don’t have to take another drug? It seems a little silly, doesn’t it? Why not just avoid the first drug in the first place? Why do you have to take something else so as not to take the original drug?

DRUG INFORMATION

These Ten Drugs Are Responsible for the Most Overdoses

When someone who is struggling with a drug habit turns on their local news and hears a report about a “New, lethal strain of heroin” or a “New batch of fentanyl that’s killing dozens of addicts,” their first thought isn’t to mourn such a sad...

DRUG PREVENTION

Could Celebrities Use Their Influence to Help Address the Drug Problem?

We might not always realize it, but celebrities (with all of their charisma, wealth, public presence, and connections) possess the ability to make real changes in areas that they feel strongly about. Several celebrities already work hard at supporting,...

RECOVERY

Eating and Exercising for Recovery: Daily Rituals for Furthering One's Path through Sobriety

When a person is recovering from drug and alcohol addiction, their primary incentive is to heal, to grow, to flourish and prosper, to improve themselves and others, all while avoiding the risk of relapse.

DRUG REHABILITATION

Can You Break the Family Cycle of Addiction?

Addiction is a multi-faceted, complex crisis, brought on by several factors and perpetrated by several more. It goes without saying that addiction is a complicated affliction, or else it would not be so difficult to overcome.

DRUG REHABILITATION

A Rehab Does More than Just Get Addicts Off of Drugs

Most drug and alcohol rehab centers do more than just get people off the drugs, and if they don't they should. A full rehabilitation process for one’s entire life requires addressing additional factors beyond just getting the individual off the drugs.

ADDICTION

Am I an Addict?

Here’s a question that’s likely on the minds of millions of people as I write this. People who struggle with a drug habit, an alcohol habit, with self-medication on pharmaceuticals, with cigarette use, with a bad eating habit, or even with drinking...