NARCONON BLOG

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...

STATISTICS & TRENDS

Thousands of Kids Have Fallen Prey to Fatal Poisonings on Opioids

In December of 2018, Yale University released a research paper that outlined the effects of the opioid epidemic on our nation’s children. When we look at the opioid problem, we almost always look at the adults who are addicted to these drugs, who lose...

DRUG INFORMATION

Cocaine Cut with Fentanyl – A New Hybrid Drug to Hit the Streets

If you’ve kept your ear to the ground on the drug crisis as it currently stands, you’ve likely heard the term “synthetic drugs” several times in the last year or two, particularly “synthetic opioids.” But what are synthetic opioids?

DRUG REHABILITATION

Are Safe Injection Sites Really the Answer?

Turn on the news any day of the week and you’ll witness all manner of controversy and “juicy drama.” Let’s face it, drama and controversy sell airtime, regular events and good news do not. So it was really no surprise to me when I turned to U.S.

DRUG INFORMATION

Are There Different Levels of Alcohol Addiction?

One concept that gets tossed around is this idea of there being different “levels” of drinking. This could lead to the conclusion that some types of drinking are “okay,” and others are not. You see this show up in common phrases such as “problem...

STATISTICS & TRENDS

More Than Just Opioid Overdoses: Psychostimulant Abuse and Overdose Now on the Rise

Today, overdose statistics are at all-time highs, and not just with opioids either. Addicts are overdosing on psychostimulants too, drugs like meth, cocaine, amphetamine, crack, etc.

ADDICTION

Drug and Alcohol Addiction Rests at the Foundation of a Crumbling Society

The 21st-century might not have brought flying cars, convenient space travel, or the utopian, science fiction world that many pop culture books and movies from the 1900s might have indicated that it would. But the 21st-century did bring with it a lot of...

CHARACTERISTICS OF ADDICTION

How Should We Treat Addicts in Our Society?

We can all agree that our nation is struggling with a difficult substance abuse crisis. But what we can’t seem to agree on is how we are going to address this problem. Time and time again, we have the proof displayed for all to see that rampant incarceration,...

DRUG REHABILITATION

Addiction Rehab Centers Rebuild Lives

When we think of drug and alcohol rehab centers, what is our first thought? Most likely, our first and only thought is that drug and alcohol rehab centers are places where people go to get off of drugs and alcohol.

NARCONON ARROWHEAD REVIEWS

My Future Has No Place for Drugs

I really don’t know the best way to summarize my time here at Narconon. That being said, I will do my best to guide you a brief synopsis of my wins and achievements. I made many friends in my time here and memories that will last a lifetime.

DRUG INFORMATION

What is Kratom?

A growing drug trend has surfaced in the U.S. which supports the use of an organic drug called kratom. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, kratom is the term for the tropical tree (Mitragyna speciosa) . This tree is native to Southeast Asia.

DRUG INFORMATION

The Real Story Behind Opioid “Abuse-Deterrent” Pain Relievers

According to The Associated Press , eleven “abuse-deterrent” opioid pain reliever drugs are available, with thirty more in development. Talk to any doctor in America today about pain relief, and odds are you’ll hear the phrase, “abuse-deterrent”...

STATISTICS & TRENDS

Drug Abuse on College Campuses: What College Students are Doing on the Drug Scene

When we think of college campuses, the upper echelon of educational attainment in the United States, a bunch of students smoking marijuana is not the first concept that comes to mind. However, on hundreds of colleges across the country, cigarette smoking...

DRUG PREVENTION

The Average First Age of Drug Use: A Crucial Number in Addressing the Drug Crisis

When we consider the prospect of young adult substance abuse, many factors must be kept in mind. When young people misuse drugs and alcohol, they take on pretty serious risk, potentially even more risk than any other age range does.

NARCONON ARROWHEAD REVIEWS

I Now Want to Live a Sober Life

“Thanks to all the staff here at Narconon Arrowhead for pushing me through the program. This program really helped me out to wanting to live a sober and successful life. I really appreciate it.”