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DRUG REHABILITATION

Empty and Alone: My Worst Mistake

I felt so empty inside. I was worn down and felt so alone. I just wanted it all to stop. My name is Bradley and this is why I am glad I chose Narconon.…

NARCONON ARROWHEAD REVIEWS

I Was Battling a War Against the Urge to Use.

I Was Battling a War Against the Urge to Use. Going to Narconon Arrowhead drug rehabilitation center, was the best choice I have made in my life. I decided to turn my life around, after actively doing drugs to the point that I lost everything.

NARCONON ARROWHEAD REVIEWS

I Was Going Down a Road that Would Inevitably Come to a Dead End…Literally.

When I first came to Narconon I was not a happy person. I had been on pain medications for almost 6 years. For a while, I had wanted to be free from the trap I had fallen into, but had no idea how to do it. I was losing myself as well as everything and...

DRUG INFORMATION

A+ or Adderall Addiction?

We hear almost every day about how some college athletes are addicted to some drug or another, and for them, it’s for the pain to cope with the high contact sport. On the flip side, however, is high-pressure on the high grades.

NARCONON ARROWHEAD REVIEWS

A Scary Night on the Road—Halloween DUI

In October of 2012 I finally got the reality check I needed. I, along with many other college students, spent way too much time drinking and having fun than actually going to class and paying attention.

ADDICTION

My Cousin Tim

I had a cousin named Tim. He was an amazing guy growing up always, laughing and having a good time. Tim was the type of person who drew people to him and was always kind no matter the circumstance. He would literally give someone the shirt off of his back...

STATISTICS & TRENDS

Snapchat Drugs

Snapchat is a major social platform for people under the age of 40 and Snapchat media outlets mostly target youth and millennials.

CHARACTERISTICS OF ADDICTION

The Biochemical Personality

Many people think when they are talking to an addict that they are talking to the addict. Nothing is further from the truth. The addict is in a trap, typically coming down off drugs or thinking of what they can do to get the next high and not feel how...

DRUG INFORMATION

The Lies About Drugs

There are many lies about abusing drugs which the general population believe are true, which opens the door to illegal drug use. These lies, to name a few, are: That drugs just run themselves out of the body and only have short-term effects.

NARCONON ARROWHEAD REVIEWS

Why I Work at Narconon

I grew up the son of a drug user. My dad was a lifetime alcoholic and user of marijuana; I have no idea if he used other more sinister drugs.

DRUG INFORMATION

Children Are Watching

As a child, my Mother and I didn’t have a normal relationship—she was trapped by drugs and alcohol. At the age of 3, my brother and I would be playing in the yard, and my mother would drive up and tell us if we got money from grandma, that she would...

DRUG INFORMATION

Grab a Slush Puppie and Remote and Push Through the Pain!

My head was a little swimmy. I was a little nauseous. My face was numb. It felt like I had on a pair of those wax lips you could buy as I could touch them and only feel a slight pressure in recognition of my finger.

NARCONON ARROWHEAD REVIEWS

Working at Narconon—One of the Best Job Experiences of My Working Life

Working at Narconon has been an amazing opportunity to help people from all walks of life. People’s lives are changed daily and every day brings something different whether that might be a challenge or watching as someone has a small victory over a certain...

NARCONON ARROWHEAD REVIEWS

Powerful and Free

People never sit down and think about how the addiction gets started. It can start with a toothache, and I would have never thought it would be a toothache that caused me to begin a horrible journey of becoming addicted to opioids.

ADDICTION

Stand Against This Monster

Let me start out by saying “any school in the Unites States will tell you Don’t do drugs because they are bad.” What they don’t do is tell you why they are bad and what they actually do to the body and mind in long term. That being said..

FAMILY ADDICTION

Drugs Did Not Just Destroy My Parent’s Lives…

Growing up , both my parents were addicted to drugs. I actually did not even meet my mom until I was about 8 years old. She was in prison. My mom went right back to her addiction after she was released from prison. I never established a real relationship.

DRUG INFORMATION

Heartbreaking Story of a Meth Addict

A former Oklahoma police officer tells a real-life story of a girl that ended up in prison for drug charges and lost her 2 kids. The girl’s name was Sarah. She was young and had 2 kids—a 2 month-old baby and a little 4-year-old boy. Sarah moved from...

NARCONON ARROWHEAD REVIEWS

Black Sheep of the Family

“Drugs had a huge negative impact on my life. Over 15-16 years it ruined countless jobs, relationships and friendships, not to mention it made me the black sheep of the family…“

DRUG INFORMATION

I Call It the Devil’s Drug

My friend told me he calls it the “devil’s drug.” That’s Heroin. He told me that when you are in the grip of this drug you, it’s as if you are “possessed.” You live for nothing else but the next fix. He said when he was on Heroin he had no...

DRUG INFORMATION

Drugs Are Poisons

As the Deputy Executive Director of Narconon Arrowhead , I so often see real effects of drugs. When people talk about drugs, I don’t believe people in general really and truly understand what a “drug” really is by definition. Drugs are poisons.