NARCONON BLOG

DRUG EDUCATION

Sobriety and the Holiday Season

For a lot of people in recovery, the holiday season can be a trying time. Such an occasion brings together family, friends and oftentimes alcohol.

DRUG EDUCATION

Narconon Teams Up with Local Leaders in Discussions About Drugs

Members of Narconon Arrowhead recently attended a symposium about the changing face of heroin addiction.

DRUG INFORMATION

The Curse of Carfentanil is Felt in Florida

Carfentanil is an opioid drug that packs a powerful wallop. So powerful, in fact, it’s used to sedate elephants, rhinos, hippos and other huge animals. But now it’s being found in heroin supplies and is killing dozens of people in multiple states.

CHARACTERISTICS OF ADDICTION

The High Cost of Addiction

Many addicts will reject help because they say they are “only hurting themselves.” Anyone who has loved an addicted person knows otherwise. Every citizen pays the price for a high rate of drug abuse and addiction.

DRUG INFORMATION

Will Heroin Follow Prescription Drugs into Oklahoma?

In June 2016, The Oklahoman reported that Oklahoma took the top spot in a list of states with a prescription painkiller abuse problem. In the long run, this problem could result in an influx of heroin into the state.

DRUG INFORMATION

The Suffering of Children of Addicted Parents

There’s no question that those who are addicted suffer greatly. Their suffering is physical, mental, moral and spiritual. Right along with any addicted parent is his (or her) children who suffer through their own struggles.

DRUG INFORMATION

The Hidden Forces Behind the Prescription Drug Epidemic

The State of Oklahoma has long struggled with exceptionally high rates of prescription drug abuse – high enough to keep the state in the number one spot nationally. With so many people trying to help, why is it so hard to make inroads into this problem?

NATIONAL NEWS

Why Naloxone (By Itself) is Betraying Americans Addicted to Opioids

You may have heard that the Midwest and Northeast have been swept by a deadly wave of drug overdoses in the last year. As the number of overdoses rose, more police, fire departments and hospitals were supplied with the opioid antidote naloxone. But naloxone...

STATISTICS & TRENDS

DEA Intervenes to Reduce Number of Painkillers in Circulation

In early October 2016, the Drug Enforcement Administration released an order to pharmaceutical manufacturers to reduce the number of controlled prescription drugs that could be made in 2017. While this action is designed to reduce the number of pills on...

ADDICTION

Why Does Naloxone Use Provoke Such Anger from Some People?

If you’re in a group of people working in drug rehab and you mention the opioid antidote naloxone, you’ll probably hear relief and appreciation for this drug that saves lives. But not everyone is so excited. Amazingly, some people think that those...

NARCONON ARROWHEAD REVIEWS

Preventing Addiction When Loved Ones are Vulnerable

There are certain moments in a person’s life when it looks like a better idea to indulge in drugs or alcohol rather than struggle with an overwhelming life situation.

STATISTICS & TRENDS

National Workplace Drug Tests Reveal Increasing Drug Use

Every year, workplace drug testing company Quest Diagnostics releases a report on positive drug tests by American workers. Their most recent report on these tests shows that workplace drug use is up which is bad news for employers and communities.

DRUG REHABILITATION

Why Do Heroin Addicts Continue to Endanger Their Lives?

It’s utterly incomprehensible to an unaddicted person—why would a heroin addict continue to inject or smoke this substance that could kill them at any moment? Indeed, it makes no sense at all. But then, when a person is well and thoroughly addicted,...

ADDICTION

The Chaotic Roller Coaster of Addiction

When you have a loved one who’s addicted to drugs or alcohol, very often your life becomes as chaotic and tumultuous as your loved one’s. When you understand what’s really going on behind the scenes, it’s a little easier to survive the chaos.

DRUG INFORMATION

Fentanyl, Acetyl Fentanyl, Carfentanil and Now, Furanyl Fentanyl: What’s the Difference?

These four names refer to powerful painkillers of similar chemical composition. Fentanyl is the only one you would ever have received from a doctor and even that is rather unlikely. All four are being manufactured illicitly overseas and are causing overdoses...

DRUG INFORMATION

Stimulants Could Be the Most Dangerous Drugs on the Planet

Stimulants could be the worst drugs on the market because some of the most heinous crimes and abuses occur related to methamphetamine use.

DRUG INFORMATION

Why Reformulating Painkillers is No Solution to Oklahoma’s Pill Abuse Problem

In the last several years, there's been a trend toward the reformulation of prescription opioids so as to prevent their abuse. While there might have been good intentions to prevent people from becoming addicted or overdosing by changing this formulation,...

NATIONAL NEWS

Oklahoma Sees Less Prescription Drug Abuse, More Illicit Drug Use

For years, prescription drug abuse has been a major plague affecting Oklahomans across the state, resulting in far too much addiction and numerous overdose deaths. In fact, for several years, Oklahoma was number one for prescription drug abuse. What is...

NARCONON ARROWHEAD REVIEWS

Thanks to Narconon I Feel 100 Times Better Now!

This student has just finished the withdrawal phase and he says: “I feel like I’m out of a trap I was in for so long. I feel 100 times better now and able to eat, sit, and live what we call ’normal’ and it is a great feeling.”

DRUG INFORMATION

The Deepening Problem of Marijuana

Recent news reports from Colorado have revealed that apparently, residents of that state were misled about the effects of legalizing recreational marijuana. One of the promises of legalization advocates was that legalizing the drug would bring its distribution...