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Narconon Was the Answer for Me.

This one lifechanging, fateful choice can be the answer to a long-standing question every addict asks him or herself. Is this what I want? Truly? I knew the answer from the minute I realized that my addiction was extending far beyond my scope of control.

STATISTICS & TRENDS

Oklahoma Officials Reach Opioid Settlement with Drug Companies

Oklahoma, a state ravaged by the opioid epidemic and a number of addiction crises that followed, just secured a $250 million settlement with pharma distributors McKesson, Cardinal, and AmerisourceBergen for the role those companies played in Oklahoma’s...

RECOVERY

Ways to Help You Get Your Family’s Trust Back While in Recovery

You went to rehab and now you are clean and ready to start your life again, but you now realize that you lost the trust of your family. This doesn’t return with a simple apology.

NARCONON ARROWHEAD REVIEWS

A Mother’s Story

Thank you Narconon for providing my daughter with the skills to get free from drugs and alcohol!

FAMILY ADDICTION

Is Someone Close to You Using Drugs? Here are 9 ways to help you find out.

Addicts are generally ashamed of their use, so it is hard for them to admit that they can’t stop, but if they trust you enough they will open up.

RECOVERY

Life after Recovery Is All about Hard Work

Life after recovery is not easy, but it has a purpose and a meaning. I still have problems like anyone else, but I find solutions. I still get mad, but I control myself and I don’t do stupid things anymore. Sobriety is beautiful and having tools to use...

FAMILY ADDICTION

Letter from an Ex-Wife of an Ex-Addict

My husband had a drug problem all his life. After I met him his problem got worse and worse every year. In 2016 he did a year in jail, and I remember him coming out of jail sober and happy, but that didn’t last, because as soon as he finished his probation...

NARCONON ARROWHEAD REVIEWS

My Kids Have Their Mom Back

I am now home with my children and that is an awesome feeling. They don’t have to hide where their mom is when other kids ask and I can attend their school functions without embarrassing them.

RECOVERY

Who Are Your Friends?

You are a magnet — Likes attract likes

NARCONON ARROWHEAD REVIEWS

I Regained the Ability to Have Confidence, Focus, and Be Able to Confront

When I came to do the Narconon program I didn't feel that I had a problem with drugs, I thought that I would stop using any time I wanted. I was wrong. I was hurting myself and my family, and with the help of an interventionist and my mom I came to Narconon...

RECOVERY

Support System While in Recovery Is Vital to Success

Peer support has been shown to be a key factor in helping people.

CHARACTERISTICS OF ADDICTION

Drug Withdrawal

The withdrawal process can be overwhelming and scary so it is really important to be familiar with the symptoms.

RECOVERY

Misconceptions About Sobriety

Be the inspiration that others need and be the good thing that happens to others.

NARCONON ARROWHEAD REVIEWS

Getting My Life Back

It feels great to look forward to a drug-free life and a chance to live life again.

NARCONON ARROWHEAD REVIEWS

I Rediscovered Myself

Being high blinds you to the important and priceless things in life.

NARCONON ARROWHEAD REVIEWS

I Know I Can Stay Clean

I went from a 190-pound horribly depressed, defeated alcoholic, stuck in a vicious cycle of self-doubt and sabotage to a 155-pound happy, alert, helpful, creative Narconon graduate.

RECOVERY

When in Recovery

If you are in recovery, sit, relax and take a deep breath—you are doing the right thing and you are doing great.

NARCONON ARROWHEAD REVIEWS

Anything Is Possible by Getting the Right Support

I have been sober for a year and a half and I’ve been happier than ever.

RECOVERY

Advice from a Recovering Addict

You have dreams to achieve and you have places to see, so make the change right now and then be the reason someone else gets clean.

NARCONON ARROWHEAD REVIEWS

My Life Was a Revolving Door of Using and Going to Rehabs Until I Found Narconon

I got to the point where I didn’t care if I lived or died, I was wasting my life away in my room getting high.