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My life since working at Narconon has been a positive journey. I believe that helping people is not a choice but a way of life and every person I help makes the world just a bit brighter.

STATISTICS & TRENDS

Date Rape Drug Ring Busted—Reported by School Kids

Parker County investigators in Weatherford, Texas arrested 14 people who they say sold more than $100,000 worth of drugs in just a few months.

CHARACTERISTICS OF ADDICTION

From an Opiate Addict: A Day Addicted to Opiates

Opiates are the most addictive and dangerous drug and for an opiate addict, their life revolves around getting the next fix and high. It is all they think about and all they have time for. Getting high is their life.

DRUG INFORMATION

Street Opiates or Doctor Prescribed Opiates: What’s the Difference?

Street opiates and doctor prescribed opiates are both opium based drugs and extremely addictive. However, street opiates are easier to attain as a prescription is not needed and are usually injected intravenously, producing a much deadlier effect.

NARCONON ARROWHEAD REVIEWS

I Can Be the Father My Son Needs

After completing these steps I am confident that I can go home and be the father my son needs me to be. I will be able to interact with family members, with a clean conscious and know that I am me again.

DRUG INFORMATION

Flakka: One Frightening Drug

Hallucinations caused by mind-altering drugs are real and dangerous, and it is also a real effect of an awful drug called Flakka . However, hallucinations are merely one result of taking this drug. Flakka , otherwise known as gravel, is a drug made of...

DRUG INFORMATION

From Student to Addict

Around this time of the year, in any library around the US, students are cramming last minute for their college finals. With the endless stress and crumbling pressure the college life can present, an easy ’fix’ can be very tempting to the overworked...

INTERVENTION

We Can Just Get Help Right After Christmas… Right?

The holidays are the time of the year that we spend with our family and friends. We enjoy each other’s company, reflecting on the year, catching up with loved ones we have not seen in a while. The holidays are the most wonderful time of the year—or...

NARCONON ARROWHEAD REVIEWS

Drugs Were Killing Me & Tearing My Mother Apart

Why wait for prison or death before you do something to change your life. I am among the many that have been saved by the drug-free rehab Narconon Arrowhead. The first time I told my mom I was shooting up meth I was 22 years old.

DRUG INFORMATION

Drug-related Deaths Exceed War Fatalities

In 2016 more people died from drug overdose than the 58,209 soldiers who died in the Vietnam War. Think about that! Drug-related deaths in 2016 reached an estimated 64,000 people and those numbers are expected to continue to rise!

DRUG INFORMATION

Meth Is Poison

Meth is a man-made chemical, which was first used during WWII as a stimulant for soldiers on both sides of the battlefield. People who cook meth use extremely toxic ways to create the chemical reactions needed, to produce this highly addictive substance.

NARCONON ARROWHEAD REVIEWS

It Started with Alcohol

As a teen, I learned about alcohol by going to friends’ houses and sneaking into their fathers’ liquor cabinets. The rush was exciting and I learned that day that being drunk seemed fun.

ADDICTION

The Environmental Factors of Addiction

Adapting and responding to a person’s surroundings is the way people seem to live. In response to this, when we are talking about addiction, we can point out social and environmental factors that can make a person more susceptible to drugs.

DRUG INFORMATION

Gray Death

An extremely lethal drug named Gray Death; which is comprised of heroin, fentanyl, carfentanil, and synthetic opioids can kill users with just one dose.

DRUG INFORMATION

Prescription Drug Abuse

Misuse of prescription drugs means taking a medication in a manner or dosage other than what is prescribed. This can include taking someone else’s prescription, even if for a legitimate medical complaint such as pain, or it can mean taking a medication...

DRUG INFORMATION

Drug Abuse or Mental Illness?

Is it a coincidence that as drug addiction in America increases, we also see an increase in behavioral disorders? I believe not.

STATISTICS & TRENDS

The Leading Cause of Accidental Death Is…

Drug overdose is now the leading cause of accidental death in the United States. In 2015, the number of overdose deaths surpassed the number of deaths from car accidents. The current opioid epidemic is the worst drug crisis in American history.

DRUG INFORMATION

The Meth In The Mirror

Even after only a few short weeks of using Crystal Meth, a person can become something totally different from who they really are. They look and act completely unlike themselves, even when standing right in front of you.

ADDICTION

Fentanyl, Similar Drugs Pose Immediate Threats to One’s Very Survival

The Drug Enforcement Administration has issued a nationwide warning to both public and law enforcement agencies about fentanyl, one of the strongest opioid painkillers ever created.

NARCONON ARROWHEAD REVIEWS

Home For The Holidays. Really Home!

How much happier would this season be, if you could have your loved one drug-free and home for the holidays? Really Home. Narconon can provide you with that gift. During the drug-free withdrawal , a personal withdrawal specialist is on hand to assist your...