As World Drug Report from the U.N. shows no reduction in global substance abuse, Narconon Arrowhead clarifies why effective rehab must be an integral part of the solution.

The good news in the new World Drug Report just issued by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime is that global drug abuse figures are fairly stable. But the bad news is that when progress is made in one country or against one kind of drug, it is always offset by worsening conditions elsewhere. The report calls demand reduction an “indispensable pillar” of getting control of the global drug situation.

This annual report covers all aspects of international drug abuse: changes in trends, seizure statistics, treatment demand and mortality. It conveys such statistics as the nearly 14,000 illicit labs producing methamphetamine or similar stimulants that were seized in 2009-2010, the more than nine million pounds of marijuana (cannabis) that were seized in just the US and Mexico, and the 300 million people around the world who are illicit drug users.

While drug abuse numbers may be slightly reduced in several major developed countries, they are increasing in developing countries that may be poorly equipped to deal with the problem.

Narconon Arrowhead Spokesman Reveals Essential Components of Reducing Demand

When a person becomes addicted to a drug like cocaine, heroin, prescription opiate or alcohol, they will continue to acquire and use that drug despite the fact that they are harming themselves and others around them. Families break up, crimes are committed so the drugs can be purchased, and drug dealing may lead to assaults and murders. But the intense cravings associated with addiction will drive an addicted person to use that drug over and over, despite the damage.

“Families may send a loved one to rehab over and over without that person being able to stay away from drugs when they are released,” commented Derry Hallmark, Director of Admissions at Narconon Arrowhead, a premier drug rehab in Oklahoma. “It’s hard on everyone when this happens. This can be avoided when a rehab program has a way to reduce or eliminate cravings that does not employ further addictive medications.”

Mr. Hallmark went on to explain that in some drug rehab programs, further addictive drugs like methadone or buprenorphine are given to the recovering person to quench the cravings. “This person who wants to leave drugs behind never learns what it is like to be sober when his cravings are dealt with in this manner,” he stated. “At Narconon Arrowhead, we successfully address a person’s physical cravings as well as their mental and emotional dependence on drugs.”

Physical cravings begin to be addressed as soon as a person arrives at the large rehab facility located in the Oklahoma countryside. Each person checking into the withdrawal unit of the rehab begins to receive regular doses of nutritional supplements with emphasis on B vitamins, vitamin C and a calcium magnesium mix. These supplements begin to calm the body’s reaction to the withdrawal process and can help lift the person’s mood.

The next step is the New Life Detoxification, a low-heat sauna regimen which uses exercise and nutrition to help the body cleanse itself of residuals from past drug use. Such residuals appear to help trigger cravings, even years after drug use has stopped.

“After this point in their recovery, each person must continue their recovery by learning sober living skills to stabilize their ability to stay sober,” Mr. Hallmark said. “After the detoxification step, most of those completing talk about improved mood and focus and how much lower their cravings are. Some people even say they are gone.

“Each time a person graduates from our program,” Mr. Hallmark concluded, “we reduce demand for drugs by one more person.”

For more information on Narconon Arrowhead, call 1-800-468-6933.