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The Value of the Arts in Recovery — Part #2

Sat, 29 Feb 2020 00:00:00 UTC

The Value of the Arts in Recovery — Part #2

For many addicts in recovery, engaging in the fine arts can be a significant boon to their recovery.

Is Increasing Unemployment Associated with Increasing Drug Use and Overdose Statistics?

Wed, 26 Feb 2020 00:00:00 UTC

Is Increasing Unemployment Associated with Increasing Drug Use and Overdose Statistics?

The sad story of Gary, Indiana provides a vivid illustration of research that finds increasing unemployment correlates with increasing overdose losses.

One Percent of Doctors Responsible for 25 Percent of Opiate Prescriptions – A Look at Overprescribing

Wed, 26 Feb 2020 00:00:00 UTC

One Percent of Doctors Responsible for 25 Percent of Opiate Prescriptions – A Look at Overprescribing

Sometimes we want to blame the medical community for the opiate epidemic our nation is now stuck in. But as it turns out, the vast majority of doctors have nothing to do with the overprescribing of addictive pain meds. In fact, only a small percentage of doctors are contributing to this serious problem.

The Value of the Arts in Recovery – Part #1

Sun, 23 Feb 2020 00:00:00 UTC

The Value of the Arts in Recovery – Part #1

Just about everyone enjoys listening to music. Music makes people feel good. Listening to music is calming, relaxing, soothing, enlightening, uplifting. Listening to music is simply a fun thing to do. There are hundreds of music styles and millions of different songs out there.

This Butterfly is Ready to Leave Her Cocoon!

Sat, 22 Feb 2020 00:00:00 UTC

This Butterfly is Ready to Leave Her Cocoon!

This program has truly changed my life! I have gained back my confidence and self-esteem. I am clean in both my mind and body. I have learned so much about myself and those I surround myself with. I am strong and confident and ready to start the newest chapter of my life. This butterfly is ready to leave her cocoon.

What is the Real Scope of Drug Deaths in America?

Sat, 22 Feb 2020 00:00:00 UTC

What is the Real Scope of Drug Deaths in America?

Every year we're given clear reports on drug deaths in America. But new data suggests that these reports have severely underestimated the real crisis of drug fatalities across the 50 states.

Narconon Arrowhead Educates Local Youth on Negative Impact of Drug and Alcohol Use

Tue, 18 Feb 2020 00:00:00 UTC

Narconon Arrowhead Educates Local Youth on Negative Impact of Drug and Alcohol Use

Canadian, Oklahoma is a community that has been challenged by drug and alcohol abuse for decades. It has suffered from the negative impacts that alcohol abuse and harder drug use including methamphetamine and crack cocaine can have on a small town.

The War on Drugs – An Ongoing Issue

Tue, 04 Feb 2020 00:00:00 UTC

The War on Drugs – An Ongoing Issue

The War on Drugs has often been called one of the most unpopular criminal justice reform policies in recent U.S. history. Begun in the early-1970s and accelerated in the 1980s and 1990s, the War on Drugs was a Nixon-era policy that declared drug abuse as “public enemy number one.”

Seattle, Addiction, and Getting Addicts Help

Sun, 02 Feb 2020 00:00:00 UTC

Seattle, Addiction, and Getting Addicts Help

There are lots of ideas about how to tackle addiction, many of them excellent ideas. But one concept is agreed upon amongst a considerable majority of Americans: We need to move away from the constant criminalization and incarceration of addicts and drug users.

Solving America’s Addiction Nightmare and Helping Our Young Adults

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 00:00:00 UTC

Solving America’s Addiction Nightmare and Helping Our Young Adults

Since the turn of the century, the United States has experienced what might be its worst-ever drug problem. Just in the last two decades, millions of people have fallen prey to drug habits, and hundreds of thousands of people have died from drug overdoses. But who is actually falling prey to addiction?

Military Service and Addiction

Mon, 27 Jan 2020 00:00:00 UTC

Military Service and Addiction

Unfortunately, military men and women often experience struggles that most people in the civilian population never have to face. When soldiers return home from a tour of duty in a foreign country, they often come back with more than just a duffel bag on their shoulders…

Unregulated Substances are Often not What They Appear to Be – Part #2

Sun, 26 Jan 2020 00:00:00 UTC

Unregulated Substances are Often not What They Appear to Be – Part #2

A look at the dangers of vaping and THC.

Unregulated Substances Are Often Not What They Appear to Be – Part #1

Sat, 25 Jan 2020 00:00:00 UTC

Unregulated Substances Are Often Not What They Appear to Be – Part #1

What is the real deal behind unregulated substances such as Kratom?

An Open Letter From One Addict’s Mother to Another

Fri, 17 Jan 2020 00:00:00 UTC

An Open Letter From One Addict’s Mother to Another

To anyone who reading this that either has a family member or you yourself are struggling with addiction: Narconon Arrowhead saved my daughter’s life.

Prevention and Rehabilitation Solution to the 21st-Century’s Worst Public Health Crisis

Wed, 15 Jan 2020 00:00:00 UTC

Prevention and Rehabilitation Solution to the 21st-Century’s Worst Public Health Crisis

With the onset of the New Year and the new decade ahead , I decided to do some light reading of health-related reports for the last twenty years, as well as projections for the coming decade. I happened across a report from Brookings. Its opening statement was pretty grim.

I Have Myself Back

Mon, 13 Jan 2020 00:00:00 UTC

I Have Myself Back

“Being able to be my very best self and live my life the very best way I possibly can, means the world to me—it is all I could ever ask for and all I ever wanted.“ —Julie, Narconon Graduate

Ohio’s Recent Groundbreaking Settlement with Big Pharma

Wed, 08 Jan 2020 00:00:00 UTC

Ohio’s Recent Groundbreaking Settlement with Big Pharma

In the last year, several pharmaceutical lawsuits have come to the forefront of our attention. We can thank the media for that. But in this case, it’s a good thing that these lawsuits have been reported on so extensively. We’re speaking of course of the state and federal lawsuits against pharma companies for the hand that such organizations played in the creation of the opiate epidemic.

Hitting the Gym – Why Intensive Exercise Is Beneficial to Recovery

Sat, 04 Jan 2020 00:00:00 UTC

Hitting the Gym – Why Intensive Exercise Is Beneficial to Recovery

There are many benefits to hitting the gym for those in recovery. Read on to find out why.

Don’t be a Guinea Pig – The Importance of Knowing What You Put Into Your Body

Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 UTC

Don’t be a Guinea Pig – The Importance of Knowing What You Put Into Your Body

We’ve all heard the phrase, “You are what you eat.” When I went off to college and traded my parents’ home-cooked, farm-grown three meals a day for cheap cafeteria food, boy did that distinction become apparent. But I think we can take that old saying a step further. Yes, you are what you eat.

Flesh-Rotting Bacteria in Heroin Now Linked to Several Poisoning Deaths

Sat, 28 Dec 2019 00:00:00 UTC

Flesh-Rotting Bacteria in Heroin Now Linked to Several Poisoning Deaths

The conversation on heroin has almost always centered on overdose and for a good reason. The statistics on heroin overdoses are frightening (more on the statistics later). But now a new threat has appeared on the horizon. Now, it’s not just overdosing that addicts and their family members and loved ones have to worry about.

How Can You Tell if Your Loved One Is Using Opiates?

Wed, 18 Dec 2019 00:00:00 UTC

How Can You Tell if Your Loved One Is Using Opiates?

We’ve come to see that drug addiction is a highly dangerous, and potentially lethal situation. Not only that, drug addiction is a lot more common than it used to be. In my research, I happened across a statistic I hadn’t seen in a while, and I was reminded of just how big the problem has grown.

How Communities Can Create a Safe Environment for Addiction Recovery

Thu, 05 Dec 2019 00:00:00 UTC

How Communities Can Create a Safe Environment for Addiction Recovery

For decades, the War on Drugs, part of a punitive, incarceration-based system has been the state and federal approach to crimes of drug possession and drug use. But a recent story in USA Today talked about a community in the Chicago area that is offering an olive branch to addicts.

What is Meth 2.0?

Wed, 04 Dec 2019 00:00:00 UTC

What is Meth 2.0?

Every year it seems, there is a new drug on the scene or a new strain of a drug that is even worse than the last one. Case in point, reports are coming in from the Southeast about a new type of methamphetamine that is so potent it’s killing users. They’re calling it Meth 2.0.

Trying to Have a Baby? A New Study Suggests Mom AND Dad Should Cease Alcohol Consumption

Tue, 03 Dec 2019 00:00:00 UTC

Trying to Have a Baby? A New Study Suggests Mom AND Dad Should Cease Alcohol Consumption

A new study from the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology has drawn a link between alcohol consumption before pregnancy and future, congenital birth defects.

The Most Lethal Drugs in the U.S.

Wed, 27 Nov 2019 00:00:00 UTC

The Most Lethal Drugs in the U.S.

According to a U.S. News article, 70,237 drug overdose deaths occurred in the U.S. in 2017. That number was up 10.4 percent from the 63,632 people who died from drug overdoses in 2016. Overdose deaths are on the rise in America, and they have been since the turn of the century.

One Industry's Struggle with Addiction – How Can Employers Create a Sober Work Environment?

Thu, 21 Nov 2019 00:00:00 UTC

One Industry's Struggle with Addiction – How Can Employers Create a Sober Work Environment?

A recent article in U.S. News focused on the growing frequency of addiction in the construction industry. According to the article, construction workers are more likely than people in almost all other professions to misuse opioids, alcohol, cocaine, and marijuana…