Narconon Blog
DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION
How Social Interaction Can Inspire Sobriety
For some time, addicts, addiction experts, family members of addicts, treatment center employees, scientists, and others have tried to probe the secrets of addiction. For decades, centuries even, mankind has sought to unravel this seemingly universal flaw of human nature—the flaw of addiction.
Leftover Prescription Drugs Are a Huge Liability
As parents, we want to take every precaution we can to protect our kids from harm. That’s just in our nature. Yet, even in the United States, one of the safest countries in the world, it seems like there is a never-ending array of dangers and risks that our children are faced with.
The Importance of Drug Education in Schools
It has been said that a society is built on the quality of its education and that society is torn down when ignorance outweighs its knowledge. The United States ranks 17th in the world for student performance in reading, math, and science, according to The Guardian.
How to Talk to Your Teen about Drugs
The importance of parents talking to their kids about drugs and alcohol is pretty well-known. But how do we do this? I know for a fact that plenty of experts stress the importance of having these conversations. But few say how to actually have these conversations.
Are Parents Doing Enough for Their Kids? How Poor Parenting Could Lead to Drug Abuse amongst Our Youth
Parents want the best for their kids. That’s nothing new. Parents are always looking for ways to be better parents, constantly seeking tools and strategies for adjusting their parenting in the best way possible.
Addiction and Loneliness
The drug addiction problem in our country continues to grow, and as it does, our efforts to understand it increase in tandem. There is new data, new research, and new conclusions that link opioid addiction to loneliness.
The Average First Age of Drug Use: A Crucial Number in Addressing the Drug Crisis
When we consider the prospect of young adult substance abuse, many factors must be kept in mind. When young people misuse drugs and alcohol, they take on pretty serious risk, potentially even more risk than any other age range does.
The “War on Drugs” Didn’t Work in Other Countries Either
Here is a phrase that gets tossed around quite often, “The war on drugs.” This phrase actually came from the Reagan Administration, when First Lady Nancy Reagan pioneered the War on Drugs in 1983.
How Prescription Drug Take-Back Programs Help
As the U.S. prescription drug addiction problem has grown progressively worse, multiple solutions have been presented in an effort to do something about the problem and to effectively reduce it.
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Critically Important Parenting Skills: Detecting a Child’s Drug Use, Part I
It is more important at this moment than ever before, that parents are able to identify drug use in their children. Why?