Taking Oklahoma Drug Traffickers Off the Street Doesn’t Solve Problems
Tahlequah, Oklahoma is a classic small Midwest town. The land rises and falls slightly because it’s part of the Ozark Mountain foothills. Like much of Oklahoma, the town has a scrubbed look in the winter and it’s lush in the summer. Here, Oklahomans can study for careers at Northeastern State University but also here, several people conspired to distribute methamphetamine throughout the state. That is, until they were stopped in January 2016.
This particular methamphetamine ring was being run by a convict in the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, Oklahoma. With a contraband cell phone, he gave instructions to his co-conspirators on where to pick up, move and sell meth. His co-conspirators came from Tahlequah, Tulsa, Muskogee and other small towns in the area.
While this law enforcement operation will put a damper on methamphetamine distribution in Northeastern Oklahoma for a while, the problem is that there’s someone always else ready to replace drug traffickers who are taken out of circulation.
Cities and Towns in Oklahoma Struggle with Drug Abuse
Oklahoma has long been the home of folks who were salt of the earth. For many decades, drug problems were seldom any more serious than excessive alcohol use. When methamphetamine reached the small towns and rural areas of the state, that changed.
Methamphetamine was eventually followed by prescription drug abuse triggered by overprescribing. And that brought heroin into the state to sell to those who ran out of money for pills. Then there’s always marijuana around – a drug that gets many people started on the road to more immediately-addictive drugs.
In 2011, a report from the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services estimated the state’s cost from drug abuse at $7.2 billion each year. That includes costs to the government, businesses and individuals. The problem is so pervasive that some Oklahoma businesses have trouble hiring new employees who can pass a drug test.
Drug problems are a drain on the resources of any state – and the happiness of its citizens. It’s very hard to recover from the broken heart you experience when a loved one is addicted or – far worse – loses his life to an overdose.
For more than 20 years, Narconon Arrowhead in Canadian, Oklahoma has helped Oklahomans and people from all over the country reclaim their lives from addiction.
No Drugs Administered and No Time Limit
The program at Narconon Arrowhead is a different kind of program. No drugs are ever administered at this rehab center. They’re not administered because this program achieves its goal without them. Here, the goal is for a person to repair the wreckage done by drugs or alcohol and to learn the skills needed to maintain a sober life after going home. The very best result for a person recovering from addiction is that they can experience life fully sober, not reliant on any drugs to get through the day.
And there’s no set time limit for graduation. Everyone goes at a slightly different speed but the average completion time for this rehab program is eight to ten weeks. In that time, each person completes a deep, sauna-based detoxification, engages in steps to recover from the trauma of the past and restore his own self-control and learns the essential life skills to maintain sobriety. That’s a lot of change in that period of time but he (or she) has the constant help of the Narconon staff to guide him.
From Detoxification to Life Skills
At many drug rehabs, detoxification refers to the process of getting a person off the drugs he (or she) was using before arriving at rehab. Here, it means something very different.
Coming off the drugs that were used before arrival is done in the Withdrawal Unit of Narconon Arrowhead. With generous nutritional supplementation and around-the-clock support to ease the discomfort, some people have called this their most tolerable withdrawal ever. Special procedures called assists ease muscular pain and spasms.
Then each person starts a deep, sauna-based detox that does far more than just help them get sober. The New Life Detoxification reaches deep into the tissues to draw out residues of drugs used in the past. As much as the body tries to eliminate all traces of drugs or alcohol, some residues remain in the body and have been proven to affect mood and sobriety.
Each day, a person takes a strict regimen of nutritional supplements and exercises moderately. He (or she) then spends time in a dry-heat sauna, coming out to cool off when needed. As this process continues, many drug residues are eliminated. The final result is clearer thinking, a brighter outlook and, often, reduced cravings. This result prepares a person to begin taking charge of his own life again.
A New Viewpoint, a New Approach toward Sobriety
Now a person must learn how to leave the desperation of addiction behind and take control of himself, his life and even his thoughts. This is accomplished through the objectives, a precise series of procedures that help a person regain the ability to live in the present. He probably doesn’t even realize how dim and gray life has looked up to this point. When objectives are complete, life once again looks bright and fresh. This is the perfect next step on the way to a new life.
In the final section of the Narconon drug rehab program, specific life skills needed to support future sobriety are learned and put to use. This is where a person finds relief from guilt, where his self-respect is returned to him. Where he realizes he deserve the chance to find happiness. Where he learns that life really is worth living.
He also must learn how to deal with the upsets and setbacks that could occur in his future life. He has to be able to cope with problems without being driven back into drug abuse.
When he has worked with the Narconon staff to develop an exact plan to re-enter his life using everything he has learned so far, he is ready to graduate this program.
Recovering from addiction isn’t easy but it is possible at Narconon Arrowhead. It’s not necessary to rely on drugs as part of your recovery. You can enjoy life 100% sober. Learn more about the unique Narconon program that offers you a way to transition from the past to a fresh new future. Call us today at 1-800-468-6933.
