“Healing Addicted Lives” by Narconon’s Gary W. Smith, CCDC provides insight for what it takes to overcome addiction successfully
Canadian, OK - The debate over whether or not an addiction to drugs and alcohol is a disease has been ongoing for decades. Some treatment experts claim it is an incurable brain disease while others feel that it is a series of reversible symptoms to other underlying problems in life.
Drug rehabilitation expert and Narconon Arrowhead Executive Director Gary W. Smith, CCDC has made available valuable insight for overcoming addiction based on 30 years of research and experience through helping thousands of people permanently recover. The booklet is called “Healing Addicted Lives” and is available to everyone for free.
The booklet includes a thorough explanation of what addiction really is while identifying necessary barriers that must be overcome in order to achieve lasting recovery and a drug-free life. Primary barriers to recovering include cravings, depression and guilt, and the remedies for these are explained in a way that can be understood by anyone.
“Drug rehabilitation does not have to be a revolving door if you take the time and effort to do your research, in most every case, you can have the person you love back in your life by selecting a proven, effective program that addresses all the causes of addiction thoroughly. There is definitely every reason to have hope for the future and hope for a complete recovery.”
Just one of the component parts that make up the Narconon® effective rehabilitation program include a sauna physical detoxification procedure that helps eliminate stored drug residues. This body cleansing process was researched and developed by the late American author and humanitarian L. Ron Hubbard, who dedicated much of his life to helping people free themselves from the trap of drugs. This procedure has been reviewed in several medical journals over the decades.
The balance of the Narconon program is comprised of a series of courses done individually to help increase basic living skills such as the ability to confront and handle situations in life, the ability to communicate effectively, and the ability for a person to take responsibility for himself as well improve his own conditions in life.
To get your free copy of “Healing Addicted Lives” visit http://www.healingaddictedlives.com. For more information on the Narconon Drug Rehabilitation and Education Program or to locate a center near you, go to www.narconon.org or call 1 800-468-6933 today.
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Just so at the 2010 Narconon Directors Conference recently concluded at the Hilton Hotel in Dallas. Phil Hart, the network’s executive director, welcomed the 100 attendees in English with simultaneous translations whispering into earphones in four languages. One purpose of the conference is to celebrate expansion of centers, regions, and continental networks. For the first year, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) won a national expansion award, accepted by CIS director Sergei Baskevitch and also the Narconon Krasnoyarsk 
You can always tell, too, where the going is tough - Narconon is there to help. President Narconon International Clark Carr showed a video of Narconon “First Step” training sessions delivered across western Mexico to drug rehab centers outside the Narconon network, and to prisons, doctors and community leaders, all suffering under the violence of warring drug cartels. Victor Capaceta and Francisco Lozano, directors of a Mazatlan Twelve Step drug rehabilitation center, were presented an award for courage and tenacity in their work with 30 similar centers practicing newly learned Narconon tools in their communities (picture: Mazatlan drug rehab directors and supporters receive award for their courage at Narconon international conference). The Narconon First Step drug withdrawal and relapse prevention includes nutritional help, hands-on pain and anxiety reduction, and distribution of The Way to Happiness, a commonsense guide to better life choices, written by Mr. Hubbard. “Narconon has shown us that an addict can recover, really and truly,” said Victor, “and we are proud to join together as a team to stop the violence, to save lives.” The applause Victor got required no translation at all. 
The City of Gardena’s Mayor Paul Tanaka, Mayor Pro-Tem Dan Medina and Police Chief Ed Modrano along with El Segundo’s Mayor and Council member Margaret Estrada from Lomita, unveiled their new mail-box to drop off drugs, which will be destroyed by the Sheriff’s Dept. 
Ms. Teddy Chambers of Narconon International was invited by Mayor Pro-Tem Dan Medina to join the celebration for their “Safe Drug Drop Off” project which follows the launching of this project by LA County Sheriff Lee Baca last year. Narconon supported this event with drug education materials for government officials, school administrators, students and citizens. Chambers said, “I have received many calls with the question, “How can I get this project in my city? It’s exciting to watch this project expand as we now have the cities of Lomita, Gardena and El Segundo all participating in this program.”
Narconon spokesperson Teddy Chambers who worked with the youth to organize for today’s march acknowleged in particular Luis Guerrero and Angela Flores (from Long Beach). These and other young people worked with other adult volunteers, Danny Flores and Ruben Vazquez, to bring youth in from 10 different cities, including besides Long Beach and Los Angeles Hawaiian Gardens, Compton, Lakewood, Wilmington, Artesia, Inglewood, Culver City, and Carson.
Sporting shirts with an artistic, distinctly styled logo, designed by the youth themselves, the young friends marched from 7th and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. to MLK Jr. Park. Ruben Vazgquez praised the kids: “They made this beautiful sign all together, working as one. It’s nice to see this.”
