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More People Gaining Access to Narconon Drug Rehab Centers through Insurance Coverage

Monday, August 9th, 2010

Insurance parity for substance abuse benefits help addicts find long-term successful programs such as Narconon

(Los Angeles, CA) - Earlier this year Congress passed a law that increased benefits for millions of people with health insurance to expand coverage for substance abuse benefits. While it was not a sweeping reform, it was a landmark win for those seeking more access to effective drug rehabilitation programs through their insurance policies.

One result of these increased benefits has been that more people throughout the country have been able to use their insurance coverage to attend Narconon® drug treatment facilities, whereas previous to the law their yearly maximums would have hit their limits and forced them to pay out of pocket or wait until the next calendar year to redeem benefits that their premiums would otherwise cover.

Narconon has more than a dozen rehabilitation centers in the Unites States alone, with locations in California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, Nevada, Oklahoma and Texas. The largest center in the network is Narconon Arrowhead in Oklahoma, which has also spearheaded the acceptance of this non-traditional program gaining national recognition through the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) as well as state licensing and mental health certifications.

Narconon intake and registration personnel throughout the country are encouraged by this expanded access to their individualized, open-ended treatment programs.

“People work hard for their insurance coverage. We routinely hear that it is such a relief that their policies will allow them to attend a program of their choosing,” comments Narconon Arrowhead senior executive Derry Hallmark.

Unlike most traditional programs, a typical course of treatment at a Narconon center can last 3-4 months or longer if necessary. There is no set time limit for the program, which includes drug-free withdrawal, a sauna detoxification process, and life skills courses to raise an individual’s level of responsibility.

To find out more about the Narconon program or to locate a facility near you, visit www.narconon.org or call 1 800- 775-8750 today.

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Narconon drug rehab and prevention directors attend worldwide conference in Dallas, Texas

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

A Narconon® executive directors’ conference is never your normal corporate get-together. This year’s continued the tradition of fascinating news from exotic places. That Siberia and Egypt, Northern California and Taiwan report area drug abuse problems more in common than not manifests that there is still much to do to reduce alcohol and other drug addiction worldwide.

Siberian drug rehab center directorJust 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 drug rehab director from the heart of Siberia (Above picture: Director of a Siberian drug rehab center at international Narconon conference). It wasn’t snowfall this year that might have delayed their arrival, but ashfall from the jet stream plume of the exploding Iceland volcano. Fortunately, that abated enough so that all Europeans made their flights.

Conference workshops focused on how best to achieve stably drug-free program graduates: A workshop on L. Ron Hubbard coursework on raising communication skills, another on how to raise the personal ethics code of responsibility of every recovering addict, another on workplace drug education. But the evolving world was mirrored in workshops on website and internet communication strategies.

Mexico drug rehab centers directorsYou 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.

For more information on Narconon methods or Narconon drug rehab and education work in Mexico, please visit www.narconon.org.

More Info about drug withdrawal in Mexico.

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Alcohol: The Real Gateway

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

Alcohol It’s not only the most abused substance in America but also leads to the use of other drugs

In the week before Alcohol Awareness Month in April, the Narconon® Drug Rehabilitation and Education program reminds people that alcohol is probably the most dangerous substance in America  According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), about 6% (7.1 million) of people age 12 or older who drank alcohol in the past month also reported using an illicit drug within 2 hours of their last drink of alcohol.

The latest report also showed that more than 17 million Americans were considered heavy drinkers. Of the estimated 22 million people who were classified with substance dependence or abuse in the past year, 15 million were dependent on or abused alcohol but not illicit drugs and another 3 million were dependent on or abused both alcohol and illicit drugs.  In other words, alcohol is involved in more than 80 percent of all substance abuse in the country.

Many people are under the influence of alcohol at the time they decide to use an illicit drug and many addicts who relapse back to street drugs do so after having consumed alcohol, although exact statistics have not been calculated.  The reason for this behavior is that alcohol not only lowers inhibitions but also greatly reduces the ability to think rationally.

"If we can help prevent alcohol abuse among young people," comments Narconon International’s director of drug education Bobby Wiggins, "then we know that we have a very strong possibility of keeping them away from illicit drugs as well."

Recently, alcohol use among youth aged 12-17 showed a decline in binge and heavy drinking by lowering from 9.7 percent to 8.8 percent in one  year.

Narconon’s drug prevention program includes a curriculum consisting of 8 modules of presentations and videos along with lesson plans for teachers.  Its effectiveness was studied and published in the journal Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention and Policy in 2008. The study showed that there were significant reductions measured for alcohol.

For more information about Narconon drug education and prevention visit www.narconon.org today.

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Narconon network celebrates its 44th birthday

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

The Narconon drug rehabilitation program began on February 19th, 1966, based on a decision by Arizona State Prison inmate by the name of William Benitez. After reading a book by humanitarian L. Ron Hubbard, “The Fundamentals of Thought”, Benitez recognized there could be a whole new approach to curing himself and helping others get permanently off drugs - concentrate on your abilities, rather than your addiction. It sounds simple now, but it wasn’t to an inmate who had tried every other method to get off drugs way back in ‘66.

It worked. Benitez created a new program and helped dozens of others get off drugs in the prison, too. Following his release, he continued his mission by starting to deliver drug education presentations to students, one of the first persons to do so. It set an example now followed by Narconon® drug education specialists all over the world, reaching millions of youth. The Narconon drug education curriculum has even been studied and found to reduce drug use in all categories addressed. Benitez also founded the first Narconon residential treatment center in Los Angeles, from which have descended centers across the world, from Nepal to Cape Town, St. Petersburg to Oklahoma. Since 1995, when the network began to keep formal track, 30,000 persons have graduated the full four-to-six month life skills program.

Narconon Vista Bay in Santa Cruz proclamationNarconon centers worldwide celebrated this birthday in various ways. Many held special graduation events. Narconon Vista Bay in Northern California was presented a proclamation for its outstanding work by Gustavo Gonzalez, a representative of the County Board of Supervisors.

At Narconon Georgia in Atlanta, one of the first persons Benitez helped free from addiction back in Arizona, Gordy Weinand, sat his students down and told them stories from successes he’s known over the last 40 years. Rehab is always personal.

Narconon has had dozens of other accomplishments this year, such as opening its first drug rehab center in Costa Rica. It is doing pioneering work helping rehabs in Sinaloa and Sonora, Mexico to cope with the enormous drug crisis precipitated when drug cartels began warring there. Narconon Nepal in Kathmandu delivered drug education across the entire nation. Vittorio Poti, Mayor of Melendugno, Italy where there is the 100-bed Narconon Gabbiano attended its anniversary. Narconon Ghana celebrated UN Day Against Drugs with drug education events reaching 1000’s of youth. And thousands of addicts achieved stable drug-free lives this year, probably the hardest accomplishment of their lives so far. Their wins are only beginning.

We invite you to learn more about the Narconon program. Or you might like to help by volunteering. Visit www.narconon.org or email us at info@narconon.org

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New Study Reveals A Killer Combination of Abused Substances

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Substance abuse by itself is bad enough in that it can lead to addiction or arrest. But in some situations, drug abuse leads to sudden death. A study just released by the Institute of Legal Medicine in Seville, Spain, discovered a combination of factors that resulted in death for twenty-one drug abusers. These deaths weren’t caused by drug overdoses – it was the fatal combination of drugs that ended these lives.

The Spanish study set out to determine factors involved in sudden deaths in southwest Spain between 2003 and 2006. Through autopsies and toxicology reports, the study determined that in three percent of sudden deaths, a fatal combination of cocaine, alcohol and tobacco use caused sudden death. Among these cocaine-related deaths, 76 percent had also used alcohol at the time of death, and 81 percent were smokers.

It’s long been known that cocaine places stresses on one’s heart, a fact tragically brought to light when Len Bias, the promising young basketball star, died suddenly after using cocaine in 1986. These days, many substance abusers abuse multiple drugs at the same time. In the U.S., 72 percent of drug-related deaths are caused by poly-drug use.

In the Spanish study, 62 percent of the cocaine-related deaths were associated with cardiovascular (heart) problems. Another 14 percent were associated with cerebrovascular causes (blood vessels in the brain) like strokes or aneurysms.

The Spanish report emphasizes the importance of effective drug rehabilitation. Providing drug addiction treatment is how the Narconon drug and alcohol rehabilitation program has saved lives for four decades. Although traditional drug treatment centers have success rates of 16 percent or less, Narconon rehab centers achieve a 70 percent success rate year after year. Around the world in 120 centers, Narconon drug rehabs help addicts return to stably drug-free and alcohol-free lives, thus preserving them from the damage found in this study.

In addition, Narconon centers and staffs provide drug prevention services for schools and community groups. If you would like more information on Narconon’s drug education, prevention and rehabilitation programs, visit www.narconon.org.

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Narconon Trois-Rivieres Drug Rehab Goes LIVE

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

On Friday June 26, 2009 the Narconon® drug rehab program located in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada broadcast the very first live Narconon graduation ceremony. This was part of the international Narconon effort to support the United Nations International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The entire Narconon network was celebrating this day last week and Narconon Trois-Rivieres wanted to do something special. The live graduation started with public service announcements given by former graduates of the Narconon Trois-Rivieres drug rehab program. They also aired a small trailer of a compelling interview done with a former heroin addict, a graduate of Trois-Rivieres in 1998.

The live feed took place. Three graduates accepted their program completion certificates, an emotional day for these graduates as seen in the video. The three grads were able to give a shout out and thank you to their families, who were not able to attend the graduation ceremony. It was a great way to help celebrate the International Day Against Drug Abuse, and show the whole world what Narconon can do. Millions of people are addicted to drugs and alcohol, and these three graduates were able to show the whole world that real, long lasting sobriety is possible.

The Narconon Trois-Rivieres production team hopes to make this a regular occurrence. Doing this on a regular basis will be a great benefit to the families who cannot attend their loved ones final day at the Narconon facility. Families now will be able to get their first look at their newly rehabilitated loved ones. For more information, please visit the Narconon Trois-Rivieres website at http://narconon.ca/

Special Broadcast of Narconon LIVE Rehab Graduation for the World Drug Day

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