Narconon Blog

Addiction is heartbreaking. Are we prepared to get our children to rehab if they need it?

A friend of mine proudly told me his two teenage boys promised him they will never try a drug. With an office in the middle of Hollywood, my friend is all too aware of tragic incidents of youngsters dropping dead during a concert from use of “club” drugs, used singly or in combination.

We both strongly agree it is different from the drug scene we knew as kids. Drugs are much more potent. It is often not possible to know what is in the drug being offered. There is also that small detail that some combinations are instantly fatal. My friend’s viewpoint, which he has apparently successfully instilled in his two boys, is there can’t be a first time.

When it comes to crystal meth, hope they never start. Besides being highly addictive, methamphetamine is a highly physically erosive drug. It can turn a beautiful young woman into an aged hag in a matter of a few years. Any grandchildren, if there is hope for this, are at severe risk if the parents are crystal meth users. There have been incidents where “speed freaks,” as they are commonly referred to have rolled over on top of a sleeping toddler without being aware of it smothering their own child to death.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) reports there is direct correlation between meth use and risky sex leading to HIV/AIDs as well as criminal behavior. In short, this is a true killer drug and action needs to be fast before tragedy strikes.
The good news is that meth users can be helped to get over their addiction when supported by family members. The better news is that the Narconon program for decades has been successfully helping families get their loved ones off meth and out of the destructive spiral they have entered. It is the only program that addresses the cravings and ends them forever.

Thousands of people have successfully completed Narconon’s drug rehabilitation programs and, unlike many other alcohol and drug treatment methods, the vast majority of graduates go on to live stable, ethical, productive, drug-free lives. The Narconon success rate is four times better than the international averages.