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The Program |
 If
you are seeking help for yourself or for a
loved one, you should be educated on the
subject of addiction and/or abusing drugs,
medication and alcohol in order to make an
informed decision about the correct
treatment option. The following facts and
information are provided to fulfill this
need. We hope you find it helpful. If at any
point you have further questions, please
feel free to call us (877) 340-3602.
The bottom line is that drugs destroy
millions of lives every year. A study in
Europe by the Institute for Prevention of
Alcoholism and Other Addictions found that
55% of those who use ecstasy suffer negative
consequences:
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55%
feeling of losing control
50% anguish, fear
49% fatigue and bad mood
45% depression, sadness
36% problems with family, friends,
spouse or others |
33%
disagreeable hallucinations
32% anguish or paranoia
24% sick feeling, fainting
15% problems at work or at school
8% problems with the police |
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If you're wondering if ecstasy is addictive,
many people believe so. But the bottom line
is that there are real dangers associated
with using ecstasy. According to Ecstasy:
The Truth About the Enemy Behind the Mask: |
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DANGER No. 1: Most ecstasy is only 40% pure
so there is always a risk that any pill or
gelatinous capsule of ecstasy may have been
“cut” (combined) with other drugs such as
heroin or cocaine, which are addictive. |
DANGER No. 2: One has to continually
increase the amount of the drug one takes in
order to feel the same effects. Users say
the effect of ecstasy is greatly reduced
after the first dose. And as a person takes
more of the drug, the negative side effects
also increase.
Because the desired effect from using the
drug diminishes, a person often then tries
other drugs which are even more dangerous
and do cause the user to become addicted. |
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DANGER No. 3: Users feel there is sometimes
a need to use other drugs such as heroin or
cocaine to help cope with the mental and
physical pain that results after one “comes
down” from ecstasy; 92% of those who take
ecstasy also abuse other, even harder drugs.
A person often then tries other drugs which
are even more dangerous and do cause the
user to become addicted. |
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DANGER No. 4: The false idea that a person
only feels good with ecstasy leads to a
desire to take it more often than just at
raves and techno parties; 67% of those who
use the drug want to continue taking it,
despite having bad experiences. |
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While it's all fine to look at drugs or
alcohol as the culprit destroy one's life,
simply put, if an individual is basically
happy with their life and has the ability to
identify and solve problems where they
exist, they are far less likely to abuse
drugs. Drug abuse is a symptom of other
underlying problems. The individual abuses
drugs in an attempt to relieve themselves of
the underlying problem. Of course the
underlying problem goes undetected as their
chronic drug use consumes the life of the
abuser and the loved ones affected by his or
her detrimental and chaotic behavior. |
One of the facets regarding long term drug
use is that the brain adapts to the presence
of drugs and makes adjustments chemically.
Because of the chemical changes in the brain
due to the constant use of drugs, when a
chronic drug abuser attempts to halt his/her
drug use, the brain signals the individual
that the substance is needed to function.
This is a major cause of drug cravings both
physically and mentally.
All drug abusers experience drug cravings
for some period of time after ceasing drug
use. Drug cravings will diminish over time
as the individual discontinues the use of
drugs and alcohol and the brain function
returns to normal. This process can take
several months. |
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Narconon |
 The
Narconon® program, first established in
1966, is unique. It is a proven get off and
stay off drugs program. In addition to
becoming drug-free, a Narconon graduate
knows how to communicate, live a clean and
ethical life, help others and contribute
considerably to his family, friends and
society at large.
The key to the success of the Narconon
program is the Drug Rehabilitation
Technology developed by author and
humanitarian, L. Ron Hubbard. This
methodology has been used successfully by
hundreds of thousands of people around the
world to rid themselves of the need for
drugs and to regain control of their lives.
Mr. Hubbard developed exact techniques to
deal with the physical and mental problems
brought about by drug use. None of these
solutions involves the use of any drug.
The Narconon program is packaged in a series
of standardized steps which are done in an
exact sequence. These techniques and
learning programs help the individual
withdraw from current drug use, get into
communication with others and the
environment, remove the residual drugs from
his body, gain control of himself and his
environment and reach the point where he can
take responsibility, not only for himself,
but others as well. The program also
addresses and handles the reason why the
individual started using drugs in the first
place and arms him with the knowledge and
certainty he needs to lead a happy,
drug-free life. |
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For more information about the Narconon
Program, fill out our free
online assessment
or visit the official website:
www.DrugAbuseSolution.com.
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The Life Cycle and
Mechanics of Addiction Part I
By Gary W. Smith
C.C.D.C.
Executive Director
Narconon Arrowhead
Whether a person is genetically or
bio-chemically predisposed to addiction or
alcoholism is a controversy that has been
debated for years within the scientific,
medical and chemical dependency communities.
One school of thought advocates the “disease
concept” which embraces the notion that
addiction is an inherited disease, and that
the individual is permanently ill at a
genetic level, even for those experiencing
long periods of sobriety.
Another philosophy argues that addiction is
a dual problem consisting of a physical and
mental dependency on chemicals, compounded
by a pre-existing mental disorder (i.e.,
clinical depression, bipolar disorder or
some other mental illness), and that the
mental disorder needs to be treated first as
the primary cause of the addiction.
A third philosophy subscribes to the idea
that chemical dependency leads to permanent
“chemical imbalances” in the neurological
system that must be treated with
psychotropic medications after the person
has withdrawn from their drug of choice.
The fact remains that there is some
scientific research that favors each of
these addiction concepts, but none of them
are absolute. Based on national averages,
addiction treatment has a 16% to 20%
recovery rate. The message is pretty clear
that these theories are just that, theories,
and we have a lot more to learn if we are to
bring the national recovery rate to a more
desirable level.
There is a fourth school of thought which
has proven to be more accurate. It has to do
with the life cycle of addiction. This data
is universally applicable to addiction, no
matter which hypothesis is used to explain
the phenomenon of chemical dependency.
The life cycle of addiction begins with a
problem, discomfort or some form of
emotional or physical pain a person is
experiencing. The person finds this very
difficult to deal with.
Here is an individual who, like most people
in our society, is basically good. He has
encountered a problem that is causing him
physical or emotional pain and discomfort
that he does not have an immediate answer
for. Examples would include difficulty
“fitting in” as a child or teenager,
puberty, physical injuries such a broken
bone, a bad back or some other chronic
physical condition. Whatever the origin of
the difficulty is, the discomfort associated
with it presents the individual with a real
problem. He feels this problem is a major
situation that is persisting. He can see no
immediate resolution or relief from it. Most
of us have experienced this in our lives to
a greater or lesser degree.
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