Narconon Graduate Overcomes Heroin Addiction

Life is filled with obstacles. When you add addiction to the load of obstacles in life, you just make things harder on yourself. That’s what I did. I made life so hard for myself that I was sick and tired of living. I was suicidal and angry. The only time I wasn’t thinking about killing myself was when I was high because obviously, when you are high on heroin, you aren’t even thinking. My grandmother couldn’t take it anymore. She told me the stress was killing her and that if I loved her I would at least try Narconon. So, I entered this program and each time I was ready to quit and bail I imagined just how it would break my grandma’s heart. She’s the only family I have and she has never stopped loving me. So, I continued through the program even though I was dying to quit. I’m so happy I didn’t. I’ve been at Narconon for three months and I am no longer that suicidal and angry person. My grandma visited me and she is beyond thrilled at how I’ve changed. She said she has never been prouder of me. I cried like a baby when I saw her but I’ve finally become a real man. I am a responsible, sober adult thanks to my grandmother, the Narconon staff, and the Narconon program.

Y. R.

Someone Who Has Faith in Life Again - Narconon Graduate

My first day at Narconon I was greeted by Joe, who I owe everything to for getting me here. Then I started to meet the rest of the staff who smiled and assured me that everything was going to be ok. But I was shaking on the inside and when my dad was leaving, all I wanted to do was cry and jump back in the car with him. All I knew was that I didn't want to be alone, but I wasn't...

Everything happened so fast and the next thing I knew I was on the assist table getting a body comm from a withdrawal specialist. Somehow they pulled me out of my fears and I managed to fall asleep that first night. The next couple of days were hard. I was still lonely and frustrated but I wasn't alone and scared anymore if that makes any sense. I felt some comfort knowing the people I was surrounded by were going to do everything in their power to help me and get me through and that is what stuck with me through my entire program. Knowing no matter what, there was this amazing staff of people who wanted nothing but the best for me.

When something begins you generally have no idea how it's going to end. The place you never wanted to come becomes your home. The roommates you are forced to live with become your family and the thing you thought you could never live without becomes the thing you hate most (alcohol). One thing is for certain, the future isn't always how you imagined.

I came to Narconon the day after Thanksgiving, scared and uncertain of what my life would become. I drank for so many years that I couldn't really fathom a life without it. I had become so dependent on it for everything, for comfort, for solace, for excitement, and for a chance to feel something....anything at all.

I truly believed any chance I had at being myself again had come and gone. My family had tried over and over again to get me out of my funk. They sent me to other rehabs (inpatient and outpatient). They loved me and stood by me but nothing ever sustained. There were times where I'd do good, get a job, work hard, feel up to anything and then in the blink of an eye it was gone again. I just didn't believe life would be good again. And then I stepped through the doors of Narconon and day by day, everything changed. Starting from the communication exercises to sauna, to all the books, every aspect of this program helped bring me back to the person I am today. Someone who got her confidence and compassion for others, someone who can laugh at the small things, but most importantly someone who has faith in life again.

- M.A. - Narconon graduate

Thanks to Narconon

Three and a half years ago I sat in front of my computer lost, hopeless and desperate, facing new Federal drug charges and with a sliver of a chance of keeping my freedom, I began a search. I was looking for any answer other than the same old ones I’d been failing at for years. No one believed in me, not even my own kids. I found Narconon. The site said I didn’t have to be an addict. It told me I didn’t have a chronic disease. It said there is a cure. Within days I came to Narconon with the permission of my judge.

Today I raise my family. We are strong and healthy. We are tightly involved and respected within our community. My relationships with my mom and my kids have been rebuilt to trusting loving relationships. Today I know myself. I own myself. Thanks, thanks, thanks to Narconon for giving me that.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you Narconon

I came into Narconon with my life overpowered by drugs. I had lost all hope and direction of what I thought my life was supposed to be. I found Narconon online and after investigation my family and I unanimously agreed Narconon was the program for which we had been looking.

I came to Narconon on my birthday, and my journey began. Upon arrival I was instantly welcomed by staff and students. Immediately I could tell that Narconon was different than all other previous experiences of treatment. After coming down from withdrawal I was unsure of what to expect. I went through the program with an open mind and a willingness to change. I found myself going through each step of the program, the wins and personal gains I was attaining continued to reinforce the thought that I was in the right place. I had many ups and downs but the staff and students were always there to help me through.

I have made a total turnaround in my life and I couldn't have done it without Narconon. They have helped me rebuild a new life from the ground up. It feels so great to finally understand who I am. From the bottom of my heart, thank you Narconon, I owe you my life.

I am Very Thankful That I Came To Narconon

Narconon helped me get my life back on track. The reason I came to Narconon was because my parents knew that I was on a very destructive path and they had been desperately searching for a place that could help me learn to live my life without drugs and the deep depression I had each day. I will never forget the day that I called my dad and told him that I have had enough of the life that I was living and did not want to continue destroying my life and pushing away people I loved. I had been doing drugs for 10 years and this would be my second time asking my dad to help me go to rehab. He didn't even hesitate. He said that he had found this place on the internet and that it dealt with the things I had going on in my life. The extreme depression and the drugs had brought me to my lowest point. I left the next day after talking to my dad. I was on a plane to Narconon.

I didn't know what to expect, but as soon as I got to the baggage claim, the Narconon driver was there. He greeted me warmly and drove me to Narconon. Right away I knew this place was different. The moment I walked in the door I saw the other students that were there. They were happy and holding their heads up. The staff was warm and friendly and were always there, even on breaks. I never wanted to be here, but after a week I knew it was the place that would save me. I made the best friends I have ever had there, people that like me for who I am not for what I have.

I made it through the program and it was hard. I am glad it was because if it felt easy, I never would have tried. I went home after graduation and got to see my son. I had not seen him in 5 months and I was so happy that I cried. He even called me daddy. I think that was my biggest win from coming to Narconon. My mind is finally clear enough to care and love. I found myself and I know who I am. I am a father, brother, son, and grandson. I am a person again and I enjoy life. I am finally happy. -DL

I Learned at Narconon that I Have Confidence in Myself

I came to Narconon in a state similar to everyone else that enters a drug rehab, desperate for help from being broken down by self-inflicted actions. I was unable to deal with life. Getting high was my number one priority. I had a life that appeared great outside using drugs but I was not progressing and every aspect of it was deteriorating. I had no idea how to get back on track. I tried everything available with no success until I came to Narconon.

Although at first I was very skeptical, I didn't believe the program was going to work for me. I even contemplated leaving to go get high. Thanks to the staff and students that convinced me to stay a little bit longer.

I began to feel myself changing into a new person. That no longer relied on substance abuse as a means of survival. The information that I learned at Narconon was really working for me. It helped me find who I am and what my purpose in life is.

After leaving Narconon I have been able to face life and enjoy every minute of it. Since I ahve a passion for fitness and health I got a job at a gym, where I will become a personal trainer. This will allow me to make enough money to go back to school and work towards a degree in sports medicine.

I learned at Narconon that I have confidence in myself, a new-found method of working life in order to be as successful as possible. I have found new sober friends that are good for my recovery, my relationship with my mom is better than ever and I am happier and healthier than I ever have been in my life.

I owe it all to the Narconon program and the Narconon staff. To be a successful student of Narconon I believe you need to be open minded to the program, be willing to take what it has to offer and apply it to your life, have the deep desire to want to be a new person and nothing can stop you!

- C.B.

Five Years After Narconon

In December of 2000, an innocent 15 year old girl was introduced to her best friend. That innocent girl was me, and that best friend was crystal meth. Little did I know at the time, that my life would spin into a downward spiral, and that I had opened a door that lead to lies, pain and deceit.

I became addicted to meth. I spent the next four years of my life enslaved to this drug. Every move I made, every lie I spoke and every breath I took revolved around satisfying the intense urge tht brewed inside of me. That once innocent girl I was, turned into a beast that would lie to, hurt, steal from, cheat on and manipulated those who loved me most just to succeed in getting that "fix" I so longed for.

In October of 2004 everything seemed to have caved in on me. I had been cut off from my family, I was homeless, I had been in and out of six rehabs, and worst of all I completely let myself down. I had gone against every ounce of ethics I had, I had destroyed my morals and my body itself was deteriorating before my very eyes...and I was only 19 years old. It was time to get help.

With the help of my family I was brought to Narconon. Although I was ready to leave my old life behind, I was apprehensive. I didn't know how this rehab would be any different. I didn't know how this rehab would save me, when all the others have failed. I had so many questions that only time would answer. And, I got my answers.

This program gave me my life back, and much, much more. I learned so much about myself throughout my journey at Narconon. It was the first time I was presented with logical information that would guide me, step by step, to a clean and sober life. I was able to identify thee problems in my life that may have contributed to my drug use. I was able to confront situations I had been hiding from for so long. I learned exactly what I needed to do in order to be habby and prosperous in life. I was supplied with information that was easy for me to relate to my life. For the first time in years I felt truly satisfied with my life, and the void I so desperately tried to fill by using was slowly starting to fill up.

I graduated Narconon in January of 2005. The day I graduated, I knew I had my life back. It was a new beginning for me, and I knew exactly what I needed to do to continue progressing in life, thants to the simple tools I got form Narconon.

Here I am, five years later sharing my success story. My life couldn't be better now. I have everything I could ever want, and most importantly I am free from the struggles of drug addiction. I have an amazing job and I am able to touch lives, the way mine was touched, instill hope in people who are in the positiion I was once in. Not a day goes by that I am not thankful for what I have achieved since the day I first stepped foot at Narconon.

I am finally happy, I am finally free.