Narconon is one of the leading rehabs in the world. It boasts a seventy six-percent success rate world wide. Narconon is considered a non-traditional rehab; meaning that it is not a twelve step rehab.
There are a number of major differences between Narconon and more traditional rehabs.
Narconon Addresses the Physical Aspect of Addiction
Narconon is the only popular rehab that addresses the physical aspect that accompanies all addictions, whether it is a cocaine addiction, or a heroin addiction. The reason for this is because every time person uses drugs these drugs through a process called metabolization. This means that the drug is broken down into a form that the body uses more easily. This happens with anything that is ingested into the body. For instance, when a person eats bread the bread is metabolized into glucose. When a person uses heroin, it is broken down into morphine.
All drugs are considered to be potentially poisonous to the body. If a person ingests enough of the substance it will kill them. Because of this the drugs are carried through the body’s excretory system, like any other toxic substance. Now, in a normal adult when a slight amount of poison is ingested into the body, the body is able to efficiently carry this out of the system through the liver and kidneys and pass it on through the urine. However, when a person is using large amounts of drugs, the body becomes overloaded with toxins. When this happens, the body is not able to get all the toxins out as fast as they are going in. What happens as a result of this is that some of those toxins are absorbed into the fatty tissues because they literally do not have any where else to go. The fatty tissue is one of the slowest tissues to regenerate in the body. This means that a person can have toxins stored in there for seven to ten years since the time they ingested the toxin.
For a drug addict this can be very detrimental to their sobriety. Every time the person burns their fatty tissue either due to stress or exercise, they run the risk of some of the metabolites of their past drug experiences being released back into their blood stream. This is usually not enough to get the person high, but it is enough to cause a severe craving.
It often makes it impossible for the person to feel good and normal without the use of drugs. This is the reason that Narconon addresses this particular challenge that drug addicts deal with. It works for all drugs. One would not call Narconon LSD rehab, but the detox program even works at eliminating that from a person’s system.
Narconon Utilizes Vitamins, Exercise, and Sweating to Detox Addicts
Narconon uses a tailored made program for individuals that uses a specific combination of vitamins, minerals, exercise and sweating in a dry heat sauna to help the body naturally force the drugs or metabolites out of the fatty tissues. It speeds a process up that usually takes seven to ten years to about fifteen to fifty days depending on the severity of the case. Once the person is done with this portion of the program, they will no longer suffer from physical cravings.
Narconon Helps a Person Increase Their Abilities
Once a person is done with the Narconon detox program they are ready to go on to stage two of the program. At this point the program focuses on helping the person regain the abilities they need to cope with life. The Narconon program is a very empowering program. They focus on giving the person the solutions they need to fix the problems in their life instead of focusing on the problems themselves. This is another way in which the Narconon program differs from traditional programs. Twelve steps pushes the idea that addiction is a disease that an addict will always be recovering from the rest of their life. Narconon addresses addiction as a disability. What is meant by this is that the person is lacking in abilities needed for dealing with life. To make themselves feel better about their lack of abilities the person uses drugs to numb themselves.
Narconon’s theory, and one that has been proven to be accurate, suggest that if you rehabilitate a person’s ability to live life, then you eradicate their need for drugs. The Narconon program consists of a series of eight different courses. Each course is designed to help a person with getting better at using a different ability.
The first and fourth courses work on communication. Often time a drug addict suffers from the inability to communicate. Many problems and difficulties can be overcome by using good communication.
The second course works on the person’s ability to have a healthy lifestyle. This is also the point where the person does the Narconon Detox Program. This helps the person feel good in the physical sense naturally, which diminishes the person need for drugs to feel well.
The third course is a learning improvement course. It gives the person the ability to study any material and be able to learn it. This can help the person in any endeavor they choose to pursue including a new job or furthering their education.
The fifth course teaches the person to be able to tell the difference between positive and negative people. When a person is able to surround themselves with positive people their life, it is much easier to have a good life.
The sixth course helps the person forgive themselves and take responsibility for the misdeeds they have committed in their life. This helps them to see the error in their ways and also helps them move on into the future with a clean slate.
The seventh course helps them see what steps they need to take in every aspect of their life to improve the condition of that aspect. It helps them set workable goals for doing this and teaches them the satisfaction one gets from accomplishing positive things.
The eighth and last course is a basic moral reminder for people of all religions. It is similar to the ten commandments. It gives the person life applicable reasons as to why moral people have better lives.
Narconon sets out to help people take responsibility for their lives. It does not encourage the person to hide behind labels and diseases. Narconon has a seventy-six percent success rate.
