Help From Someone Who?s Been There

The positive role of rehabilitated addicts who now help others overcome addiction.
 

Substance abuse is a festering sore in our society, and nobody knows that better than someone who's beaten a drug or alcohol addiction.  Theft, assault, domestic violence, auto accidents, disease, divorce; these are all too common of a factor in the life of someone using drugs and the consequences are passed on to friends, family members and taxpayers.

There are literally hundreds, if not thousands, of different types of treatment programs available for addicts today.  Along with the numerous methodologies comes varying combinations of degrees, licenses, certifications and experience among the professional treatment staff. 

Some programs rely heavily on medical training and substitute drugs while others depend on subjective diagnoses mixed with individual and group therapy sessions with licensed therapists.  However, through most addicts' viewpoint, the pieces of paper tend not to matter as much as someone that can connect with them and help see them through their treatment. 

This connection often comes in the form of a fellow patient or a staff member who has also recovered from addiction.  The popularity of having a sponsor in a 12-step group is well known throughout the country in mainstream treatment and aftercare practices.  Of course, the program itself has to be successful in design and application in order for this method to have lasting effects.

The Narconon program positively capitalizes on the experience and passion of rehabilitated addicts to help others overcome addiction.  Through the application of L. Ron Hubbard's secular drug-free rehabilitation methodology, Narconon achieves approximately a 70% success rate for its graduates. 

Once becoming aware of the truth about addiction and regaining the ability to live productive and ethical lives again, many former addicts develop a purpose to help others do the same.  This was also true of William Benitez, the founder of the Narconon program in Arizona State Prison in 1966, who turned around and helped fellow inmates get off drugs once he was able to do so himself.

As a component of the program, students (instead of patients because it is a learning atmosphere) also learn to start taking responsibility for not only themselves but also another by helping them through the life skills courses.  This action proves to be a positive influence for reintegration into society again and having to interact with others with newly developed tools for handling life.

Today, in 36 countries around the world, hundreds of Narconon graduates are now doing the same thing, helping others as they had been helped.  With standardized program materials and training procedures and certifications, almost anyone wishing to use the technology can easily learn it and apply it, bettering themselves and their environments.   

It is the simple duplication of workable technology that has helped thousands of former addicts to become drug free.

To find out more information or to get help for a loved one in need, contact Narconon Arrowhead today at 1-800-468-6933 or log on to www.stopaddiction.com.

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