When I first got to Narconon, I was a mess! I was abusing drugs, selfish and irresponsible. I went into the program fighting and still focusing on being the same old me. After the first few days, I was able to accept the fact I wasn’t going anywhere with my life if I didn’t stay […]
Narconon graduates offer advice they would have given to themselves when they were younger. Having gone down a road that included substance abuse, they offer insight into the advice that may help other young women avert the path of drug and alcohol use. Call if you or someone you know is struggling […]
Do you have a loved one or friend who is battling addiction to drugs or alcohol? When you are with them at a holiday event or maybe just hanging out, is the “elephant in the room” there also? You are not alone! As a licensed interventionist for over ten years, one of the first things […]
Recently, I had the opportunity to catch up with a close friend of mine. We originally met years ago both in the early stages of ‘recovery.’ We attended 12 step meetings daily, hung out with other recovering addicts, went to events and lived in sober living houses. Over time, however, we both fell back into our old […]
The importance of funding accredited drug and alcohol abuse centers should not be overlooked. I will tell you it’s true that most people think this epidemic will never touch their family. Yet that is naive. And if new measures aren’t taken to fight this war, no one in this country will ever be able to […]
Just outside my Ivy League school, I observe a small crowd of people across the street. As I enjoy the coffee shop’s specialty macchiato on that sunny afternoon, my friend rambles on as he tries to include me in his ramblings about his upcoming calculus test. Intrigued by the line of people standing outside brick […]
