The seas are rough, the sky is grey with gale force winds blowing. You’re all alone in the middle of a liquid hell. Being a commercial fisherman 30+ year’s in Alaska, I lived that life. But the turbulent waters of the Bering Sea were no match for the destruction I caused as an alcoholic. Add drugs to […]
My name is Kyle. I had a bad point in my life where I lost respect for myself. I felt like I wasn’t worth others time or effort to help or change. I lost my will to apply ethics to myself and to help others. I turned my back on God and blamed others for my mistakes […]
Waking up with stomach pain and leg cramps, Alex rolls over and pulls out a bag and needle from his bedside table. He doses himself and then looks at the ceiling and begins to cry. How did things get like this? He had his whole life ahead of him. Looking over to the empty side of […]
Narconon definitely changed my life in such a positive way. I mean all aspects of my life were addressed and handled. I was an emotional wreck – always unhappy, constantly drinking and just not giving a damn about anything but myself. I continuously lied and manipulated everyone to get what I wanted. Everything was about me […]
Addiction is selfish. It’s a killer. A thief. Liar. Cheater. Fake. It’s no secret that someone suffering through addiction knows the pains they go through, the withdrawals they will feel when they are not high, the worry of when they’ll get their next hit, the anxiety of waiting for the dope-man to call and say “I’m […]
When a parent first perceives or someone suggests their son or daughter might be using drugs… the most probable initial reaction is “no way, not him or not her”. They do this because the facts of substance abuse are hard to confront. They will have to open their eyes and start looking for anything which […]
Ever since I was young, I wanted to grow up to be my dad. Before I came to Narconon, I was becoming him. My dad was an alcoholic. I had always been told I would never be able to change so I thought I would always have the label of an addict or alcoholic and […]
Drug deals aren’t always the ones depicted on a street corner in a movie. Drug dealers aren’t always the ones dressed like ”thugs” that scare the average civilian. Today’s drug deals take place in offices or schools with dealers having legitimate jobs, nice families, nice cars, and pay their taxes. They are people we entrust […]
The Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) is a 32 question survey given to hospital inpatients upon discharge to evaluate their stay. The survey measures, from the patient’s point of view, how well the nurses and doctors communicate with the patient, how responsive the hospital staff are to the patient’s needs, how […]
Pulling one’s life back up from rock bottom can be difficult, to say the least. It’s well known that getting through the withdrawals of coming off drugs can be painful and hard to overcome. What is less talked about is after getting clean where there is a struggle moving forward due to living in the past. Addicts […]
