Drug
Addiction Treatment
Drug addiction treatment
depends upon the severity and nature of the drug addiction, motivation, and
the availability of services. Some users may come into drug addiction treatment
voluntarily and have the support of family, friends, and workplace; others may
be sent to drug addiction treatment by the courts against their will and have
virtually no support system.
Detoxification is only the
first stage of drug addiction treatment and by itself does little to change
long-term drug use. Detoxification safely manages the acute physical symptoms
of withdrawal associated with stopping drug use. While detoxification alone
is rarely sufficient to help addicts achieve long-term abstinence, for some
individuals it is a strongly indicated precursor to effective drug addiction
treatment.
The appropriate duration
for an individual in drug addiction treatment depends on his or her problems
and needs. Research indicates that for most patients, the threshold of significant
improvement is reached at about 3 months in treatment. After this threshold
is reached, additional drug addiction treatment can produce further progress
toward recovery. Because people often leave treatment prematurely, programs
should include strategies to engage and keep patients in treatment.
There are no quick fixes
for drug addiction and alcoholism. Recovery is an ongoing process. The skills
one learns during intensive drug addiction treatment must be integrated into
everyday life and this takes time. Treatment programs should include a quality,
continuing care program that supports and monitors recovery.
Narconon's Drug Addiction
Treatment
What exactly is this drug
addiction treatment program that Kirstie Alley and Kelly Piper credit with saving
their lives? Narconon began 30 years ago in an Arizona state prison, when inmate
William Benitez sought to cure himself of drug addiction. He relied on methods
developed by American philosopher and humanitarian L. Ron Hubbard, and he corresponded
with Mr. Hubbard during that process.
Benitez was successful, and his success led to the expansion of his drug addiction
treatment program, first within the prison and then to actual Narconon centers.
The first Narconon drug addiction treatment program opened in Los Angeles in
1971. Today, Narconon is administered by Narconon International in Los Angeles,
which operates in 38 locations in the United States, Canada, Spain, Italy, Switzerland,
France, Germany, Holland, Sweden, Denmark, England and Russia. This drug addiction
treatment program has freed more than 25,000 people from drug addiction.
Narconon's drug-free withdrawal,
detoxification and rehabilitation procedure utilizes methods developed by Mr.
Hubbard and is officially recognized in many countries as the most effective
drug addiction treatment available. Several governments around the world provide
funding and support for Narconon.
Narconon's drug addiction
treatment centers utilize an exact series of drills, exercises and study steps
which enable a drug addict to “kick his habit” and assist the person
to address the problem areas in his life which led to his drug addiction. It
also utilizes Mr. Hubbard’s discovery that residues of drugs and toxins
lodge in the fatty tissues of the body and stay there for years after they have
been ingested—and a revolutionary program to remedy this plight.
Further steps in the Narconon
drug addiction treatment program include a series of communication drills which
assist the person to improve his relationships, a course which teaches the basics
of how to study and courses to help the person deal with the various situations
in his life. The result is a person who knows he is free from drugs and drug
residuals and from any desire to take drugs again.
Theft and drug addiction
