Every day at Narconon Freedom Center we are defeating drug addiction and alcoholism through our effective drug rehabilitation treatment program. Take a moment and read some words from those who helped themselves gain a new life without drug addiction.

Our Treatment Program - A Parent’s View

On August 15th of 2004, we had the privilege of watching our daughter’s drug rehab program graduation ceremony at Narconon Freedom Center Drug Rehabilitation. This wonderful event will never be forgotten as the day that we got our daughter back from the evil clutches of drug addiction. It had been so long since we had seen our precious daughter sober that we almost didn’t recognize her. It’s amazing the power of a drug addiction, but more amazing is the effectiveness of your drug rehab program. She looked great, and her positive demeanor was incredible. We had begun to wonder if we would ever get to see our real daughter, the daughter we knew and loved, again..

Our Drug Rehab Program - Student’s Perspectives

A Life No Longer in Shambles

My life was in shambles when I came to Narconon Stone Hawk drug rehabilitation program. I had deceived myself for ages; so long that I honestly began to believe that I had no chance of ever getting rid of my dug addiction. I began to simply tell myself that my behavior was a symptom of my drug addiction, and that justified it in some way. I was alive but not living life. Drugs and alcohol had made me numb. Now, in my new life, I have no way of explaining the magnitude of change I have achieved through the Narconon Freedom Center drug rehab program. Narconon Freedom Center has given me back my zeal for life, and I have attained a peaceful stability that I never thought I would again. Drug addiction and alcoholism no longer whisper their temptations into my ear, they are merely shadows of my past. I have no fear of life, and no longer do I have a reason to hide from it. With a renewed outlook on life, I can confidently look others eye to eye and be proud of myself and my life. I have learned how to make my life worth living, and I am finally happy.

Cocaine & Consequence

I was 14 when I first tried coke. It was a stupid thing to do but all my friends were doing it at the time so I guess I just followed suit. It turned out to be the worst thing I’ve ever done in my whole life. We came out a club after a heavy night and one of my friends was really drunk, falling all over the place and acting like an idiot. He tripped over his own feet and fell right in front of a policeman. His shoe came off and what was left of his stash dropped out at the policeman’s feet. The rest of us ran off, but he was taken in. I heard he spent some time in prison. I never saw him again after that. hat night really scared me. I didn’t want to go to jail. So I tried to stop using. I would be ok for a day or two but then the withdrawal symptoms would get the better of me and I’d go out searching for some. I hated it. I hated feeling controlled by the drug but there was nothing I could do to stop needing it. That’s when I started looking for help. I heard about Narconon Freedom Center through one of my other friends who was already there. I decided to bite the bullet and check it out. From the moment I stepped through the door, I felt welcome and loved, not persecuted. The staff there was great. They knew what they were talking about and helped me to understand my problem better. There were always things to do to take my mind off the withdrawal symptoms and there was always someone I could talk to, anytime I needed. They also pointed me towards a good group counseling center that I still go to. It’s been 3 years now since I said goodbye to drugs, thanks to Narconon Freedom Center. I’d recommend it to anyone who has a problem with substance abuse.

Pain Management to Addiction

I had a serious accident when I was on my motorbike. I was hit by an oncoming car that was in the wrong lane. After being in hospital for 2 months, I was given a prescription for the pain and sent home. I thought it was a bit soon but I did what the doctors said. They told me to take 2 of the tablets when I needed them but no less than 6 hours apart and no more than 8 in a 24-hour period.

It was hard to deal with the pain. I tried sticking to the correct dosage as the doctors said, but it was never enough to control the pain. I thought I was being weak and not handling the pain well, so I was too embarrassed to go back to the doctor. So I decided to take 3 tablets instead of 2. It can’t be doing me any harm, I thought, it’s a prescription drug. I was so scared the pain would come back that I kept taking them. I was eating them like sweets! I started getting sick all the time and the pills stopped working. It was then that I knew I had a problem. I realized that I had been hiding what I’d been doing from my husband and children. I had to do something.

I told my husband what I’d been doing and he flipped. He knew there was something not right but he had no idea I’d been abusing the pills. He told me about a special center called Narconon Freedom Center that had helped a friend of his get off drugs. We decided to go up and see what the place was like and if they could do something for me.

I was expecting to be treated like some kind of delinquent but they were brilliant. I wasn’t made to feel guilty for what I had done. It was more like being taught about how these drugs had affected my body and led to an addiction. There was no mystery about the treatment and I had very little time to think about the drugs that I thought I needed. I was always involved in one of the many activities they ran on a regular basis. They also had a whole variety of health facilities there, like saunas. It gave me the chance to really look at my health as a whole and start fresh. Narconon Freedom Center reminded me that I need to respect and look after my body, instead of thinking more pills will be better.

I made a lot of new friends at Narconon Freedom Center and I still go there from time to time to say hi. I also try to help other people who have fallen into the same trap I did. It’s so easy to do yet it can be difficult to escape. Narconon provided the helping hand I needed to get my life back on track without the need for drugs.

Marijuana is Not Harmless

I never thought that cannabis could cause so many problems. When I first started smoking it, it was kinda like smoking cigarettes, but more relaxing. What could be the harm in that? Well I found out the hard way.

I used to run a kindergarten in my home town. My 3 year old daughter would come too. She loved playing with the other children and being a normal 3 year old little girl. I enjoyed my job. It was fun and very rewarding. But at night, when the working day was over and my daughter had gone to bed, I would get bored and lonely. So I’d have a smoke. It relaxed me and my worries would just disappear. I thought that was ok.

But things got worse. There was a little boy in kindergarten who would kick and punch all the other children for no reason. I tried to talk to his parents about it but they blamed me for not being in control. When things got stressful I would sneak off to the toilets and have a quick joint. The worst thing was I didn’t see anything wrong with what I was doing at the time. On one particular occasion, I forgot there was a little girl on one of the play slides. I’d gone to the toilets for a quick smoke and when I came back, she was screaming in pain. She’d fallen from the slide and broken her arm. Needless to say I was fired on the spot.

I was devastated by what I’d done. It was my fault. I needed help. A close friend of mine recommended Narconon Stonehawk to me as the best treatment and recovery center she’d ever seen. She took me up there and offered to take care of my daughter while I got better. It has been the best thing I have ever done. The specialists helped me understand the negative effects of what I thought was a harmless substance. I went through detox to get all of the drug out of my system and I received counselling to help me learn how to deal with stressful situations without resorting to cannabis. I’d been damaging my daughter’s health with my selfish habit and I don’t think I’ll ever forgive myself for that. But I know now the damage that cannabis can do, not just to myself, but also to everyone else around me. Narconon saved not just my life, but my daughter’s too. I can’t thank them enough for the excellent treatment and recovery service they provided.

You Truly are the Savers of Life

On the 28th of April 2000, we attended our son’s graduation ceremony at Narconon. Our son’s graduation event will forever be etched in our memory, as a rebirth of our child. It had been so many years since we had seen him drug or alcohol free that we actually had a hard time recognizing him. He looked absolutely wonderful and his behavior was so accepting and calm. For years, we had wondered if we would ever see our “real” son again. We met so many people the evening of our son’s graduation from drug rehab and we cannot remember all of their names, but we want to thank each person who took the time and effort to make a difference in our son’s life. Your efforts are most likely the reason our son developed the will to change, as all other efforts that had been made through the years had not made a difference for him. You are truly the savers of life!

Three months ago I arrived at Narconon drug treatment center with what seemed at the time only a glimmer of hope. After twenty years of heroin and methadone addiction, countless efforts of attempted help that failed, happiness as a drug free person seemed as likely as hitting the lottery at five million to one. As overwhelming as it seemed, I couldn’t bring myself to accept the alternatives; death or prison. Not without exhausting all possible solutions. Somehow I still cherished the thought of drug free existence. Happiness had its price and upon arriving at Narconon I’d decided that if I could, if it was possible, I’d make a real, genuine effort. Then, after being exposed to the loving, caring and committed staff members at Narconon, my commitment became “I can”, and “I will”. And sure enough, three months later I am drug free and in control of my life for the first time in my adult life.

Five weeks from today I’ll be thirty-eight years old, with a future as a happy, drug free member of society to look forward to. What appeared impossible became a reality. My purpose as a person has been revealed. Today I can accept responsibility for my past, no longer afraid of my future, and I am wanting and willing to help my fellow man.

The time spent at Narconon has been nothing short of life-saving. The Narconon treatment program and the people who delivered it, words like amazing, unbelievable and spectacular can’t begin to do them justice.

The Narconon Rehabilitation Program works, and anyone that recognizes the threat drugs pose to our society and planet must support the efforts of Stone Hawk Rehabilitation Program and staff - they deliver.

“I thank Narconon and all who made it possible for me to experience this wonderful life I now have.”

The Narconon Stone Hawk detoxification program has resulted in astonishing improvement in clients. They consistently report increased mental clarity, greater energy, and greater awareness of their surroundings and an increased feeling of general well being following the program. They are now past the physical discomforts associated with addiction and are ready for the cognitive aspects of the program.