NARCONON BLOG

RECOVERY

Our Safety Measures as We Continue to Help Addicts During COVID-19

At Narconon Suncoast, we have precise protocols and preventative measures in place to ensure our facility is the safest place possible for anyone seeking treatment.

NARCONON SUNCOAST REVIEWS

A New Life I Cannot Wait to Live!

A New Life I Cannot Wait to Live! Well, I never thought I would be here. I did it. I fully completed the Narconon Program! Throughout the program, I had various ups and downs, but each step of the way really gave me something new and useful to build off.

ADDICTION

Understanding the Opioid Epidemic and the Three Waves of Opiate Related Overdoses

It is no secret that our country’s ongoing drug crisis has been heavily attributed to the opioid epidemic, but how did we get here? How did drugs like heroin make such a big comeback and later evolve into even more dangerous street drugs such as fentanyl?

RECOVERY

How a Change in Perception and Approach Can Make All the Difference

If you look in a dictionary, the definition of an addict is straight forward. It is defined as “a person who is addicted to a particular substance, typically an illegal drug.

NARCONON SUNCOAST REVIEWS

My Life Once Derailed by Addiction, Now Confident and Ready with a New Zest for Life

I grew up in a loving family who all supported me through anything I did. My childhood and early teen years were normal for the most part. When I got to high school, I found myself at a crossroads.

NARCONON SUNCOAST REVIEWS

Two Years Free from Addiction and Finding My Path in Helping Others

August 3, 2018 is the day that I decided to change my life and put an old habit behind me for good. This habit was abusing drugs and alcohol to try and feel happy about the person I was .

ADDICTION

Stigmas and the Barriers Created in Overcoming Addiction

Hopeless, junkie, thief, drunk, trash, bum, a lost cause. The list can go on and on when using adjectives to describe an addict in need of help, all stigmas created by the way society views people who seem lost to drug addiction.

ADDICTION

Drug Overdoses Projected at Record High in 2019, Fears of a Surge in 2020

A record number of overdoses occurred in 2019, as nearly 71,000 are projected to have lost their lives as a result of a drug overdose, according to preliminary data released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health...

NARCONON SUNCOAST REVIEWS

One Year Later and How My Reflection in the Mirror Transformed

I did not grow up in a rich family that had money to waste, but I also did not grow up wanting for much either. I would say that I had a decent childhood and upbringing. Even so, I was still brought down the brutal path of addiction for almost 10 years,...

ADDICTION

Drug Overdoses Spiking in Midst of Pandemic

The early warnings appear to have come true regarding what effect the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent quarantine would have on the escalating opioid epidemic and overdoses.

ADDICTION

A Local Epidemic of Laced Heroin Caused Skin Necrosis

I came across quite the graphic depiction of an addict’s arms the other day, the flesh on the arms appearing to have been eaten away like something out of a zombie film.

ADDICTION

Steelers QB Roethlisberger Speaks out on Past Addictions

Ben Roethlisberger has been making headlines in recent days after speaking out and admitting he has struggled with alcohol and porn addictions over the years.

NARCONON SUNCOAST REVIEWS

A Life Once Robbed by Drug Addiction, Now Freed to Start Living Again

A Life Once Robbed by Drug Addiction, Now Freed to Start Living Again Before I started using drugs, I was a kid with many hobbies. I liked to swim, play sports, and had a love for film and media. I was very passionate about what I did. My relationship...

NEWS

Meth-Gators in Tennessee?

came across quite the interesting headline while browsing the internet, as police in Loretto, Tennessee issued a warning in a Facebook post that the dangers of flushing drugs such as Methamphetamine could potentially result in meth-raged gators lurking...

RECOVERY

Isolation, Relapses, Recovery, and Finding My Path

It always started the same. I would get out of a treatment facility or detox center feeling confident and ready to get back to my life and do what needed to be done.

DRUG EDUCATION

Desoxyn—Legally Prescribed Meth for Kids

I have heard of Adderall, Ritalin , and other amphetamine drugs prescribed for ADHD, but until recently I had no idea that prescriptions for methamphetamine existed. They do, and they are in the form of a little 5 mg white tablet called Desoxyn.

ADDICTION

Perspective, Persuasion, and Saying No

Here is a great story from one of our recent graduates. She wrote this towards the end of her program when reflecting on a very impactful time in her life, one in which a simple choice based on persuasion led her back to a path of destruction.

NARCONON SUNCOAST REVIEWS

The Unfamiliar Feeling of Excitement, Change, and a Bright Future

Today I have reached the end of my program. Soon I will be leaving Narconon and returning to the life that I have for so long taken for granted and so many times attempted to destroy.

NARCONON SUNCOAST REVIEWS

A New Belief in Myself, a New Perspective for a Bright Future

Coming to treatment was hands down the most terrifying decision I have made in my life, which seems laughable now considering all the dangerous and harmful choices I was continuing to make before I came.

RECOVERY

A Little Positivity in Trying Times

The news has not exactly been brimming with positivity recently, as 2020 will undoubtedly go down as a historic year. Between the looting and riots caused by tragic current events, the COVID-19 pandemic and lives lost along with the economic fallout from...