NARCONON BLOG

RECOVERY

Personal Growth After Getting Clean

A big part of my ability to put my addiction in the past for good was to gain acceptance with my past and use it as a way to move forward in life, gain perspective on all of the ways I’ve grown since I left that lifestyle behind. As I was thinking about...

ADDICTION

While Country Braces for Coronavirus, Now Is the Time to Get Well If you are Struggling with Addiction

As I’m sure a lot of you have done, I have been following the news closely as we enter unprecedented times with the World Health Organization recently naming the outbreak of COVID-19 a pandemic.

ADDICTION

Nothing Worth Having Comes Free

I’d like to say that family is the most important thing to me and has been my entire life, but that wouldn’t be entirely truthful.

ADDICTION

As Coronavirus Officially Becomes a Pandemic, Addiction Marches On

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ve likely heard all about the Coronavirus and the efforts to contain it from spreading.

ADDICTION

The Truth About Relationships as an Addict

Relationships are something that we as humans simply crave in our lives, and some, if not most of these relationships can be healthy and productive to an individual, but as an addict in a relationship, staying afloat long enough to feel anything is the...

ADDICTION

It’s Time to Wake Up and Make a Change

I wake up at 11 a.m. and check my phone to see if my dealer has texted me. I have been such a good “client” to him, giving him all my money, that he hits me up every day just to let me know he is ready to meet.

ADDICTION

My Life Before and My Life Now

I was often told that an addict is an addict forever and that I would never be able to change my ways.

SOBRIETY

Implementing Changes Made During Treatment

Whenever I’m asked about what was different about the last treatment program I did and why it worked, it’s a two-part answer. The first part is easy to answer.

NARCONON SUNCOAST REVIEWS

From Jail to a New Beginning with a Fresh Start at Life

From Jail to a New Beginning with a Fresh Start at Life M.M.—Narconon Suncoast Graduate I came to Narconon Suncoast on December 10 th , 2019 after being released on bond from jail in which I spent 73 days.

NARCONON SUNCOAST REVIEWS

Thank You Narconon Suncoast for Changing My Life

I am very grateful and glad to have finished the Narconon Program at Narconon Suncoast with very good earnings for my life. I feel amazing. I’m able to be in the present and with a healthy body. I feel happy and full of life again now that I am no longer...

ADDICTION

Find the Rock You Need, Not the Rock You Want

It’s a common story for addicts, going to any length for the next fix. When I was deep in my addiction, I would joke about crossing the Pacific Ocean for the right rock at the right price.

NARCONON SUNCOAST REVIEWS

One Year Later—Why Narconon Saved My Life

Let me start by telling you something about my life before I went to Narconon Suncoast. I am going to be brutally honest about this, I was as close to a degenerate as one can be.

ADDICTION

If the Battle Still Rages on, Now Is the Time to Fight Before It’s Lost for Good

I received word recently that another old friend had lost his battle with addiction. My immediate thoughts, as is normally the case, were with his family left behind.

NARCONON SUNCOAST REVIEWS

A Story of Redemption, a Story of Hope

A Story of Redemption, a Story of Hope M.G.—Narconon Suncoast Graduate My name is Matt, and for the first time in 15 years and 45 days, I can tell my story sober.

ADDICTION

Why Everything in Life is More Enjoyable After Addiction Ends

I used to have this idea in my head that no matter what I did, substances always enhanced the experience. If I was going to the beach or fishing on a boat, cold beer was a necessity.

NARCONON SUNCOAST REVIEWS

Narconon Suncoast Gave Me My Life Back and I’ve Never Felt Better

When I first got to Narconon on November 2nd I was not only intoxicated, but I was a ghostly silhouette of myself. I had a mullet style haircut that was gross and nasty, my skin was pale white, almost transparent, and I only weighed 150 lbs. I was told...

ADDICTION

One Ohio County May Need Temporary Morgue After Spike in Fentanyl Overdoses

The country’s opioid crisis continues to rage on, as fentanyl (now the deadliest drug in the US) overdoses in one county in particular spiked with 23 deaths in just over a week’s time. Franklin County, Ohio may need to open a temporary morgue to keep...

ADDICTION

Liberation from Addiction—How to Free Yourself Once and for All

Liberating one’s self from drug-addiction, truly breaking free of the chains that enslave addicts to a life they never envisioned, can feel like a hopeless proposition to addicts and their loved ones alike. I understand why, too.

NARCONON SUNCOAST REVIEWS

How I Regained My Self-Respect, and With it My Life and Everything Else

“The first major success I have had upon graduating the Narconon Program is regaining my self-respect. Through completing the program, I now have my life and family back. I have stopped my addiction dead in its tracks and put a stop to the rein it had...

NARCONON SUNCOAST REVIEWS

Narconon Suncoast Helped Give Me My Life Back

“In completing the Narconon Suncoast program, I have learned how to control the situations that are put in front of me. I have regained the ability to see what the potential my future holds and how I am to remain drug-free moving forward.”