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6 Months Later—Why My Narconon Program Worked

When I came to Narconon I didn’t know what I had left to offer in life. I had been to countless treatment centers and relapsed equally as much...

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What Is a Successful Recovery?

I hear this a lot when talking with addicts or their loved ones who are searching for the best place to find help: “How do I know this will work? How do I know they won’t relapse as soon as they walk out of the door?”

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Trick or Treatment—Home for the Holidays or Getting Help

It’s that time of year again. As October approaches the first wave of the holiday decorations are appearing in the form of pumpkins, witches and cobwebs. Next, we’ll have Thanksgiving in November, Christmas in December, then ring in the new year in...

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A Successful Life after Treatment

Since graduating from the program I have returned home and have begun to make significant progress tackling the plans I set for myself. I have been hired full time and will begin work shortly. I ’m excited to start working and to meet those that I will...

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Vaping THC and the Dangers of Drugs in 2019

As the country debates the dangers of vaping and whether it’s a safer alternative to smoking tobacco, lawmakers have been working to induce bans on products that are flavored as the toll rises of people who are reporting illnesses that are linked to...

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Painkiller Please

In this modern age of medicine, the most common way of handling anything that causes a little bit of pain seems to be to find the right form of painkiller.

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Happy Halloween—What Mask Are You Wearing?

As October approaches, Halloween approaches with it. It’s admittedly a fun time of year, where kids and grown-ups alike can ditch their everyday attire, get their creative juices flowing and try to out-do their classmates, friends, or co-workers as they...

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The Rise of Fentanyl

With news stories regarding overdoses being churned out at seemingly every corner as the opioid epidemic continues to sweep the country, there is one word that has become as constant as anything else I’ve seen in these heartbreaking stories: fentanyl.

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Leaving Treatment without a Plan Is Like Going on a Road Trip without a Map: You’re Going to Get Lost

When a person prepares to leave treatment, the hope is always that they have a plan in place that afterwards gives them the best chance to succeed. But what is that exactly? Having a solid plan is obviously important, but sticking to that plan is where...

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Tennessee Court Considers Drug Manufacturer a Common Drug Dealer

A Tennessee Court recently ruled that opioid distributor Big Pharma can be sued based on the Tennessee Drug Dealer Liability Act, overturning a previous ruling that had protected the company.

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Are Relationships in Early Recovery a Good Idea? I Think Not…

For a lot of addicts who make the decision to clean up their lives and go to treatment, the days and weeks after a person leaves are at once both a very exciting and extremely critical time that will set the stage for whether a person continues to live...

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HIV Joins the Opioid Crisis in West Virginia

West Virginia has had a tough go of it through this drug crisis. The state has been a major target of pharmaceutical companies who flooded rural areas with a complete over-abundance of painkillers and now, HIV cases in the state are spiking in certain...

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The Journey that Changed My Life

Golden opportunities sometimes come to us in the moments we need them most. It is up to us to take advantage of these opportunities and make the most of them. This opportunity, the chance to truly change my life and to be free from my addiction to drugs...

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Hollywood Hills Drug Dealer Charged in Mac Miller’s Death

Nowadays, and I’m in complete agreement with it, drug dealers are being held responsible if and when the drugs they sell a person result in a fatal overdose. It’s a fairly new position by the criminal justice system that drug dealers need to be held...

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An Open Letter to Families: Never Giving Up and Finding Hope

It wasn’t all that long ago where I would have scoffed at any notion of not giving up or finding hope. I would have been in one of my endless pity parties with thoughts that went something like this: “Not for this guy!“ “Ha, I remember when I actually...

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Lawsuits against Big Pharma Don’t Bring Our Loved Ones Back

Lately the national news has covered some major stories about lawsuits being forged against major pharmaceutical companies for the roles they played in creating today’s drug crisis.

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Boredom: The Number-One Trigger in Early Recovery

Boredom is one of those things that I don’t feel is talked about enough when it comes to staying clean. I’m not saying it is never discussed, but it sometimes feels like an afterthought when compared to other, seemingly more complicated aspects of...

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Here, Take This. It’ll Do the Trick.

I remember sitting in the lounge area during my program at Narconon Suncoast and winding down and watching a movie on TV. Most of my TV watching leading up to that relied on DVR streaming, so I hadn’t been up to date on my commercials.

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Felonies or Rehab: What’s the Right Answer?

In my lifetime, I’ve seen our criminal justice system’s response to the rapidly escalating drug problem to be harsher and harsher penalties and more severe felony records.

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Vivitrol Is Not a Magic Cure-All for Opioid Addiction

I remember how excited I was when I first heard about Vivitrol—an opiate blocker that is only administered once a month and comes without the horrible withdrawal side effects that accompany Suboxone and Subutex when discontinued. I loved the idea.