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NARCONON REFLECTION

Narconon drug treatment students learn how to be in control of their drug addiction and their recovery, one success at a time.  This success is from someone who abused methamphetamine for 14 years and is now clean.

"It has been three months clean for me and it really makes me feel wonderful to know, now I can even look forward to a year and then longer. 

The longer I stay clean, the better I feel.  I have not been clean this long in 14 years but who cares about the past?

One day I will be saying I have been clean for 14 years."

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It's time to go back to school!  And if we are to believe a recent CASA study, some kids are returning to school with a hangover.

A recent "back to school" survey finds that two thirds of teens who drink once a month get drunk when they do drink and are 18 times more likely to use marijuana and to associate with teens who abuse other illegal drugs. 

The main factor in whether or not children drink is whether or not they have witnessed their parent getting drunk. The study was published as part of an ongoing project at the Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA).

The study was conducted with 1,000 teens, age 12 to 17, and 472 parents of these teens.  This is the 14^th such study undertaken by CASA in order to bring growing awareness to parents and educators about the dangers of drug abuse and the effects that parents can have on their children’s decision to drink and take drugs.

The study also showed that parents who are careful not to drink in front of their children and are proactive in talking to their children can a have a large effect on what their children think about drugs and alcohol.  What parents tell their children does matter.

Parents who are not clear about the dangers of alcohol and drug use or worse encourage their children to drink are doing their children harm.  These children are far more likely to have alcohol problems later in life and are much more likely to do drugs.

Compared to teens who have never tried alcohol teens who abuse alcohol are:

·         18 times likelier to have tried marijuana;

·         4 times likelier to be able to get marijuana in an hour;

·         Almost 4 times likelier to know someone their age who abuses prescription drugs;

·         More that 3 times likelier to have friends who use marijuana; and

·         More than twice as likely to know someone their age who uses meth or ecstasy, or other drugs such as cocaine, heroin or LSD.

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Alarming Percentage of Adolescents and Adults Share Dangerous Drugs.

A recent study published online by the Journal of Adolescent Health showed that 20 percent of 12 to 17 year-olds had given their prescription drugs to friends.

This includes potent addictive narcotic pain relievers such as OxyContin and Darvocet.

“According to these statistics, almost four million teens have taken prescription drugs with no medical or adult supervision“, comments Mary Rieser, Executive Director for the Atlanta Recovery Center Drug Rehab. “Also reported was the fact that almost one third of these reported adverse reactions to the drugs taken.”

For the full story http://news.yourfindit.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=114830&ret

Accidental Prescription Drug Overdoses Up Almost Double.

The Centers for Disease Control reveal an alarming trend in drug abuse, both in legal and illegal drugs: accidental drug overdose has become the number one cause of death for adults ages 35-54, and is now the second leading cause of death in America.

“In the last twenty years, accidental overdose deaths have risen sharply,” comments Mary Rieser, Executive Director of the Atlanta Recovery Center. “Many prescription drug painkillers are now being used at home, whereas in the past these were used primarily in hospitals. Without the proper medical supervision, it has been too easy for people to overmedicate themselves, become drug addicted, and die of an overdose.

“This also creates an unsafe environment for children as these medications are often within easy reach, sometimes forgotten. Would you keep a loaded gun or rat poison in the medicine cabinet? Of course not, yet having a heavy prescription drug within easy reach of teens or smaller children is just that: an accident waiting to happen.”

One school of thought to help curb this problem is that of harm reduction.

For the full story http://news.yourfindit.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=113840&ret

NARCONON REFLECTION

Here is a simple but powerful Narconon success for the day.  No matter the drug – methamphetamine, heroin, pot, cocaine or prescription medication – the way out is through self examination and realization.  This success story is placed online with the hope that others will read it and reach for help.   Most Narconon students sincerely wish the best for others who are in the throes of drug addiction.

"I had a thought that I don't ever want to put drugs in my body ever again.  I feel fortunate to have all my body parts working and feeling good.

I also feel my perception has been expanded.  I don't feel as if I'm living inside the box.  There is no more box!"

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NARCONON REFLECTION

Here is a Narconon success story written with the hope that others will read it.

No matter the drug – heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, or pot there is help and a way out for anyone who wants it.

"I am fifty years old.  I have been to three 12 step programs.  My forth program was Narconon of Georgia.

This program changed my life.  I am now in total control of my life, thanks to this wonderful program.

Please publish this so others can also be blessed with the tools I have been given from Narconon."

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