Canadian, Oklahoma 12/8/2009 12:26:00 AM
Holidays Less Critical Than Saving Son’s Life from Addiction, Says Dad
Holidays Less Critical Than Saving Son’s Life from Addiction, Says Dad
As the 2006 holiday season approached, Victor realized that he felt hopeless about freeing his son from his drug addiction. After all, his son had already been through three rehabs and was still was addicted to cocaine, crack, alcohol and other drugs. Something had to change.
“It was the middle of December but we made the decision to get this situation handled as soon as possible,” said Victor. “I was afraid that if I waited, I would completely lose my son to the streets.” The family looked at their options and decided that getting their son out of his usual neighborhood would be the best plan since he would be away from his usual connections and drug dealers. “We studied the program at the Narconon Arrowhead drug rehabilitation program in Oklahoma, and felt he had the best chance of recovery there because it was away from home and it was a very thorough program. It was different from the rehabs he’d been to before and we were looking for something new.”
Ten days before Christmas, Victor’s son arrived at Narconon Arrowhead in Canadian, Oklahoma. Four months later the family got the results they were praying for, Victor’s son was drug-free.
“The whole family agreed that immediate treatment was more vital than having our son home for the holidays,” added Victor. “There will be plenty of holidays to share with him in the future. But if anything happened to him as a result of his drug use, we wouldn’t have him here to share those holidays with.” Ryan Thorpe, the Director of Admissions at Narconon Arrowhead, commented that Victor’s family was not alone in feeling that getting a loved one to rehab was the highest priority. “We’ve had families drive loved ones to our facility on Christmas or Thanksgiving because they knew they if they didn’t, the family could lose them to jail or an overdose at any moment. Addiction has no respect for holidays or a family’s love. The only safe solution is to get help immediately to end the addiction.”
No matter where you are or what day it is, if your loved one is addicted to drugs or alcohol, get them into an effective substance abuse treatment program as soon as possible. For information on the drug and alcohol rehabilitation program at Narconon Arrowhead, call 1-800-468-6933 today or go to www.stopaddiction.com.
