Denham Springs, Louisiana 1/12/2010 3:55:02 AM
Narconon Louisiana Expands in 2009
The year 2009 was definitely a time when many were impacted by the horrifying effects of illegal drugs. The reach of drugs and alcohol have spread from the silver screen with deaths like Michael Jackson and Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein to our own homes where approximately 300,000 people died from illegal drugs this year. But for those whose lives have been devastated by addiction, there have also been many who have been helped through drug abuse treatment facilities all over the world. Narconon Louisiana, a residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility, were able to help more than 120 people that enrolled on the program in 2009.
Located just outside of Baton Rouge, Narconon Louisiana is a long-term, inpatient facility that sits, surrounded by hundreds of oak and cypress trees, on a ten-acre plot of land. Here, clients address their lives with one on one counselor supervision. Narconon Louisiana does not subscribe to the idea that addiction is a disease, instead they focus on what problems drugs were solutions for. Once those problems is isolated and handled, clients are able to live their life free from drug and alcohol abuse.
Jeff Lukas, Executive Director of Narconon Louisiana, explains why the program is so successful; “I talk to hundreds of addicts a year and they are all excited when I explain our unique rehabilitation procedure. The Narconon program is really a new life program where we show the addict how to handle the barriers and problems that led them down the road to substance abuse in the first place.”
Mr. Lukas goes on to explain how the clients react to the curriculum. “This year alone I have received over 1,900 success stories from clients raving about different parts of this program. Everyday I am amazed at how this program has the ability to change people, but what effects me the most is how these changes bring the addict back to the person they were all along, before drugs stepped in and changed them.”
The center had more than a graduate a week from its rehabilitation program this year and plans to have many more throughout 2010.
Don’t let another year go by without handling drug and alcohol addiction. If you or anyone you know is in need of help please call Narconon Louisiana at 866-422-4650.
