Denham Springs, Louisiana 4/14/2010 1:44:44 AM
When Drug Rehab Fails Some Offer Unusual Solutions For Addicts
Everyone has heard the horror stories of children being affected by their parents’ drug addictions. Whether it is being raised by grandparents because mom and dad are too concerned with getting high, a baby born addicted to the drugs their mother abused while pregnant, or even children growing up with meth labs in their kitchens. Well, in an attempt to handle this crisis, some people are encouraging drug addicts to undergo procedures to make them sterile. However, this extreme measure would not be necessary if more people suffering from addictions would enroll in an effective drug and alcohol rehab.
Stably achieving an over 76% success rate, Narconon Riverbend Retreat ensures that clients are given the opportunity to not only regain control of their lives, but to handle what problem drugs and alcohol were a solution for. This non-traditional rehab does not subscribe to the idea that addiction is a disease; instead clients focus on what decisions in their life led them to the point of addiction. Working one on one with a counselor, clients are able to pinpoint where their lives began to go wrong and permanently handle whatever situations led them to resort to drugs and/or alcohol.
Jeff Lukas, Executive Director of Narconon Riverbend Retreat explains, “I often times talk to addicts who have reached the end of their rope so to speak, they can’t get rid of this addiction, they’re considering giving up and they have gone to some desperate lengths to achieve sobriety. The clients here are overjoyed that there is another option to rehabilitation. Although we are not as mainstream as 12-step programs, we are making an impact on society. Our clients leave here with a new life.”
In addition to Narconon’s unique approach to rehabilitation, clients are also given the opportunity to detoxify their body. The New Life Detoxification program is a process eliminates cravings, which is so often the downfall of to sobriety. When a person takes drugs or consumes large amounts of alcohol, the toxins store in the fatty tissues of the body. This allows for cravings, which is the body’s way of reminding the person that the drugs or alcohol are necessary.
Drugs and alcohol have the ability to take over someone’s life, but getting a permanent surgery to prevent pregnancy is succumbing to addiction. It’s a defeat; drugs have won by that point. In order to really handle this epidemic that is sweeping throughout our country, taking hold of our mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters, control needs to be given back to the addict. Because that is what drugs and alcohol do, they take the control away from the person so that they are living their life for the next high or the next drink.
If you or anyone you know is in need of help please call Narconon Riverbend Retreat at 866-422-4650 for more information.
