Denham Springs, Louisiana 4/14/2010 1:47:51 AM
Rehabilitation Program Allows Addicts To Wipe The Slate Clean
The life of a drug addict is a world that not many people can imagine. A world full of pain, theft, lies, loneliness, terror, guilt, cravings and most of all, desperation. Addiction can cause a person to do things they never imagined they would do. While it is often times hard to figure out why the addict just doesn’t stop, it can be even harder to figure out what happened that led them down this path. One rehabilitation facility allows addicts to figure out what it their lives caused them to resort to drugs or alcohol. Narconon Louisiana utilizes such a unique curriculum that they are able to stably achieve a 76% success rate for permanent recovery.
One way that Narconon Louisiana handles addiction is through a course called The Way To Happiness. This common-sense guide to life allows someone to re-enter society with a complete understanding of what is expected from them in order to maintain sobriety. Broken down into 21 precepts, The Way To Happiness goes over such minor things, like “Take Care of Yourself” to more in-depth, problem areas like, “Don’t Do Anything Illegal”.
Peter Jackson, a recent Way To Happiness graduate explains what his experiences were after doing this course. “Almost the second I became addicted to crystal meth I began stealing. After over six years on the drug, stealing became my way of life. While studying The Way To Happiness I realized that that was what was keeping me from maintaining sobriety. I was never productive enough to get away from stealing, I always lived an addict’s life.”
Jackson, who is just one of thousands of people who have completed The Way To Happiness Course, now understands how vital it is to respect other people and his surroundings. “Because The Way To Happiness is one of the last courses that you do at Narconon Louisiana, you feel like you’re leaving with the final piece of the puzzle in place. I know that this time around I am going back to an environment that I can appreciate and help take care of. I feel like for the first time in my life I have a purpose in life.”
The Way To Happiness is just one part of this non-traditional program. In addition to handling the way a person relates to society, Narconon Louisiana also ensures that clients figure out what problem drugs and alcohol were solutions for. Clients work one on one with a counselor until they understand what in their lives caused them to resort to drugs and/or alcohol in the first place.
While drug and alcohol addiction is one of the most severe and deadly problems plaguing our society today, there is a way to handle it. If you or anyone you know is in need of help for a drug or alcohol addiction please call Narconon Louisiana at 866-422-4650 for more information.
