Denham Springs, Louisiana 6/5/2010 3:31:24 AM
Law Enforcement Fails To Handle The Drug Problem
For decades we have been flooded with pictures of beaming law enforcement standing next to piles of seized drugs, “Just say no to drugs” campaigns, DARE programs, statistics and battle cries – all in an attempt to drive home the necessity of the War on Drugs. This war that has claimed millions of lives (both due to the excessive and continued violence and the drug overdose deaths) has never really had a chance. Has the United States’ stand on drugs actually created more harm than good? Some people are starting to think so. Instead of allowing the violence and continued drug abuse to go on it is time we switched our focus to effective drug rehabs and drug education. We need to make drug use less of a game of cops and robbers and more of health crisis and issue. It is time to de-glamorize drug addiction.
Anyone who has witnessed drug addiction first hand understands that addicts lead a life of pain, sorrow, loneliness, and isolation sometimes ending in death and sometimes (if they’re lucky) they come out the other side a changed person. While there are significant, life-changing experiences to be had in drug and alcohol rehab, not everyone gets that chance. Some people are sent to jail, some people die before they can be helped and some people just continue to abuse drugs and/or alcohol. For those who have been able to attain success from drug rehab they will attest that nothing feels better than being able to live life the way it was intended. It is that type of success that we need to push. It is that type of mentality that we, as a country, need to have in order to finally stop the destruction and chaos that the illegal drug trade brings about.
There are thousands of rehabilitation facilities around the country that will help struggling addicts overcome their addiction, however there are a select few that have been commended for their unusually high success rates for permanent recovery. The Narconon Program has been in operation since the sixties, and was one of the first inpatient drug rehabs in the country. One of their premier facilities, Narconon Louisiana has also attained success in the field of recovery by proving that clients can break away from the life of an addict and lead a better, more fulfilled life without drugs.
Narconon Louisiana is located just outside of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This long-term, inpatient drug rehab has been in operation for over four years and still maintains a 76% success rate. One of the biggest contributing factors to their success is that they do not follow the disease concept for addiction. Instead, clients work one on one with a trained drug and alcohol counselor to figure out what problem drugs and alcohol were a solution for in the first place. One that problem is isolated and handled clients no longer feel the compulsion to get high as a way to get through life. This intensive counseling paired with a body detox and slew of other courses geared towards raising a person’s responsibility, ability to spot potentially dangerous situations, and repairing different relationships that were affected by the drug and/or alcohol use, is what makes the Narconon program so unique and successful.
So instead of focusing on war that had dragged on for way too long, let’s focus on getting our loved ones, our neighbors and our friends some long lasting help. If you or anyone you know is struggling with a substance abuse problem please call Narconon Louisiana at 866-422-4650 for immediate help.
