Should we decriminalize drugs in an attempt to reduce the violence, overflowing prisons and homelessness in our country?
It is a parent’s worse nightmare; having a child who is addicted to drugs or alcohol. That nightmare continues during many attempts to get them help through a drug and/or alcohol rehab and often times a family’s only leverage is to threaten getting the police involved.
In the end the only thing that matters is that the individual gets help. But imagine if drugs were legal? There is no more worry about legal action. There is no more worry about being sent to prison and there is no worry that a person’s family will threaten legal action if the addict does not go to rehab thereby cutting the chances way down that the individual will ever get help.
The argument on this idea is that if we make drugs legal and tax them than the country will not be funding massive projects in the prisons, that we will not have to worry about gang violence on the streets and that the allure of drugs will be minimized. In theory this idea does not sound bad, however for the hundreds of thousands of heroin addicts in our country, making drugs legal is not going to do anything but further their addictions.
Drug rehab is the only solution to handling a drug addiction. This needs to be pushed, forced, and screamed from the rooftops if we are ever going to stop the drug epidemic in our country.
While it can seem that all rehabs are the same, there are many facilities throughout the country that are breaking away from the traditional mold. One rehab that stably achieves a 76% success rate for permanent recovery is Narconon Louisiana.
This long-term, inpatient facility uses a unique curriculum to handle drug abuse. Narconon Louisiana does not subscribe to the idea that addiction is a disease. Instead, clients work one on one with a counselor to figure out what problems drugs and alcohol were solutions for in the first place. This allows the person to move on from the turmoil and upset that drugs cover up.
In addition to Narconon’s unique approach to the reason behind addiction, clients are able to permanently handle cravings. It has been found that one of the biggest catalysts to relapse are the constant presence of cravings. Shortly after arriving to Narconon, clients undergo the New Life Detoxification Program where they are able to safely sweat out toxins from their bodies left by drugs, drastically reducing physical drug cravings.
Do not wait until it is too late. If you or anyone you know is in need of help for a substance abuse problem call
Narconon Louisiana at 866-422-4650 for immediate help. There is a way to permanently handle addiction.
