Narconon Arrowhead Points Out Link Between Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence

As October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, that makes it the right time to find out how some people can get locked in a destructive sequence of substance abuse followed by domestic violence.

Consider this very common sequence: While high or drunk, a person abuses their spouse or intimate partner. As soon as they wake up sober, they are remorseful, promising never to do such a thing again. They have just given themselves a load of guilt due to the drug or alcohol use and the violence that occurred while they were high. Guilt is one of the three factors that keep a person locked in a pattern of substance abuse that all too often results in full-blown addiction. A second factor is depression. A person experiencing this cycle is very likely to feel depressed about the loss of the once-happy home, the closeness of the intimate relationship and the threat of loss of spouse/partner or children.

Guilt and depression are very capable of spurring another round of drinking or drug use to obscure those negative feelings.

Very quickly, some people get locked in this continuous cycle of substance abuse and domestic violence. When the body develops a dependence on the drug or alcohol, the person is now addicted. The destructive cycle is now locked in and beyond the reach of simple measures such as pleading for the substance abuse and violence to stop.

Only a thorough rehab that eliminates the constant cravings for drugs or alcohol, that effectively lifts the depression without the use of drugs, and that relieves the guilt from the actions of the past can restore the person to an enjoyable, productive life. That’s what drug and alcohol addicts are finding at Narconon Arrowhead, one of the country’s leading rehabilitation centers, located in Canadian, Oklahoma. Here’s a statement from one of the recent graduates of the Narconon program: My success story is getting my life back. When I came here, I was a wreck. I thought I was beyond help. I worked very hard here at Narconon and was very serious about getting my life back and returning back to being a husband and a father. I gained so many tools here that will keep me a sober, responsible, healthy and productive human being. My life is back and I again have a bright future ahead of me!  T.B.

“It’s very common for arrivals at Narconon to feel hopeless about recovery when they first arrive,” commented Derry Hallmark, Director of Admissions and Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor at Narconon Arrowhead. “The Narconon program is laid out in eight gradient phases of recovery that each bring about increased hope and lessened depression and guilt. With a success rate of 70 percent, we enable so many of our graduates to return home and repair their relationships with spouses, children and other family members. As we observe Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we invite those who are trapped in cycles of addiction and domestic violence to find out more about the Narconon program so that families become places of hope and love, not violence.”

To find immediate help for someone who is having a problem with drugs or alcohol, contact Narconon’s free addiction consultation and referral helpline at 1-800-468-6933 or visit their website at http://www.stopaddiction.com/. The Narconon program was founded in 1966 by William Benitez in Arizona State prison, and is based on the humanitarian works of L. Ron Hubbard. In more than 120 centers around the world, Narconon programs restore drug and alcohol abusers and addicts to a clean and sober lifestyle.