Long Term Drug Rehabilitation

As individuals and loved ones move through a seemingly endless cycle of rehab, relapse, rehab, relapse etc. one cannot but wonder what the solution is. More and more people are looking for long term drug rehabilitation as a more viable and lasting solution. Narconon Arrowhead is a long term drug rehabilitation facility, but we take this even one step further. Our rehab services are based on RESULTS and not on time spent. Ours is a self-paced program to assist the individual in confronting all the factors necessary to go beyond hope and actually achieve a drug free productive lifetime. Average time is around 90-120 days, some take longer. It is not a matter of ‘you have been here X amount of time and now its time for you to go’. It is a matter of getting all the tools, abilities, and skills needed to end all the cravings, and feeling of quilt and depression that are the major reasons behind relapse.

MDMA or "ecstasy" is a Schedule I synthetic, psychoactive drug possessing stimulant and hallucinogenic properties. MDMA possesses chemical variations of the stimulant amphetamine or methamphetamine and a hallucinogen, most often mescaline. MDMA can cause adverse effects including nausea, hallucinations, chills, sweating, increases in body temperature, tremors, involuntary teeth clenching, muscle cramping, and blurred vision. MDMA users also report after-effects of anxiety, paranoia, and depression. An MDMA overdose is characterized by high blood pressure, faintness, panic attacks, and, in more severe cases, loss of consciousness, seizures, and a drastic rise in body temperature. MDMA overdoses can be fatal, as they may result in heart failure or extreme heat stroke.

What makes Narconon unique as a drug addiction rehab facility? First and foremost Narconon is primarily staffed by former addicts who have gone on to become trained as addiction recovery specialists. Our staff has ‘been there and done that’. We know full well what it takes to overcome the cravings, the guilt, and the depression. These are the key points in creating and then continuing addiction, and are also the key points that need fully and completely addressed if one is to create a drug free productive life. This factor of caring compassionate staff who have been there themselves should not be ignored. Nobody knows what an addict is going through and what it takes for full recovery like an ex-addict who has been through it themselves.

A truly effective drug rehabilitation experience involves several factors. First of all of course is the cessation of current drug and alcohol use with a withdrawal process that is as painless as possible both mentally and physically. Second is a truly effective detoxification program which removes stored drugs, toxins, and poisons from the body. The New Life Detoxification Program available at Narconon Arrowhead is state of the art detoxification for Drug Rehabilitation. Third is handling the Cravings (mental and physical), guilt and depression that go hand and hand with addiction. Fourth is the acquiring of life skills needed to live a truly drug free, happy and prosperous life without constant fear of relapse. There are certainly other points of address, but these are the main categories to effective recovery in any drug rehabilitation program. Narconon Arrowhead not only gets the individual clean, but more importantly assists them in acquiring the desire, mental outlook, and actual ability to live drug free for a lifetime!

Any treatment for addiction usually includes handling alcohol abuse. There is of course alcoholism itself, which is simply the name given to alcohol addiction. In addition to this, statistics at Narconon Arrowhead show that alcohol abuse quite often accompanies other drug addictions and must be handled as well. The idea that one can quit his drug of choice but still abuse alcohol is a dangerous idea. As drugs or alcohol are generally used as crutches for painful situations (mental or physical) in ones life, substituting one drug for another (including alcohol) can be seen as no solution at all. Effective handling of alcohol abuse, or any other substance abuse, involves confronting and controlling those life situations that are creating the need or desire to escape through alcohol or drugs. When one can be more comfortable in life without drugs or alcohol than with them, then the need or desire for them will cease.