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    Drug Rehabilitation and Prevention ProgramsGRADUATE

    SUCCESS STORIES

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    NARCONON FRESH START

    The Narconon Program has been saving lives since 1966. The Narconon FStart group of centers grew out of and was developed from the first residential Narconon Cein Los Angeles and is a non-profit, secular (non-religious) drug rehabilitation and prevenorganization. The Program's purpose is to rehabilitate people from drug and alcohol addictionto prevent youth from turning to drugs and alcohol through effective drug education.

    Narconon Fresh Start manages two drug withdrawal support centers and fourrehabilitation centers: Sunshine Summit Lodge, established in the serene rural communitWarner Springs, CA; Rainbow Canyon Retreat a former dude ranch in a scenic valley in RainCanyon, NV; Fort Collins New Life Center within sight of the beautiful Rocky Mountains of CO;Lone Star Victory Ranch near the beautiful beaches of the Texas Gulf Coast.

    Our innovative and effective physical detoxification method and our cognitive behavmodification approach to rehabilitation has been proven fo r over 45 years. Our methodssupported by evidence based studies, accredited physicians, scientists and community groupsmostly we are known for the resulting successes of our program. This Graduate Success Sbrochure is a small sample of the thousands of graduate successes our treatment centers prodOur hope is that through these stories, we can help more families and save more lives.

    SUNSHINE SUMMIT LODGE FORT COLLINS NEW LIFE CEN

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    KEYS TO SUCCESSFUL REHABILITATIONThe keys to the 76% success rate of our drug free, holistic rehabilitation

    New Life Detoxification Program and our Life Skills Program.the physical cravings and compulsions that are

    from the drug residual build up within the body, and our Life Skills Courses help achieve thethat is needed to restore our clients back into happy, drug free,

    of society.We know our clients can be truly rehabilitated and we do not refer to our clients as addicts,

    the program nor after they graduate, because we understand the causes of addiction andto it. Our educational rehabilitation philosophy is based on confronting and

    of addiction and the many behaviors associated with it and resolvingAfter completing our program, our graduates are healthier and more competent mentally

    physically. They have addressed the underlying issues of their addiction and they havethe practical knowledge necessary, through our Life Skills Courses, to handle life in an

    with restored purpose and vigor.

    RAINBOW CANYON RETREAT TEXAS LONE STAR VICTORY RANCH

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    Laci T.- Igraduated the program with a new outlook on life, goals for myfuture and for once a purpose.

    When I was 20 years old, I starteddrinking alcohol for "fun". Part of it wasto fit in and the other part of it was a wayto gain enough courage to break out ofmy shell of nsecurities. At that time in mylife, I had everything going for me: a newcar, an excellent job, goals and a greatrelationship with my family.

    Six years later, alcohol had done itsdamage and I now had no job, a totaledcar, 2 DUJ's (within a month}, a messydivorce, no driver's license and prisontime or death was knocking at my frontdoor.

    After getting the DUJ's, I moved hometo live with my parents, looking for some . . . . . . . . . : . . . ~ - - - - - ~kind of help. I tried several things to stop my addiction: anti-depressants, counseling andmeetings. Nothing was working. All I knew was that I didn't even know who I was anymorethat I didn't know how to stop ..... I just couldn't. After a weekend binge, I had texted my momhelp. She came and picked me up, scared to death and my family began to search for helpdad and aunt had come across Rainbow Canyon Retreat in their search. This was the answer

    Now, I count my blessings daily. I am so thankful for my family and Rainbow Canyon RetrThe program was not just about my alcohol addiction, it was about my whole life and whythe things that I did. After gett ing through the detoxification program, I confronted all aremy life and for the first time, I was able to understand my insecurities and why I had thegraduated the program with a new outlook on life, goals for my future and for once a purpoparticipated in Rainbow Canyon's aftercare program, where I was given a chance to really sto build my foundation for my future. I got my driver's license back, bought a car, paid ofcourt fees and continued on my path to sobriety.

    The day I came into the program, I was given some intake paperwork and one of the questwas, "What are your goals?" My goal that day, which is still my goal today . .is to have a famToday, I have that and so much more; I have myself back; my family can sleep at night; ahave a great relationship with my spouse and a beautiful daughter. With the tools that I leafrom the program, I am able to secure my sobriety and my future as a mom, a wife adaughter!- Laci T.

    Graduated Sept 2008

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    iI was finally given something I had searched for since becoming

    to drugs - the tools and skills to STAY clean.I joined the United States Army for two reasons: First, I had a strong love for my country and

    felt I thought it would be the best way to help me straighten up my life and stop usingin Ft. Benning, Georgia was a struggle, to say the least, but I somehow

    o graduate at the top ofmy class.Although I stopped using drugs during basic training, I didn't overcome the mental grip that

    me -- I had no tools to do so! After graduating basic training, I was soon sentin the War on Terror. I saw many friends destroyed and

    atrocities of war. My inability to confront the horrific events I witnessed on asis was growing as was my addiction to prescribed medication and street drugs.

    By 2009, I had plunged further into my addiction and I ended up losing everything. My sisterme on the street and gave me a choice - go to the Narconon Fresh Start program or

    my downward spiral that surely had no outcome but death. I chose Narconon andlife.

    In the Narconon Sauna Detoxification Program, I completely rid my body of the drug residualsthat had continued my physical addiction and cravings. Through the Narconon Life

    lls courses, I was finally given something I had searched for since becoming addicted to drugsthe tools and skills to STAY clean. I learned that the only chance I had to beat my addiction laidme all the time- the power ofchoice to truly confront my problems and be causative over

    ofmy life.Five years later, I have a great relationship with my family, a perfect wife and an amazing job.

    of these things would have been possible without the love ofmy sister and the foresight shed to find the Narconon program, which she knew would not only rehabilitate me and get me off

    but give me the springboard ofknowledge to achieve my true potential!- ArtS.

    Graduated May 2008

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    Mike P.

    - I felt this huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders, becaudidn't have to ever lie or do drugs again.

    I have always had an extremely close Italian family in Belleville, Nj, just right outside Newarparents knew the importance of education and sent me to a private high school in northwesternjersey to take advantage of their wrestling program. After high school, I went away to a Divisioncollege on a full ride wrestling scholarship and later transferred to Rutgers University. puring myyear of college, I had a hernia surgery and I was prescribed Oxycontin. It didn' t take long before I hhave the drug all of the time to avoid the sickness caused by the withdrawal symptoms it causeeventually I dropped ou t ofschool.

    When I returned home, I was using Adderail and Oxycontin and I needed more and more of thfeel okay. When I couldn't get them, I found I could replace them with cocaine and another drug c1/Diese/", which I later found out was heroin. The heroin easily handled the withdrawal symptoms I wexperience from not having Oxycontin. I was now really trapped by the addiction. If I didn't havdrugs I would get very sick, so I had to keep taking them and nothing else mattered butgetting more

    I truly wanted to get clean but I did not understand how. Over time, I went through about ten difdetox centers and I was in and out of 12-Step treatment programs. After failing at these programs,very discouraged mentally and I finally told my parents that I did not want to live anymore. My pawere devastated and immediately researched treatment programs and were referred to Narconon FStart, where they were counseled and educated on addiction. Luckily, my parents recognized the beof the alternative type of care that Narconon Fresh Start offered and they sent me to one of their cein Southern California.

    At Sunshine Summit Lodge in California, I loved the program and the care the staff gave immediately felt better and I wanted to stay as long as I could to continue feeling better. I felt I hpurpose again and I was really happy. I felt this huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders, becadidn't have to ever lie or do drugs again.

    After the Narconon program, I used my 20 years of wrestling experience to become a professMixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter and I eventually partnered with some friends to open our owngym. I also married a wonderful woman named Michelle and we have a beauti ful baby girl.

    The Narconon Program helped me overcome my addictions, helped me continue to progress in mreach my goals and everything is right on track. -Mike P.

    Graduated Sept 2007

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    Michelle P.

    I have been clean for manyyears now and my life keeps getting better.I began experimenting with alcohol, po t and crank (methamphetamines) at the age of 14. At first, it was

    I played around with every couple ofmonths leading to every weekend. When I started college, Imyself that drugs and alcohol were what college kids did and continued my weekend habit. When Ileted college, I told myselfit was time to grow up and stop using drugs. I tried many times to quit and

    y reasons why it was okay to continue.Once college was over !lost my focus and drive. Weekend use turned into daily use and before long, IIV drug user. I needed crystal meth to wake up and I needed prescription drugs to go to sleep. I

    live. !lost my job, my family and all of my friends. I had ruinedlife and did not think I had a chance at survival. I was convinced that I would be dead before 30.I ran into a friend of my family, who convinced me to go to my parents. My father took me right in. He

    me if I wanted help. He said he would do some research and find the best place for me. My sister-inStart programs. This was

    t phone call my father made. Immediately he knew this was the right spot.The idea that I was responsible for my condition, the fact that it was longer than 30 days, and the hope

    f an internship after completion of the program were reason enough. The more he learned, the more myknew that Sunshine Summit Lodge would be the best place for me.I had never been to rehab before, so I did no t know what to expect. I was surprised by the open campus,

    ol, and multiple smiling faces. There were books, education, and my hope for the future was restored.Completing the program was, by Jar, the hardest thing that I had ever completed in my life. I finished my

    june 3, 2005. I have been clean for many years now and my life keeps getting better. I have theof with my family. I have amazing friends and the most supportive

    that /love. My husband and I have purchasede, and we are very happy that we now have a beautiful daughter!- Michelle P.

    Graduated June 2005

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    - The things and the people that /lost to addiction, I've gotten back tenWhen I first started using cocaine, it was right after I graduated high school. I started using more

    more of t. By the time I knew it; I was pulling "all-nighters" and missing work. I began to steal money my employer and from my dad's business to supplement my cocaine use. The more cocaine I bought, the my addiction grew. This continued for about 10 years.

    My world slowly went down, my nose damaged beyond repair. Because ofmy nose damage, I needstop bu t I couldn't. So, I learned how to "cook" the cocaine into crack so that I could smoke it, and that is wmy life began to spiral out of control. I lost everything, my wife, children, father, siblings, home, carmoney .. all gone. I'd given up hope. I was at the end ofmy life, or so I thought.

    Toward the end, I would spend countless hours alone at my run down-home in a deep depression. Thenday, one ofmy best friends that I'd lost along the way, found me and asked me one thing, 'Are you readexcitedly said yes and immediately began scrambling for clothes to take with me. He took me to his hwhere he and his wife, treated me with respect and with great support. In the meantime, my buddyworking with my best man from my wedding to find a rehab program for me. They found one, LoneVictory Ranch in Harlingen, TX I was accepted into the program and arrived within 24 hours. When I wainto the door I was greeted with sincerity and care by joseph, the Executive Director.

    I went through the sauna program and boy what a turnaround I made. I was able to think clearly agawas in the best shape I'd been in, in 20 years. I fel t like myselfagain. In the Life Skills courses I was able through the trauma ofmy past, as well as resolve the guilt I was carrying. The things that stuck out for mmost in the program were honesty and responsibility. These two principles are what I live by today.

    Because of my sobriety and because of the responsibility that I re-learned at Narconon Fresh Startbeen able to maintain a good home for my three children. I have a job that I love. And, I have met thewonderful woman in the world. The things and the people that I lost to addiction, I've gotten back teand I owe it all to the hard work I've put in and to Narconon; where Igo t the will and the strength to ge tback. -Marco P.

    Graduated Feb 2008

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    I am now living anproductive life.

    My life began on january 7, 2011, the

    andfor over 20 years.

    As the years of addiction went by, Imy family and only

    myself with other addicts likeThe pills had a major hold on me.

    y life had spiraled out of control, myat an all time low and the pills

    once gave me "energy" gave meNo matter how many I took, I

    get that ''good" feeling anymore.God and told him that Itake the addiction from me or to

    take me because I couldn't live likeanother day, I prayed for death. Two

    getting an interventionmy family. I was ready to go. I knew

    God.I ended up at Lone Star Victory Ranch. Is greeted by very welcoming people

    Alysia C.

    me feel right at home. I arrived in so much physical and mental pain that I could hardly walkabout 90 lbs. Luckily, I had some amazing people at the facility ge t me through this with the

    I was so excited to get into the sauna detox program, so I could ge t all the drugs ou t of my body onceall. Halfway through my sauna program, I started sleeping better, eating better and lookingstarted becoming physically active by playing football, volleyball and exercising. I was finally

    human being again.Once I got onto the Life Skills Courses, I accomplished so many things that I never dreamed werewant to be. I learned how to repair and make up for all the damage

    I learned how to be responsible, honorable, honest, strong and independent. I learned how toback control over my life. Once I completed the program, I decided to stay and intern. I believed that

    this program could help save my life, then it could save anyone's life.I truly am grateful to all the staff here at the Narconon Program for helping me be the person I am

    now living an amazing productive life. I am forever grateful to my family for sending me toRanch forever grateful to God for answering my prayers and forever grateful to thefor giving me the tools to be successful in all areas of my life. -Alys ia C.

    Graduated May 2011

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    Sarah H.It gave me more than just the ability to live without drugs ..

    In high school, I experimentedwith drugs. When I was 22 yearsold, I snorted heroin for the firsttime. Obviously, I knew that itwas bad, but I didn't care. I knewthat the guy I was with wasn'tgood for me, bu t that didn'tmatter to me either. I had givenup on life, and I would soon beinjecting heroin and any otherdrug that I could shoot as well.

    I did not have a badupbringing; my parents wereloving, encouraging, and alwaysthere for me. I had always donewell in school and I hoped to someday get my college degree, join the Peace Corps and be able topeople to make their lives better. Somehow, someway, I allowed my life to spiral out ofcontrol, and I up on all ofmy dreams and any hope for my future. I let the drugs take it all away.

    My parents sent me to several 28-day twelve-step programs but each time I got out, I relapsed.9 the last 28 day program, I went to live in a sober living home and eventually failed a drug test there.

    the sober house and hi t the streets, not planning to ever come back. I let myselfgo, doing more drugsjust trying to escape from the horrible nightmare that my life had become. All I wanted was tcompletely numb.

    My parents, after researching various rehabs on the internet, decided that I was going to NarcFresh Start. They took me to California and I found myself in the mountains at the Sunshine SuLodge. Once there, I tried my best to no t face up to what I had done but eventually, I began to chaAfter I completed the sauna detox program, I felt like maybe, just maybe, I could face a life without dMy body felt clean, and I didn't constantly think about using. When I got to the Personal ValuIntegrity Course, I got honest and that was when my life really began to change. I was finally abmake a conscious decision to take responsibility for everything that I had done, to face it.

    After graduating from the program, I remained at the Sunshine Summit Lodge to do the internwhich was one of the best decisions of my life. I was able to put the skills I had learned into usesolidify the already firm foundation that the Narconon Fresh Start program had given to me. Also, Iable to live one ofmy life's dreams: to be able to help people make their lives better.

    After my internship, I left Narconon to obtain my degree and start living my life free of drugs. Nam attending California State University Long Beach with a 4.0 grade point average; I have an awerelationship with my family; and I am engaged to be married to an incredibly kind and wonderful ma

    I truly believe that Narconon Fresh Start is the best program in the world. It gave me more thanthe ability to live without drugs; it gave me self-respect, responsibility, and helped me to realize thatworth living.

    -Sarah H.Graduated Oct 2006

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    - Inow know that I am capable ofcontrolling my life and have.I started getting high in high school and it didn't seem like too much of a problem at the time. I

    my drug use to myself I thought that it was ok because it was not like I was using drugs everythat it was not really effecting my life that much. As Igot older, I began to experiment

    my use increased drastically. When I was 20, I started using an opiate basedget that, I started using heroin. Before long, I

    that I was physically dependent on these drugs. Between the ages of21-31, I tried numerous waysan attempt to quit and end the nightmare I was experiencing.

    When I was 29, I made a decision to go on methadone maintenance to handle my addiction. Thedone combined with a high dose ofXanax that I was prescribed was what finally caused my life to

    my money, my car, my apartment, my husband and my kids. When myme the opportunity to come Narconon Fresh Start, I took it.

    The program was not an easy program for me because I was learning life skills that I had neverthat I could use these tools to put my life back together again, I

    my purpose in getting clean. Now I have a job, I am helping people and most of all Ime that I didn't have to carry the past

    me forever and that my past no longer dictates my future. I now know that I am capable ofmy life and I am!

    - MeganD.Graduated june 2011

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    Mandi D.I am now very proud to be working in the drug addiction recovery f

    I grew up in Yucaipa, CA inthe Inland Empire nearRedlands. I was a goodstudent, dated one of thefootball players in high schooland I always worked a job too.I graduated from High School,eventually becoming the headserver at a popular localrestaurant. My high schoolsweetheart and I saved enoughmoney to move into our ownplace. We were so in love, andwhen I found out that I wasgoing to have a baby, we werereally looking forward to ahappy future together.

    Then, everything changed, when my boyfriend go t in a very bad accident on his ATV (all terrain vehicmonths into my pregnancy, suffering severe head injuries. I was at his side at the hospital for months. Whe finally woke up from a coma, he was not the same guy that I knew before. After that, I took the rolecare taker, working hard to make ends meet, while my mom would watch our baby. Never fully recupermentally, my boyfriend regressed back to adolescent behaviors, eventually getting together with a yougirl. But, I had already experienced the heartbreak ofhis loss, the day I realized he was not the same pers

    I started using Norco prescription pills, which are a mixture of Tylenol and Vicodin (a potentially addopiate based pain medication), in order to deal with working so much and later as a way of coping witsituation that I was in. One day my friend had an Oxycontin pill, which is a much stronger opiate basedmedication. Since I was out ofpills, I tried it. What I didn't know, is that this drug is basically synthetic hand it is just as addictive as heroin. As my drug use escalated, I started snorting more and more of this and I was also introduced to crystal methamphetamine.

    As my addiction progressed, I started lying and stealing to keep up with my habit. I lost my daughtecar, my apartment, my family and myself I ended up living on the streets, staying wherever I could and too lost to even stay in contact with my family. I ended up gett ing arrested for attempted car theft, whimeth, serving 9 months in the county jail. When I go t out of jail, I couldn't face it all and I started uneedles and heroin to escape all of the pain, causing even more ofa downward spiral.

    Finally, enough was enough. My cousin, who went thru the Narconon program, convinced my family tme to go to Sunshine Summit Lodge. When I first arrived, I had it in my head that I would completprogram, but I wasn't sure if I could remain sober. After going through the program, resolving the sourcmy problems and regaining my selfrespect and integrity, I have no doubt about remaining sober.

    Since graduating, my life has completely changed. I am now very proud to be working in the drug addirecovery field, and instead of using drugs, I'm helping others regain control of their lives. I have arelationship with my family and I am finally taking the right steps to gett ing my daughter back! - Mund

    Graduated Feb 2011

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    Erin P.Narconon has made me a happier, more well-rounded person then I everwas in my life.Even before drugs and alcohol, I hadself-confidence or self-esteem. I spent

    . I was on up to 8 psychiatric mediSeroquel and Geodon. I

    that I had allthat "weren't my fault"

    the only way to fixbu t they never did. After a while, I

    just gave up on myself andstreet drug use escalated. I felt de-

    I was made to feel that I washow broken beyond repair. I

    . I didn't care if I lived or died, because nothing was helping.In September of2009, I had an intervention and later that day, I ended up at Rainbow Canyon Retreat. It

    for me to come around. I understood the program, bu t I just didn't believe it would actuallyme. There were some things that I really fought, because ofmy lack of really being able to confront things.

    went as far as to compare myself to "a totaled car, just not worth fixing". I'd cry at almost every graduationis never going to be me".

    Things started to change when I completed the sauna detox program and my mind became much clearer.in the part of the program that teaches you how to unstick yourself rom the past, I had a life changingthat "I didn't want to be this way anymore". I t was so simple, but so important. After this, my

    g, something just clicked and everything really started sinking in. Of course,parts of his program were difficult but nothing this important comes without hard work. I realized thatnot been really taking care of all of the aspects of life, which started with not taking care ofmyselfand

    my family, my friends and everything else in my life. I also realized that this programabout so much more than no t doing drugs; it's about learning how to repair your life, and about giving you

    kills necessary to be successful. It breaks down every aspect ofeveryday living to the simplest form, soit can be relearned from a new perspective, giving you the ability to have a better understanding of life as

    Since leaving Rainbow Canyon Retreat, I have become the closest I've ever been with my family, I've met theofmy life, and we are engaged to be married. I will be taking over a very successful business, working with

    g something I absolutely love. I still sometimes can't believe that I'm finally happy. It wouldwithout Narconon Fresh Start. I really do wish that everyone could have the

    that I now have. Usually, families want "their daughter/son back" to how they were before drugs,t Narconon has made me a happier, more well-rounded person then I ever was in my life. This may be the

    difficult thing I've ever done, but it was well worth it, and I wouldn't change any of t for the world.- ErinP.

    Graduated jan 2010

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    Kateri T.Iwas able to pinpoint the parts in my life that were causing me to d

    I first started using drugs after moving toColorado. My mother moved us there to get us awayfrom an abusive relationship. I was confused andupset about leaving my original home, especiallybecause my brother, Wyatt, would not be comingwith us. In one month, I went from trying my firstdrug, which was acid to then doing mushrooms,ecstasy, an d smoking pot.

    While this was happening, I was no t aware butWyatt was getting very sick. Wyatt had a very rareform of kidney disease and he was in and ou t of thehospital all of the time. Wyatt eventually succumbedto the disease and my heart became cold. I didn'tcare about anything anymore. I started doingcocaine and meth everyday so that I didn't have tofeel all the horrible pain I was feeling.

    After a very bad paranoid episode on meth, I somehow was able to stop using it. Much lateventually turned to alcohol to cope with an inappropriate sexual advance by my boss. After a rurelationship, I started drinking more and got into an abusive relationship with another alcoholic. Iarrested multiple times and I hated myself at this point. I was hospitalized several times for alcpoisoning. I was hurting myself while blacked out by slitting my wrists and overdosing on pills. Agetting arrested, I knew that I couldn't keep living like this. I kept telling my mom that I wanted helpI had no idea how to quit and I knew I couldn't do it on my own.

    One day, my mom and sister came to my apartment and asked me if I wanted to go to lunch and I"Yes". When we got there, I saw a lady I didn't know and some ofmy family members. I knew right athat it was an intervention! I sat and listened to everything they had to say. Before I knew it, I waCalifornia at medical detox.

    After a week of detox, I was on my way to Nevada to go to Rainbow Canyon Retreat. I was frighteand not sure of myself Once I got there, I knew I was where I was supposed to be. All of the staff mme feel very comfortable and made sure I was in good hands. The program really helped meresponsibility for my actions and confront the problems that I had created in my life. Every single pathe program helped me in a massive way. I learned the fundamentals of life and how I am wsomething and I am a good person. I took a good look at my life and was able to pinpoint the parts inlife that were causing me to drink. I dealt with those issues. Narconon had, no w and forever, chanmy life and gave me the tools I needed to succeed.

    I love my Narconon family and will forever thank them fo r giving me a second chance at life and gime the tools to be a productive member to society. Since leaving Narconon, I have gotten remarriedmy husband and I were blessed with a beautiful baby girl in january 2012. I have a great support sysand couldn't ask fo r anything more. I know that I can now do anything I want to do! - Kateri T.

    Graduated Feb 2010

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    ]onR.I am able to have the control needed to live this life without drugs ..

    I first go t into the drug scene at the age of ifteen.t that time, I really looked up to my cousin, who wasyear older than me and had his driver's license and

    One day he offered me some pot andit with him. Within a month, I

    pot on a daily basis, then within 3hs I was selling it. As time progressed, I becameLSD, mushrooms, ecstasy, heroin and all

    ofdifferent prescription medications.Before I knew it, everything started to slip away

    I lost my father to cancer and I was unablefor him because I was so entangled with

    of drugs and alcohol. After his loss, I startedgetfor drugs. This all began to catch up

    me physically and mentally. I finally realizedI needed help so I tried a couple of local 30 day programs but my sobriety from these programs was

    . I always ended up going back to drugs and I had no idea why.One day, I walked to my grandfather's house withdrawing from heroin. As he saw me walking up the

    to call the cops and I told him that he can call the cops if he chose tout I just wanted him to hear me out. I told him that I needed one last chance and it had to be ou t ofstate

    if I found a place that he would think about it. After about a week of researchingto an intake counselor at Narconon Fresh Start, I knew that this was the program

    would work for me. My grandfather did his own research on the program and agreed to give me one

    When I arrived at Rainbow Canyon Retreat, I was really scared bu t I was ready to start working onbeing there just a short time, I was already seeing improvements with my communication

    , which I was lacking when I began using drugs. The most beneficial part of the program for me wasit gave me a chance to get the past drug residuals out of my

    dy. After that, I no longer had drug cravings or night sweats and I was able to get a full night of sleep.en, the life skills courses began to help me realize the causes of a lot of my personal problems that led

    to use drugs and alcohol. After that, I was able to handle things as they came to me without getting allup and frustrated with life.

    The Narconon program has given me my life back. I now have my family's support again and I'mgreat job which allows me to pay my own bills and enjoy the things I work for. I have a stable

    ing relationship and for once in my life, I care about my future and I am able to have the controlwithout drugs or alcohol despite all of the temptations that are still around in

    iety. I can' t express how thankful I am to my family and the staffat the Narconon program for givingone last chance to get my life right. - jon R.

    Graduated Mar 2010

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