There are many theories about why people get addicted to drugs and alcohol .  One theory proposes that addiction is a “chronic relapsing brain disease.�  This theory does not provide much hope as it is difficult to get a new brain and what other solution would be available for a chronic brain ...

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NARCONON SUCCESS Here is another Narconon success story. Each step of the Narconon drug treatment program unfolds a new realization and another step towards full recovery from drug addiction . "I had a huge realization today. I use an inhaler on a daily basis and after three years of smoking crack...

NARCONON SUCCESS STORY   Here is a recent success story. It shows that life is not perfect, but we can all be moving towards a better place:   "Every day I feel better than I've ever felt! I get a little sad sometimes, but I get over it quicker than I used to.   I can see a change in me and I w...

NARCONON SUCCESS STORY   Here is another success story from a student who used to be a cocaine addict . Now he is well on his way to a life free from drugs. This success is one of many that he will have as he progresses through the Narconon New Life Program .   “I have realized I have to have ...

Here is a success story from someone who used to abuse opiates .  This is one of many successes that this student has had and will have as he progresses through the Narconon program towards a successful life.   “I have used the expression “not too bad but not too good.â€� all of my life.  Iâ€...

For about the last six months, any time I've done a Google News search for OxyContin, the headlines are nothing but stories about robberies of pharmacies by people looking for that drug. There are new stories on this theme literally......

The makers of a number of popular prescription painkillers will need to impose new guidelines and stronger restrictions to prevent abuse and misuse of the drugs, federal health officials announced this week. On February 6, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent letters to manufacturers and...

Earlier this month the Miller-McCune blog published an intriguingly counterintuitive item noting the possibility that public health may actually improve because of the shift from "street" drugs to diverted pharmaceutical opioids. The reason that upside exists, according to the blog......

Sorry for the dearth of posting lately. I've just been slammed with work/kid responsibilities. At any rate, the Wall Street Journal's Health Blog notes that both the FDA and two associations of pain doctors are trying to establish clearer standards......