Narconon of Georgia, a long term drug treatment center, was recently featured on the Independent Russian Television Station in a segment about the effectiveness of drug treatmentversus incarceration for offenders who are addicts.    

Viewers saw a comparative view of prison life versus life inside the Narconon long-term drug treatment center.  Rare footage of life behind Georgia state prison walls was shown along with footage of life inside the Narconon substance abuse treatment center. Clients of Narconon tell their story of addiction and the ultimate resolution through Narconon’s non-12 step approach.

Founder of Narconon of Georgia, Mary Rieser, stresses that the Narconon substance abuse treatment program is a viable alternative to prison for offenders who are addicts.  “I invite our viewers to watch this video and decide which they would want if one of their own family members was hopelessly addicted – incarceration or treatment.   Even though the show is in Russian, the situation is easily understood.”  

Ms. Rieser went on to explain that the state of Georgia has the fifth largest prison system in the country, while at the same time has the fourth least amount of rehab available per capita.  Last year reportedly 300,000 Georgia citizens needed drug treatment and didn’t get it while the Drug Enforcement Agency reported that Atlanta is a major transport center for drugs, supplying large amounts of methamphetamine to New York and Boston.  Ms. Rieser stated, “Let’s get real – the war on drugs isn’t working.  As a society we must decide where to put our resources in order to effectively deal with addiction.”

Narconon is a non-traditional drug abuse treatment program which was founded in 1967.  Narconon of Georgia was founded in 2001.  While many drug rehab statistics are nebulous, Narconon boasts a 76% success rate (based on a two year follow-up) through a non-12 step drug treatment program.  This program provides body detoxification through a sauna and exercise program that helps eliminate or reduce cravings.  After the sauna program, the client learns those life skills essential to success in life and the ability to stay clean.  They graduate from Narconon with a life plan and continued support to make sure they make it.

Mary Rieser, the director of Narconon of Georgia, recently appeared on the television show, “Joy In Our Town”, a segment on the popular Trinity Broadcast Network. Hostess Rachel Miller invited Ms. Rieser to educate families about signs of drug abuse.  There are many families struggling with drug or alcohol abuse that need help identifying effective drug abuse programs and sometimes even identifying the basic problem of addiction.

Since many family members are unaware of a loved one’s drug abuse, part of the broadcast was dedicated to signs of drug abuse and detection of drug paraphernalia. Families are often surprised that drug paraphernalia can be purchased at local convenience stores.

“I was surprised myself at how easy it is to get common household items that are used for drug use at the corner convenience store, as well as obvious drug paraphernalia such as drug scales, drug pipes, and marijuana rolling papers,” Ms. Rieser stated. “Many parents would be shocked at the ease that even children can purchase this paraphernalia in the over 3,000 convenience stores in this state. I want this broadcast to open their eyes and get them to demand that the sale of these items be banned. I hope those who discover there is a substance abuser in their life will seek effective long term care at a substance abuse rehab program.”

Narconon is a non-traditional drug abuse treatment program which has been in existence since 1967. While many drug rehab statistics are nebulous, Narconon boasts a 76% success rate (based on a two year follow-up) through a non-12 step drug treatment approach. Key to the program’s success is the Narconon New Life Detoxification Program. This program provides body detoxification through a sauna program that helps eliminate or reduce drug cravings.  After the sauna program, the client learns those life skills essential to success in life and the ability to stay clean.  They graduate from Narconon with a life plan and continued support to make sure they make it.

“Don’t Become Addicted to Percocet”

Percocet is a narcotic (oxycodone) and acetaminophen (commonly known as Tylenol) combination. They are combined to get a synergistic effect on pain. Oxycodone is similar to other narcotics, such as heroin or opium, in terms of effect and addiction. Percocet addiction can affect the young, middle aged, or elderly. Individuals addicted to Percocet may come from any walk of life, hold entry level or high positions, be parents or grandparents, single or married.

Take this scenario: You are a woman, about 35 years old. You are not feeling well, and you go to the doctor. He prescribes a medication that will alleviate your pain. You take this medication, just as the doctor ordered, for a few weeks. You feel great. After three weeks, you stop, and start getting nausea, your legs start cramping, and you can’t sleep. What is the problem?

The problem is that on top of your original physical condition you are now addicted to a prescription drug: Percocet.

Sound familiar?

At this point you can do one of two things: You can go back to your doctor and get another prescription, which only makes it worse, since you have to keep taking Percocet to feel “normal”, or you can go to a drug rehab and get through your withdrawals.

The Atlanta Recovery Center Drug Rehab in Georgia warns that Percocet addiction is common and far more widespread than imagined.

The risk for Percocet addiction is greatest among women, seniors, and adolescents.

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It is never surprising when study results again show that overdrinking is just not healthy!  Now the pancreas is added to the list of organs that are harmed by too much alcohol consumption.

Throw in the mind and the spirit and anything else human – they are all harmed by too much alcohol.

While studies that tell us what we probably already know can be interesting, a study isolating effective alcohol treatment would be more in the interest of public concern.

Not all drug and alcohol treatment is effective, but some is.  Let’s spend the public’s money finding solutions.

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“Long-term heavy drinkers were 1.6 times more likely to develop pancreatic cancer than nondrinkers, according to researchers at Maastricht University in the Netherlands.

Reuters reported May 14 that researcher Mirjam M. Heinen and colleagues drew their conclusions from more than 120,000 self-reported surveys on alcohol consumption, completed by men and women ages 55-69. They found that those who reported drinking 30 grams of ethanol daily -- about the amount of alcohol in four beers, three glasses of wine, or two mixed drinks -- had an elevated risk of developing pancreatic cancer during the first seven years of a 13-year follow-up period.

No elevated risk of pancreatic cancer was observed among light or moderate drinkers, the study found. "If alcohol plays any role in the etiology of pancreatic cancer, it is likely to be among heavy drinkers," the researchers concluded.

The study was published in the May 15, 2009 issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology.”

http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2009/heavy-drinking-can-raise-risk.html

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The Atlanta Recovery Center Drug Rehab Reveals Dangers of Methadone Abuse.

Methadone addiction has been around for a while.

Developed as a painkiller by Nazi scientists in World War II, methadone use came in vogue in the US in the 1960’s as a legal substitute drug for heroin and opiates. Methadone was not or is not ever used as a treatment for opiate addiction, as it does not treat heroin or opiate addiction but keeps the opiate addict from painful withdrawal.

For some, Methadone is used for pain relief and for others it is a favored drug of abuse.  For many, it represents a life planned around a daily trip to a Methadone clinic to avoid severe withdrawal symptoms – this life sometimes described as a life not worth living.

Many people have questions about methadone:

Methadone is a drug, and its use can and does lower respiratory and heart rates. Combined with other drugs or alcohol, Methadone use is deadly; the combination stops the heart. For someone not used to taking an opiate (many opiate users develop an incredible tolerance to opiates), a few Methadone pills kills them. Methadone related deaths are on the rise throughout the United States, in many areas higher than heroin or other opiate related deaths. Methadone contributes to more deaths nationwide than any other prescription narcotic.

Recently it has also gained popularity among doctors as a pain medication.  This can be dangerous is the patient is also taking other medications, or abuses Methadone.

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Adolescent Abuse of Prescription Drug: Xanax.

It is a Schedule IV controlled substance, which means that it has a high potential for abuse.   There are at least 28 adverse reactions that can be caused by Xanax, including headache, tremors, confusion, blurred vision, memory loss and convulsions – not the ingredients for those who want to make the list of “those most likely to succeed.

The Atlanta Recovery Center Drug Rehab in Georgia warned that according to survey, kids take it for the relaxing high and because it is socially acceptable and easily accessible.   The prescription drug can be found in many family medicine cabinets or three tablets can be bought on the streets for five dollars.   Some kids take eight at a time.  They mix Xanax with orange juice, alcohol or an energy drink to intensify the effects.    Those who mix it with alcohol, are putting themselves at extreme risk.  The mixture of xanax and alcohol can result in respiratory suppression and even death.

A survey at a local high school revealed that Xanax abuse is on the rise with our students.  One student interviewed reported, “Xanax is the most commonly abused drug in my school.  Kids take it all the time.  They get it out of their parents’ medicine cabinets.”  He continued with, “It’s a bigger problem in my high school than pot.”

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Taking Back the Streets from Drugs and Crime.

Many people are aware of a drug problem in their community, school or even at home, but are unaware of methods to fight drug addiction.

While drug rehab is an option for those already addicted to drugs, studies have shown that proper drug education and drug awareness go a long way to drug prevention. What can a person do?

Amidst the clamor of drug abusers and drug dealers in our communities, there needs to be a voice of reason. Our churches can bring a better vision to teach our children, empower our residents and provide the light of reasoning.

The Atlanta Recovery Center Drug Rehab in Georgia has recently been working with local churches on a simple plan to take back our communities, which includes cleaning up the local convenience stores and providing drug education. Our first step has been to gain a better understanding of the problem.

Convenience stores that sell drug paraphernalia are magnets for drug addicts and drug dealers. The store where citizens pick up their cat food or grab a cup of coffee in a hurry; may have crack pipes, papers, bongs and other paraphernalia for sale. The average customer won’t see these items. They are for special customers and remain behind the counter until they are requested. If there are individuals lurking outside the convenience store for periods of time, chances these may be drug dealers, making this convenience store a “one stop shop” for drug abusers.

Religious educators can warn their parishioners on the possibility of drug trafficking at the local store. They should know to ask what paraphernalia is for sale next time they are in. And if it is for sale they should tell other concerned citizens and get them involved. Collectively, these citizens can complain in person and write letters. This is the stronger customer base and the stores will listen.

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This article underscores the fact that effective drug and alcohol prevention is vital for our youth and begs the question of why this administration would cut funding for drug education in our schools.  This leaves parents, already overloaded due to a down turning economy, as the sole drug educators in their children’s lives.  However hard the task, they must accept the job.

Parents must learn the warning signs of alcohol abuse in their kids and when the signs are there, get immediate alcohol treatment.  Alcohol abuse does not simply go away and many rehab clients report that they started drinking in their early teens.

Effective alcohol prevention and alcohol treatment can prevent teenage suicides.  Let’s get behind any efforts that promote these.

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“The risk of suicide rises sharply among teens who drink when they are feeling depressed, a new study finds.

Reuters reported May 8 that suicide risk increased 68 percent among students in grades 7-12 who drank when they felt depressed and had previously thought about suicide. Risk also increased threefold among those teens who never contemplated suicide previously, according to researcher Elizabeth A. Schilling of the University of Connecticut Health Center and colleagues.

The authors said the findings demonstrated the need to screen teens for alcohol use that could predict impulsive suicides.”

The study was published in the April 2009 issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health. http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2009/teens-who-drink-when.html

Narconon treats all drugs of abuse including heroin, adderall, methamphetamine and cocaine.

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The Atlanta Recovery Center Drug Rehab Answers Questions on Methadone, Methadone Detox.

Methadone is a synthetic (man-made) narcotic. It is used legally in addiction to narcotics and to relieve severe pain, often in individuals who have cancer or terminal illnesses. Although methadone has been legally available in the United States since 1947, more recently it has emerged as a drug of abuse, requiring methadone detox. This trend may be driven in part by the ready availability of the drug as it increasingly is used in the treatment of narcotic addiction and to relieve chronic pain.

For many, methadone remains a mystery.  For some, it is used for pain relief and for others it is a favored drug of abuse.  For many, it represents a life planned around a daily trip to a Methadone clinic to avoid severe withdrawal symptoms – this life sometimes described as a life not worth living.

The Atlanta Recovery Center Drug Rehab in Georgia answers the many questions methadone presents.

What is methadone? Methadone is a synthetic analgesic (pain-killer) similar in action to heroin or morphine.

How was methadone developed? Methadone was developed in 1937 by German scientists who sought a drug that was easier to administer and less addictive than morphine. (Unfortunately methadone did not live up to their expectations)

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Intervention Tips By The Atlanta Recovery Center Drug Rehab.

Thoughts on a drug intervention: “It would be nice to tell you that I did it on my own. It would be nice to tell you that I made some spiritual breakthrough and saved myself, but the fact is that I didn’t.”

These are the actual words of someone who made it through drug rehab because of the drug intervention of family and friends.

Does someone you know need a drug intervention? Has their life spiraled so far out of control that you are afraid the next call you get will be the police, informing you that they are in jail, or worse, dead?

In some cases, drug addicts ask for help. They realize that they need to do something to change their life or it will get worse than ever. In many cases, however, the addict denies anything is wrong, and continues to lie, cheat, and steal in order to support their drug habit. You can see their life going completely out of control, but don’t know what to do.

Others are not so lucky.

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