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NARCONON OJAI REVIEWS

Learning to Love Myself and Change the Course of My Life

Since coming to Narconon I have grown and have learned so much about myself. I learned to be patient and live in the present. I’m more motivated and never have felt so determined to remain sober. Going through this program has been the best thing that...

NARCONON OJAI REVIEWS

I Can Now Move Onward and Upward

Now I’m on the other side and I feel so good and clean!

NARCONON OJAI REVIEWS

I Feel A New Found Sense of Well-Being

After completing the Narconon program I feel a sense of newfound well-being. My ability to identify things and people in my life that weren’t helping me become the best version of myself has become clear. “My body feels clean as well as my mind.

NARCONON OJAI REVIEWS

I Have Transformed into a New Person

Kamron, Narconon Staff Kamron graduated from Narconon Ojai two years ago. He decided to give back and joined staff at Narconon. He is now a trained Case Supervisor and certified drug counselor and has saved over 50 lives from drugs during his time on staff.

NARCONON OJAI REVIEWS

“We are going to love you until you can learn to love yourself.”

From the very start, I knew I was in good hands. I was treated with respect and dignity and a carefulness that made me feel valued and important. I knew the staff really cared, which was great because I didn’t care about myself very much at the time.

DRUG INFORMATION

Microdosing LSD: A Drug Use Trend with Dangerous Consequences

There is an ongoing debate on whether or not psychedelic drugs should be used as an alternative health therapy. To this point, a new study has shown that, at least when it comes to the common hallucinogen LSD, microdosing on psychedelics does not have...

ADDICTION

What Is Enabling and How Does it Hurt Your Loved One?

The natural instinct of any caring mother or father is to help an ailing loved one. With the majority of people being under the impression that addiction is a disease, continuing to aid an addicted loved one might make sense and seem to be the right thing...

ADDICTION TREATMENT

3 Ways Interventions Get Off Track and How to Prevent Each One

Poor planning is one of the major ways an intervention can go off the rails. Prevent this by working out each major part of the intervention. This article takes a look at some common downfalls.

DRUG PREVENTION

Investments in Prevention and Treatment Make Good Financial Sense

Addiction is extremely costly on an individual and societal level. Investing in programs that educate people, treat addicts, prevent the spread of drugs, and help recovering addicts reintegrate into society are all programs whose benefits far outweigh...

DRUG REHABILITATION

6 Steps You Must Take In Saving Your Addicted Loved One: What Does It Take?

So, you have a loved one suffering from addiction and don’t know what to do? Feel helpless and hopeless and that your life is out of control? Do you know what the wrong thing to do is? The wrong thing to do is nothing.

STATISTICS & TRENDS

Alcohol Addiction Linked to 232 Million Missed Workdays Annually

A new study found strong evidence of a connection between alcohol addiction and a shocking number of missed workdays in the United States. These findings suggest a need for an increased focus on treating alcohol addiction, given that the crisis is both...

ADDICTION TREATMENT

Family Interventions Can Help Start the Treatment Process

Interventions can be emotionally charged. While many interventions can be done quickly and without complications, consulting a professional interventionist is always a good idea.

NARCONON OJAI REVIEWS

After Darkness There Is Light and I Am Ready to Shine Bright!

I originally felt I didn’t need rehab, but after doing some self-evaluating, I saw that this program could offer nothing but positive results and that it would give me a new outlook on my overall health and mental, emotional and spiritual well-being.

NARCONON OJAI REVIEWS

One Year Later, I’m Still Sober and Joined the Fight of Helping Others

Beaten down, broken, hopeless, angry, lost, confused, sad, frustrated, scared, and all the energy of a negative spirit brought me to my knees and pushed me to seek help.

STATISTICS & TRENDS

Opioid Addiction on the Rise Among Older Americans

The opioid addiction epidemic is a nationwide public health crisis that’s claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans since the turn of the century. The epidemic has become so widespread that it’s affected every demographic of the American...

DRUG INFORMATION

Military Personnel at Higher Risk for Alcohol Addiction but with Fewer Options for Treatment

One branch of the military, National Guard soldiers, are at higher risk than other service members of falling prey to alcohol addiction. Unfortunately, this group has fewer options for treatment than members of other military branches. These factors create...

NEWS

Johnson & Johnson and Major Distributors Agree to $26 Billion Settlement for Role in Opioid Epidemic

In late February of this year, drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major pharmaceutical distributors agreed to settle with plaintiffs from almost every U.S. state for the role J&J and the distributors played in fueling the opioid epidemic.

NARCONON OJAI REVIEWS

Narconon Ojai Graduate Success Story

The Narconon Program has brought me back to reality and has given me a new chance at life.

NARCONON OJAI REVIEWS

I Was Hopeless and Almost Lost Everything Due to My Addiction to Fentanyl

Hi, my name is Eric and I’m 19 years old. Before coming to Narconon my life was falling to pieces. I was hopeless and lost almost everything due to my addiction to fentanyl. My drug addiction started when I was 15 years old and led to several overdoses...

STATISTICS & TRENDS

How to Open the Door to Speak About Addiction

Many addicts truly believe they can overcome addiction on their own. I should know, I was one of them. The outlook nearly cost me my life and landed me in prison.