Narconon Blog
ALCOHOL ABUSE
How Does COVID-19 Effect Drug and Alcohol Abuse?
It’s doubtful there has been any time in our most recent history that has seen as much uncertainty and turmoil as we have experienced today with the year starting off with a Global Pandemic. Drug and alcohol use is up in increasingly drastic numbers.
Alcohol — America’s Drug of Choice
It is thrown in our face in every other commercial, in almost every movie, on billboards, in flashing lights, in magazines, and just about everywhere you turn. It’s the idea of having a cold brew, a shot on the rocks, or a martini — shaken not stirred.
Drug Use in the Culture of Surfers and Skaters
Surfers and skaters like many other athletes have their troubles with drug abuse and addiction. Does the culture in which live and compete make them more prone than others?
Stable Recovery a Must for Airline Pilots
Like anyone else airline pilots are not immune to alcohol or drug addiction. Efforts to ensure their sobriety is a vital and potentially life-saving endeavor.
Is Someone You Love Managing Their Emotions with Drugs?
Emotions contribute part of the richness of life in this world. Yet many people will resort to drugs to alter or manage the unpleasant emotions rather than develop skills to deal with them.
Young Athlete Loses Career to Drugs, but Finds a New Purpose in Recovery
Pike was a promising young quarterback recruited by Auburn after a spectacular high school performance. But Auburn didn’t know that he’d already started using marijuana and drinking and downing the occasional pill.
Society’s Burdens of Drugs and Alcohol
A look at the destruction caused by drug and alcohol abuse to relationships, family, businesses and society as a whole.