Narconon Five Key Ingredients for Effective Addiction Services

Addiction services may come, and addiction services may go, but there are several key elements that the successful treatment centers, such as the ones using the Narconon Rehab program, have that should be considered when choosing a service for yourself or a loved one. Each one of these steps or programs increases the chance for successful addiction recovery.

1. Complete and drug free detoxification: The mind and body cannot begin to heal unless all harmful chemicals are removed from the body. Substituting one drug for another simply shifts the addiction, and does not eliminate it. Substituting one drug for another is the equivalent of treating an alcoholic beer drinker with mixed drinks. It just isn’t logical.
2. Holistic Treatment: Alcohol and drugs control every aspect of a person’s life. Addiction services that recognize this and treat the physical, mental and spiritual part of a person will be more successful than treating only part of the person or part of the problem. Ridding the body of alcohol and/or drugs is needed, but it doesn’t stop there. Addiction services which are the most successful are those that go beyond detoxification.
3. Long-term Care: Addiction services that only offer part time or short-term services are simply not as effective. There is too much opportunity for failure. The temptations are still there, the triggers are still there, and the possibility of success drops dramatically. Long-term care is by far the best option when choosing addiction services.
4. Individualized Care: All addiction services have “protocols” which are basically a way of saying that there is a step by step program involved. However, unless addiction services recognize that each person is an individual and not just another body in the cattle chute, the program will probably fail. There are steps that ensure the best treatment, but these should not preclude each person’s individual needs.
5. Prior Success: Honest statistics on the success rate are needed for an addiction service to justify their program. This is where many addiction services fail. Many services and programs will completely drop the lower third or fourth off in order to make their program look more successful. For instance, let’s say that 100 people joined the program. 50 of them completed the program and had no further problem. 25 of them completed the addiction services, but relapsed, went through the program again, and succeeded. The other 25 of them quit the program or completed the program, relapsed several times and did not succeed. If they (and some do!) ignore that lower 25, they, in essence, claim they have a 75% success rate. Don’t just rely on numbers when choosing addiction services. Ask them HOW they got those numbers.

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