Free from the Damage My Addiction Caused

NK—Narconon Graduate

I had been a drug addict all my adult life. I started smoking weed when I was thirteen years old and by the time I was sixteen, I was using methamphetamine on a regular basis.

I started dealing meth when I turned eighteen and lived life in the fast lane from that point on.

I attempted to get sober many times throughout the course of my life, but, like a rubber ball, I would bounce up and gravity would pull me back down. Each time I fell lower than I was before.

I was living on the run, constantly looking over my shoulder. I was no longer able to use drugs for fun because I knew my behavior was going to lead me to more drugs or to my grave. I spent countless nights awake. I began to isolate myself from society. I became extremely paranoid and miserable. I used anger to push everyone I loved away including my family and friends. I thought everyone was out to get me.

I came to realize that not only was I making myself crazy, I was actually slowly killing myself. But, lucky for me, just when I felt I had passed the point of no return, my family sent me to Narconon New Life Retreat in Louisiana.

“Narconon gave me a second chance at life that
I thought I would never get.”

Narconon gave me a second chance at life that I thought I would never get. I cannot bring back the 28 years I wasted, but it did set me free from the damage my addiction caused.

In the sauna part of the program, I sweated out all the drugs and toxins from my body. I regained a lot of the energy I thought I would never have without using drugs. My body was replenished of all the vitamins I had lost from staying awake countless nights and not eating. My reflexes became as good as they were before I started using meth. I started to have a normal sleep schedule instead of staying up all night. Overall, I felt good physically.

In the course room, thanks to the objectives and life skill courses, I recovered a huge chunk of my memory. I felt like I could think clearly again. I was no longer stuck in the past but rather I lived in the moment. I became more observant and started appreciating the little things around me. I got to the root of the problems that had ultimately led to my use of drugs. I disconnected from people who were just bringing me down and fixed a lot of relationships I had destroyed in the past. I learned about ethics and what are the right actions to take in order to be truly happy and successful.

Thanks to Narconon, I’ve been given a clean slate and a chance to enjoy the rest of my life.

—NK Narconon Graduate

AUTHOR

Aaron

Aaron has been writing drug education articles and documenting the success of the Narconon program for over two years.

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