William Benitez, an inmate of Arizona State Prison, founded the Narconon program in 1966. Benitez came upon a book in the prison library by American author L. Ron Hubbard, and after reading this book and applying the principles it contained on increasing one's abilities, he and dozens of other inmates were able to permanently end their addictions to heroin. The Narconon program has evolved from that simple beginning to a worldwide network of over 120 drug prevention and drug-free social education rehabilitation centers. Through the tireless work of dedicated staff and volunteers, we have rehabilitated tens of thousands of addicts and brought the truth about drugs to millions of individuals.
The Narconon program is a non-profit public benefit organization dedicated to eliminating drug abuse through prevention, education and rehabilitation.
The Narconon network consists of over 120 rehabilitation and drug prevention centers around the world. Our rehabilitation centers produce graduates, the majority of whom have demonstrated they can live stable, ethical, productive, drug-free lives. The Narconon drug prevention centers educate hundreds of thousands of people each year with live presentations and bring the truth to many more through video presentations and written materials.
The Narconon drug rehabilitation program is an entirely drug-free social education program. The key to the success of the Narconon program is the Drug Rehabilitation methods developed by author and humanitarian, L. Ron Hubbard. This methodology has been used successfully by hundreds of thousands of people around the world to rid themselves of the need for drugs and to regain control of their lives.
The Narconon drug prevention and education program takes a comprehensive approach to preventing drug use through effective educational programs with school children, parents and educators, training for peer leaders and professionals, and broad information campaigns.
Narconon International, the administrative and promotional international coordinating office in Hollywood, California, was formed up actually long after the network of individual Narconon centers had existed. With dozens of staff speaking many languages, Narconon International licenses new centers worldwide. Beyond providing managerial expertise to the network, its senior function is to monitor and support the highest level of technical and administrative excellence throughout the network. The International office has also spearheaded drug education delivery and other drug prevention events to hundreds of thousands of students and others in southern California. Supporting the office is Friends of Narconon International, whose staff have produced and distributed drug education videos and curriculum including The Truth About Drugs: What is it? and Marijuana: The Myth. The Narconon International Science Advisory Board has also sponsored research, outcome studies, and international peer-review conferences on L. Ron Hubbard's sauna detoxification protocol, including conferences in Los Angeles in 1995, Stockholm in 1997, and Oklahoma in 2001
A Narconon Program Graduate is someone
•Who has completed the Narconon drug rehabilitation program;
•Who knows he is, in fact, capable of living a drug-free life thereafter;
•Who has improved his or her ability to learn and thus can accept new ideas on how to change life for the better;
•Who has personally absorbed the fundamentals of ethics and morality well enough that he or she can be productive and contributive to society and will have no further troubles with the justice system;
•Who knows how to solve the problems of life in a rational manner to the best of his ability, without the use of mind-altering drugs.
Each Narconon program graduate is expected, no matter the severity of his or her earlier life experience, to achieve and to live a stably drug-free, ethical life, one for one.
There is no such thing as a “victim” in the Narconon program way of thinking. Even if life has dealt one a bad hand of cards, the road out is through personal recognition of responsibility for one’s own condition.
Contact Information (for Media)
MEDIA (ONLY) CONTACT:
Clark Carr
President
of Narconon International
+1-323-962-2404
info @ narconon.org
Narconon International Web site:
http://www.narconon.org/
Other regional Narconon treatment centers:
Locate a regional center in the U.S. and worldwide:
http://www.narconon.org/narconon_centers
Narconon Gulf Coast
Narconon Gulf Coast is a long term non-twelve step program with a 90 percent success rate. Narconon Gulf Coast is licensed by the State of Florida's Department of Children and Families and is one of just a few centers that currently enjoy the department's highest ranking of "exceptional." Narconon Gulf Coast's drug rehab program not only eliminates the physical cravings for the drug and/or alcohol, but also utilizes techniques that help repair the mental and emotional damage created by the previous drug and alcohol use. Information: http://www.narconongulfcoast.com/
Narconon of Georgia
The Narconon of Georgia drug rehabilitation and education program has many outreach activities, but none may be more special than their dedication to saving lives of orphaned children addicted to glue in Honduras. Information: http://www.drugsno.com
Narconon South Texas
http://www.lifewithoutdrugs.net/
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Latino and Black Youth March Proudly Together in Long Beach to Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Mon, 18 Jan 2010, 15:24:28 EDT
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Sponsored by Narconon International and the National Alliance for Faith and Justice, youths carried a banner promoting peace between their races. Media in southern Los Angeles County have often reported conflict between Latinos and Blacks, but today 35 youths carried a banner in the Long Beach Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade on 16 January specifically to promote peace and to show that the majority of youth want peace and are willing to do something to make peace between the races come true.
Narconon Continues Expansion in Eastern U.S. Wed, 06 Jan 2010, 18:20:11 EDT
SAFETY HARBOR, Fla. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Drug addiction has affected the lives of many in 2009 with the increase in prescription drug addiction as well as the economic recession upwards of 23 million have gone the route of drug addiction according to the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. However, in 2009 a bright spot in the field of drug addiction has shown through. Narconon East U.S. has had a very successful year in drug prevention, education and rehabilitation.
Narconon Salutes its 1,200 Staff Worldwide on 13,000 Lives Saved This Last Decade Thu, 31 Dec 2009, 12:59:08 EDT
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Numbers are not just statistics. Sometimes they are human lives. In a decade, like so many in the preceding century when lives became daily body counts in televised wars, there have been uncounted lives saved. Narconon is certainly not the only organization whose staff have worked 24/7 year in, year out, to save lives. Narconon congratulates the selfless staffs of all humanitarian groups and those individual human beings who have struggled to raise the standard of civilization where other forces pull it down.
Narconon Helps Restore Honesty and Trust to Former Addicts Wed, 23 Dec 2009, 13:30:01 EDT
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- It is no secret that alcohol and drug abuse lead to risky behavior on the lighter side and a total depletion of honesty and virtues on the most severe. From promiscuity and theft to a lack of production at work and even murder, those who fall in the trap of substance abuse and addiction are largely responsible for the declining moral fabric of our society, says Narconon International.
Save the Planet - Stop Smoking Dope, says Narconon in Copenhagen Thu, 17 Dec 2009, 15:01:49 EDT
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- 'Hopenhagen,' the city is calling itself, that is, Copenhagen in the throes of an international conference on climate change. Narconon has its European headquarters here, and Clark Carr, president of the worldwide Narconon drug education and rehabilitation network is here for business different from climate change. But the streets thrum with student drums and Politi vans siren by with flashing blue lights - a youth protest group threatens to make trouble for international vendors. They want to make some kind of point.
Narconon Centers Educate Thousands during Red Ribbon Week Thu, 05 Nov 2009, 17:27:39 EDT
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Narconon International's management office in Los Angeles worked with its drug rehabilitation and education centers throughout the country in a combined effort to speak with thousands of students and other community members during Red Ribbon Week.
Narconon of Georgia Celebrates Red Ribbon Drug Awareness Week Fri, 30 Oct 2009, 13:53:31 EDT
ATLANTA, Ga. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- On October 26th, downtown Atlanta played stage to a live band as Narconon of Georgia celebrated Red Ribbon Week at Woodruff Park. A local band, sponsored by Narconon, took center stage at Woodruff Park. The songs, written by Michael Jackson, Louis Armstrong, as well as original compositions, had park goers dancing. People from all walks of life stopped to hear the music and the message promoting a drug-free world.
Narconon of Georgia Applauds Efforts of Prescription Buy Back Programs Mon, 19 Oct 2009, 18:42:01 EDT
ATLANTA, Ga. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Narconon of Georgia has, for the past several years, seen a rapidly rising trend in prescription drug abuse. According to the 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health conducted by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, every day 2,500 youngsters age 12 to 17 try a painkiller for the first time and prescription drugs are more abused by teens than any illicit street drug, except for marijuana.
Safe Drug Drop Off - Sheriff Baca, L.A. County communities, and Narconon Join Together to Get Drugs Out of the Medicine Cabinet Thu, 01 Oct 2009, 11:40:23 EDT
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Drugs are toxic, both to the environment and people, especially children, some of whom hold 'pharming' parties to pop leftover scrips. Thus, a new pilot to provide mailbox-like safe drop-off sites, announced on 29 Sept, 2009 by Los Angeles County Sheriff Baca and mayors and councilmen and women from half a dozen L.A. County townships, joined by Narconon International.
Nepali Home Minister Commends Narconon International for Saving Lives Tue, 08 Sep 2009, 19:48:46 EDT
KATHMANDU, Nepal (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- 'That Narconon International is producing real, life-saving results I personally saw in the eyes of your graduates in Narconon Nepal,' wrote State Minister for Home Affairs Rizwan Ansari to Clark Carr, president of the international Narconon network, in a formal commendation. The Home Ministry presented the document to Mr. Carr at the conclusion of an August, 2009 technical and administration inspection visit Narconon International had paid to the new and growing Narconon Nepal drug rehabilitation center in Kathmandu.
Narconon Graduate Lives to Tell Story of Addiction - Ex-addict's Journey with Prescriptions to Heroin Told on CNN Mon, 10 Aug 2009, 20:49:49 EDT
DETROIT, Mich. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Every day American citizens are being legally given prescription medications for injuries and illnesses, but given the abuse potential many wind up getting hooked on these drugs and moving on to street drugs to feed their habits. This was the topic of an interview that aired today on the Rick Sanchez show on CNN. Why Heroin Is Rampant featured Narconon graduate, Dominick Assante, who personally struggled with this very type of addiction before completing the Narconon drug rehab program several years ago.
Mother and Daughter Celebrate Victory Over Meth Fri, 07 Aug 2009, 06:00:08 EDT
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- 'August marks our daughter's fifth year since conquering meth at Narconon California,' comments Susan, mother of five and teacher, who recalls living with a meth addict; 'One day she'd be very nice and the next you'd have thought Satan walked through the door.' Former meth addict and Narconon Graduate urges parents: 'Before school starts I hope parents will take time to talk to their kids about the dangers of drugs to health and goals.'
More Drug Rehab for Less Violence in Mexico Sat, 18 Jul 2009, 09:00:02 EDT
MAZATLAN, Mexico (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- There have been thousands of killings in northern Mexico in the last two years, even including narcotrafficking bands attacking rehab centers. Narconon International executives decided to bring additional tools to fight the source of the problem - drug addiction itself. On July 14th and 15th, their staff gave a hands-on workshop to counselors from 8 Mazatlan drug rehabilitation centers in the State of Sinaloa.
Narconon Graduate Successfully Recovers From Prescription Drug Abuse Fri, 03 Jul 2009, 13:46:19 EDT
DETROIT, Mich. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Ramsy Darwish knows what it's like being addicted to prescription pain medication. In a recent story called America's 'Other' Drug Problem Prescription Medication Abuse with CNN's Rick Sanchez, Ramsy shared his story of addiction and recovery and how he got help, finally ending up at the Narconon Freedom Center drug and alcohol rehabilitation program.
Narconon Gulf Coast Announces 300th Graduate from Drug Rehabilitation Program Fri, 19 Jun 2009, 06:00:07 EDT
DESTIN, Fla. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Narconon® Gulf Coast, a world-class substance abuse residential drug rehabilitation facility located in Destin, Florida, announces the graduation of its 300th student. Narconon Gulf Coast was founded by Randy and Deborah (Debbie) Ross after undergoing multiple unsuccessful attempts with other rehabilitation centers trying to help their own son.
Reduce Relapse Thru Effective Drug Rehabilitation and Save Society Tens of Thousands of Dollars Per Addict, says Narconon Fri, 12 Jun 2009, 13:58:58 EDT
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- 'Drug rehabilitation will really impact society and save hundreds of billions of dollars,' says Clark Carr, president of Narconon International, 'when it demonstrates it can reduce relapse to drugs, not just keep addicts off the streets for a few months.' Recently reviewing statistics of Narconon program graduates, Carr compared them to the costs society would have had if Narconon's recovered addicts had continued to do drugs. Carr estimates that since 1990 in the United States alone the Narconon network might have saved city, county, state, and federal governments minimally $1.5 billion.
In response to recent killings in Juarez drug rehabilitation center Thu, 04 Jun 2009, 06:00:24 EDT
LOS ANGELES, Calif., June 4 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- 'More drug rehabilitation and broader drug prevention, not less, is needed if we intend long-term reduction in drugs and crime along our border,' says Clark Carr, president of Narconon International, a network of over 150 drug rehab and education centers. 'The ONDCP, the UNODC, the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, in fact, governments everywhere agree that reducing drug demand must parallel military and police interdiction.'
Narconon Drug Rehab Center and Volunteers Collaborate to Save Lives in Mazatlan, Mexico Fri, 29 May 2009, 08:00:28 EDT
LOS ANGELES, Calif., May 29 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- 'Narconon drug rehabilitation techniques are exactly what we have been searching for,' says Victor Capaceta, director of two Mazatlan rehab facilities, named La Loma and La Veinte de Noviembre. Victor and other staff are currently training at the Narconon Navojoa center in the state of Sonora. They intend to bring home what they learn to help their more than 100 students struggling with addiction to alcohol and other drugs.
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