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I am walking out of Narconon Arrowhead's drug rehab program a changed man. I’m going back into my family’s arms. I have a brand-new life to start with. I now have self confidence which I haven’t had in over nine years. I am a self-confident, honest man that society, family and friends are getting back. L.T.

Ruston, Louisiana Drug Rehab Information

Ruston, Louisiana Drug Rehab and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Information

Substance Abuse Costs Lives Every Year in Ruston, Louisiana

Substance abuse is the nation’s number one health-related problem and the effects can be seen in Ruston, Louisiana . Drug and alcohol addiction is the root cause to many other societal problems and it costs our country up to $500 billion each year, in addition to the thousands of lives lost, broken homes and drug-related crime.

Most addiction treatment centers have a limited success rate, where the majority of the clients relapse. This is not the case with Narconon Arrowhead. In fact, approximately 70% of the graduates of our drug and alcohol rehab remain drug free.

To find out if there are any drug rehab treatment or counseling facilities serving people in Ruston, Louisiana that are suitable for your needs, please call 1-800-468-6933.

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Inpatient Rehabilitation Center and Addiction

Inpatient Rehabilitation Center
An inpatient rehabilitation center, other points being equal, is superior to an outpatient center when it comes to effectively handling substance abuse and addiction. Inpatient is where the client resides at the rehabilitation center as opposed to commuting. One reason it is more effective is simply being able to remove the individual from the environment where the addiction was running out of control. Away from dealers, family and job stresses, and any other triggers. Another reason is being among like minded peers who are seeking real and workable answers. There are of course differences in willingness and desire to achieve a drug free life. At Narconon Arrowhead, which is an inpatient rehabilitation center, we have seen the benefits of one addict truly caring about and assisting another addict to many times to discount this. It is a major benefit of rehabilitation - The ability to help and be helped in return.

 

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Drug Use and Addiction

Drug Use
Drugs are used in an attempt to handle pain, be it emotional or physical or both. The person decides to use a drug or alcohol to reduce discomfort derived from the problem or pain and finds only limited relief but now assigns value to the drug. Thus he returns to the drug or alcohol for more and more use. At best the drugs simply mask the symptoms of emotional or physical pain. As time goes on the drug or alcohol is used more and more and tolerance for the drug increased the quantity needed to achieve the same results. Often before the person is really aware of it he now addicted and craves this relief all the time and will do whatever is necessary to obtain the drug or alcohol. The debilitating effects of the drugs can and do create more and more mental and physical problems and pains which often leads to the use of other addictive drugs in an endless downward spiral.

 

Opium Addiction and Addiction

Opium Addiction
Opium addiction has a long history. It was a problem in the 1850’s when morphine was developed as a non-addictive substitute. Morphine was soon a bigger addiction problem than opium. The morphine problem was ‘solved’ with another opium derivative – Heroin, which proved to be even more addictive than either morphine or opium. In the middle and latter parts of the 20th century along come methadone as the cure for heroin. You guessed it, methadone is stronger, more addictive, and more life threatening than any of the opium derivatives that came before it. Ask any methadone addict, or addiction professional dealing with methadone addiction and withdrawal. By the 1990’s the mortality rate from opium derivatives was estimated to be 20 times greater than the general population.

 

Drug Rehab Hospitals and Addiction

Drug Rehab Hospitals
When one is searching for car for a loved one afflicted with addiction, one of the first facilities encountered in their search are drug rehab hospitals. These are often sections or departments of a hospital that deal with the acute aspects of addiction. Drug and medications are often used in withdrawal procedures. While these can be sometimes necessary to handle life threatening side effects of withdrawal, they can and often are overused. A full service drug rehab facility is generally more effective at handling drug addiction in the long term. A drug free withdrawal is preferable whenever possible, and of course needs to be decided by competent medical professionals. Drug rehab hospitals generally deal with the beginning stages of the recovery process and handle the immediate dangers of drug and alcohol use cessation. They definitely serve a purpose but are no replacement for a good long term, drug free resolution of all the problems relating to addiction recovery.

 

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