Millions of veterans struggle with addiction to drugs and alcohol. According to one study, an estimated one in ten veterans suffer from some type of substance abuse problem – National Institute of Health.
There are many factors unique to military service that can lead to addiction, including mental trauma from combat, physical injuries, and even the stress of readjusting to civilian life.
Finding an effective veterans substance abuse treatment program can also be difficult. Most programs focus on behavioral and drug substitution therapies, without fully addressing or resolving the reasons for the addiction in the first place.
One highly successful drug treatment program with a proven rehab technology is Narconon. For over 50 years, the Narconon drug rehabilitation program has been helping people, including many Veterans, lead drug-free lives.
“The Narconon program is a precise, step-by-step regimen that addresses all aspects of addiction to assist individuals to overcome its adverse effects for themselves and those around them…It is not a 28-day program and does not use substitute drugs. It is not a 12-step program. It does not require faith or belief. Narconon believes that addiction is neither inherited nor an incurable disease that requires indefinite treatment. Nor is an addict an addict for life.”
The Narconon program is based on the discoveries of L. Ron Hubbard, who conducted extensive research into drugs during 1960s and 70s and developed techniques to overcome their effects. Mr. Hubbard is also widely known as the Founder of the Scientology religion. However, Narconon is non-religious. You do not become a Scientologist by doing the program.
Program components include drug-free withdrawal, detoxification, releasing the effects of past traumas, and skills to rebuild your life without drugs and alcohol. Personal withdrawal specialists are available 24 hours a day to provide any assistance that is needed.
There are US Narconon facilities located in Oklahoma, California, Florida, Colorado and Louisiana. International centers can be found Mexico, Columbia, Denmark, South Africa, Egypt, Italy, Macedonia, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, Turkey, Nepal and Taiwan.
“…I didn’t have a life anymore. I just hung out in my bedroom and drank. That’s why I was ashamed of myself because, you know, I was like a man of pride and honor and supposedly supposed to have the utmost control of myself. But alcohol took over…Narconon gave me my life back and more—and myself. It helped me get my self-confidence back, helped me get my pride back, helped me get my honor back…
“I am a United States Army Veteran who thought he could handle it all on his own. I always had it in the back of my mind I was abusing and quite frankly, I lived in a state of private embarrassment…No matter your addiction, your issues, your background, the staff at Narconon is here to help as a family. All you must do is ask yourself who you want to be for the rest of your life. I hope you will be all you can be. I did and for me, it feels really good just like I suspected it would.”
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Articles:
Substance Use and Military Life DrugFacts. NIDA. 2019, October 23.
PTSD National Center for PTSD – PTSD and Substance Abuse in Veterans
Download Research & Reports:
2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health – Veterans – SAMHSA
2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Veteran Health – Veteran Adults – SAMHSA
2020 National Survey on Drug Use and Health Veteran Adults – SAMHSA