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Wednesday, 27 May 2009 04:08

What to do with drug offenders? Is locking them up more of a deterrent than treating them as drug addicts?

Narconon Drug Rehab in Georgia was originally started as a treatment program for non-violent offenders. “A judge let me use the Narconon protocol on drug offenders and drug addicts to see if rehabilitation was a better route than incarceration,” comments Mary Rieser, Executive Director for Narconon Drug Rehab in Georgia. “Our results 7 years ago and today show that fewer people revert to drugs or criminal behavior after completing the program than they would if they had not done a drug rehab program and simply gone to jail.”

Narconon Director Interviewed on Independent Russian Television

Monday, 11 May 2009 21:03

Narconon of Georgia, a long term drug treatment center, was recently featured on the Independent Russian Television Station in a segment about the effectiveness of drug treatment versus incarceration for offenders who are addicts.

Viewers saw a comparative view of prison life versus life inside the Narconon long-term drug treatment center. Rare footage of life behind Georgia state prison walls was shown along with footage of life inside the Narconon substance abuse treatment center. Clients of Narconon tell their story of addiction and the ultimate resolution through Narconon’s non-12 step approach.

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One Mans Tale of Addiction; Robert’s Story Part Four

This is the story of a man we are calling Robert. He was addicted to heroin for most of his adult life until he was went to Narconon Drug Rehabilitation and finally got clean. This is part four of this story.

He let his new girlfriend stay in his house and she watched his son for him most of the time. He also dated a few other girls simultaneously and rented them places to stay as well. He was making a lot of money. He met one girl and really liked her a lot. They had a lot of fun together, but she was very possessive. He said that he ended up having to break up with her because she did not want him to have anything to do with the children he already had. She said that she wanted him to have children with her but she would not feel comfortable doing so if he had to spend time with his other kids. They broke up shortly there after. Robert continued to date the three or four other girls and stayed in this situation for a few years.