drug abuse
Admissions rise
In the last ten years substance abuse treatment admissions have risen a total of 569.7 percent and that is just looking at a combined use of benzodiazepine and narcotic pain relievers. This information comes from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. When they looked at overall substance abuse treatment admissions in the same [...]
Anxiety
What is your definition of anxiety? Most of us think of it as just being really nervous. Did you know that it really can be useful at some times? It can alert us to some danger right ahead. Some people have anxiety persistently and that gets in the way of their lives each day like [...]
Marijuana psychosis
In November, 2012 HealthDay News reported that there was a new study and from this study it could be explained why some marijuana users develop psychosis. It seems that scientists have pinpointed a gene variant and it goes along with increased risk of mental impairment that comes from marijuana use. So what does that [...]
Narconon Student: “This is the best thing I have ever done!”
Check out this testimonial from a Narconon Riverbend student, in his own words… “I never thought this would work at first. But, as I started to move through the program, I could start to see change. I have never seen people so dedicated at their jobs. This is the best thing I have ever done! [...]
Video: “They Said One Hit Wouldn’t Hurt”
“They said one hit wouldn’t hurt. They lied. Get your kids the truth about drugs.” This is the haunting, impactful message shared by today’s featured “Truth About Drugs” film. Today we are featuring a Public Service Announcement designed to inform parents and their children on the truth about drugs. This video is part of a [...]
Drug Free World Feature Video
Today we are launching a daily feature of drug prevention videos. These videos were developed and released by the Foundation for a Drug Free World to help people learn more about the dangers of drug abuse. A few of Narconon Riverbend’s graduates were featured on the Foundation’s latest documentary. They told their story of how [...]
Narconon Riverbend Releases Video of Latest Graduate’s Testimonial
A new video released by Narconon Riverbend shows the graduation speech of one of the long term drug rehab’s latest graduates. The student thanked the staff for their caring attitude, hard work, and communication skills. He also described the process of going through Narconon’s sauna program, which helped him to feel better physically and emotionally. [...]
Florida Drug Abuse News Roundup
Wikipedia states that Florida is a state in the southeastern United States. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. The state capitol is Tallahassee, its largest city is Jacksonville and the south Florida Metropolitan area is the largest metro area in the southeastern [...]
Prescription Drug Advertising News Roundup
Back in 2005 NaturalNews.com published a story of how prescription drugs are being advertised direct-to-consumers. So it went like this: A cute, animated ball bounces around very sadly until he takes a magic potion and then all of a sudden it becomes happier than ever. That is how one of the antidepressants was portrayed to [...]
Drug Rehab by State