Narconon’s History Explained
Denham Springs, LA (PRWEB) November 17, 2009
Narconon is a long-term residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility that provides a non-traditional approach to handling drug and alcohol addiction. The program was developed by a man named William Benitez, a former struggling heroin addict, who in looking for a solution to end his own addiction.
Addiction plagued William Benitez for most of his adult life. While incarcerated in the Arizona State Prison, he began searching for something that could help him stop using drugs for good. Years of prison, rehab, and life on the streets, had not answered Mr. Benitez’s prayers for a life free from heroin. While wandering through the prison library, Willie stumbled across an old copy of a book called Fundamentals of Thought, written by American author and humanitarian L. Ron Hubbard.
As Willie began to read, he realized that this book contained answers that he had been searching for, for years. He latched on to the concept that addiction was not a disease, that people could be in control of their future, and that he could live the life he was intended to lead which was one of survival.
Mr. Benitez saw that this wasn’t only a solution for him; it was a solution for anyone that was addicted to drugs or alcohol. Mr. Benitez promptly wrote the author of the book, Hubbard, a letter and explained that he saw a way for this data to help addicts. L. Ron Hubbard, who is also the founder of the Scientology religion, helped Mr. Benitez by allowing Narconon to use the drug rehabilitation technology that Hubbard had spent 30 years researching. Benitez then approached the prison officials to implement this program into the prison system.
Initially, the idea of forming a drug rehabilitation program within the prison walls was not well received but after months of meeting with the officials, Mr. Benitez convinced them to give the program a try. Within just a few weeks the program was so successful that Mr. Benitez elected to stay in prison, instead of getting parole, to ensure that the program reached as many inmates as possible.
Mr. Benitez now saw the potential for this new approach on rehabilitation to reach everyone affected by drugs and alcohol. Upon being released from prison, he began the first inpatient facility in Los Angeles as a way to reach more people, people that could get help before they reached the prison system.
With the help of L. Ron Hubbard, Mr. Benitez developed a program that not only taught an individual how to live a life free from drugs and alcohol, but put them on the path to total control of their life. And after sixty-six years in operation, and 120 drug rehabilitation and education facilities in 50 countries around the world, the Narconon program has successfully contributed to thousands upon thousands of lives saved.
One center in particular that has contributed to helping people from around the country is Narconon Louisiana. The residential treatment program was opened in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and has had over 130 graduates. Narconon Louisiana achieves a 75% success rate for permanent recovery from addiction.
If you or anyone you know is in need of help please contact Narconon Louisiana now at 866-422-4650.
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