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Narconon-anyone know anything about their facilities?
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<blockquote data-quote="dadside" data-source="post: 212558" data-attributes="member: 5707"><p>When in a similar situation - 18 year old son using, but finally asking for help, we did two things. Step one was a good, private (vs. state-funded) psychiatric hospital. [He had previously been in a state-funded psychiatric. hospital. which proved virtually worse than nothing. The lesson for me was to check carefully!] Step two was a choice of two previously-researched wilderness programs - of a particular type. There are many excellent wilderness programs, but two were particularly appropriate for my son.</p><p> </p><p>I'd researched all types of "drug rehab" programs. It appears that long-term success rates overall are under 20% for once-through the program. One place (not of the group you mentioned) that claimed 90% success asserted that only for those who completed every aspect of their program fully and faithfully, and that percentage alone was very small to begin with, so in fact of those entering, less than 20% stayed drug-free after leaving. So ... double check and research any place that claims 80-90% success. In the case you name, you can readily find sites having critiques and outside news stories worth considering.</p><p> </p><p>A person has to be willing to get and stay drug-free. And they have to go through a program that may challenge them mightily. At 18 or older, they can just walk out ... to whatever or wherever. One advantage of a wilderness program such as the one my son went through is that it was 15 - 25 miles from any paved road, so when my son decided to leave, he soon found it not such an easy idea, and decided to finish what he started. I believe the whole experience saved his life, and it unquestionably improved his future.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dadside, post: 212558, member: 5707"] When in a similar situation - 18 year old son using, but finally asking for help, we did two things. Step one was a good, private (vs. state-funded) psychiatric hospital. [He had previously been in a state-funded psychiatric. hospital. which proved virtually worse than nothing. The lesson for me was to check carefully!] Step two was a choice of two previously-researched wilderness programs - of a particular type. There are many excellent wilderness programs, but two were particularly appropriate for my son. I'd researched all types of "drug rehab" programs. It appears that long-term success rates overall are under 20% for once-through the program. One place (not of the group you mentioned) that claimed 90% success asserted that only for those who completed every aspect of their program fully and faithfully, and that percentage alone was very small to begin with, so in fact of those entering, less than 20% stayed drug-free after leaving. So ... double check and research any place that claims 80-90% success. In the case you name, you can readily find sites having critiques and outside news stories worth considering. A person has to be willing to get and stay drug-free. And they have to go through a program that may challenge them mightily. At 18 or older, they can just walk out ... to whatever or wherever. One advantage of a wilderness program such as the one my son went through is that it was 15 - 25 miles from any paved road, so when my son decided to leave, he soon found it not such an easy idea, and decided to finish what he started. I believe the whole experience saved his life, and it unquestionably improved his future. [/QUOTE]
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