Narconon

Narconon is a Scientology-based international treatment organization that promotes the theories of the founder, L. Ron Hubbard, regarding substance use treatment and addiction. Their treatment centers use a naturalistic, non-medical approach to detox in locations close to nature. William C. Benitez started their program with support from Hubbard after Benitez finished serving time for narcotic-related offenses.The Narconon Research“New Life Detoxification is based on L. Ron Hubbardʼs conclusion that LSD residues appeared to remain trapped in the body, mainly in the fatty tissues, long after a person had stopped taking the drug. This explained why someone who had used LSD in the past could suddenly reactivate a “trip” even years later. Further research indicated that many other toxic substances also appeared to remain in the body in some form, producing negative effects for years to come.”Non-Medical DetoxThe program begins with a drug-free, non-medical withdrawal process designed to assist the client to come off drugs as rapidly and comfortably as possible. Next, Narconon combines exercise, nutrition, and sweating in a dry heat sauna to help drug users eliminate the harmful residues that drive cravings. The final component of the program consists of a series of life skills courses. These courses contain special activities and goal setting that are intended to help a person focus on the present rather than the past. Narconon believes that being stable in the present is a crucial component in drug rehabilitation. Thousands of various past moments might hold a person's attention at once. Such earlier events can affect a person's behavior and beliefs. The aim is to help the person leave the past behind and enter the present, where they can be prepared to face life without using drugs. Individuals who completed the New Life Detox program have said they felt as though they sweated out the narcotics that had been trapped in their bodies and received new life, energy, and vigor.