Released on: June 30, 2008, 3:25 pm

Press Release Author: Narconon Arrowhead

Industry: Healthcare

Press Release Summary: Senator Jim Webb testified as to the destructive effects of
drugs on North American to the Joint Economic Committee. Narconon offers solutions
to addiction and drug abuse. Newly published booklet gives hope and help.

Press Release Body: As acknowledged by Senator Jim Webb in this month's hearing of
the Joint Economic Committee of Congress, America's drug war has failed to curb the
numbers of citizens abusing and becoming addicted to drugs. The most recent National
Survey of Drug Use and Health reported record-breaking levels of illicit drug abuse.
Other federal agencies report rapidly multiplying numbers of Americans in custody
and hundreds of billions of dollars spent each year in a vain attempt to curb the
problem.

In 2006, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,
more than 23 million Americans aged 12 or older needed treatment for illicit drug or
alcohol abuse. The Bureau of Justice Statistics cites more than half a million more
were in custody for drug charges.

"These raw figures by themselves don't tell the whole tale," stated Gary Smith, the
Executive Director of Narconon Arrowhead, one of the country's leading drug and
alcohol rehabilitation centers, located in Canadian, Oklahoma. "You have to look at
the fact that those needing treatment have families and that more than twelve
million of them are employed either full-time or part-time. Lives damaged by
addiction actually stretch much farther than just the addict's. Employers, employees
and family members are all impacted by one person's addiction to drugs such as
alcohol, cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine. Nearly one in three Americans is
directly impacted by a close family member's or employee's addiction.

"The solution has several parts as Senator Webb described. One of the most essential
is the utilization of effective drug and alcohol rehabilitation technology. Without
it, the revolving door of treatment and relapse followed by more treatment will
continue. That's why we are making our new booklet Guide to Addiction Recovery for a
Lifetime available at no cost to anyone who asks for it. With our 70 percent success
rate, we offer a way for families to recover the loved ones they lost to addiction."

This new booklet explains addiction, from the factors that cause people to initiate
drug use all the way to the components of addiction treatment that result in lasting
recovery. One section even describes how a family can approach the addict to
convince him or her to get help.

Those wishing to receive a copy of Guide to Addiction Recovery for a Lifetime can
call Narconon Arrowhead at 1-800-468-6933 or visit their website at
www.stopaddiction.com. The Narconon drug and alcohol rehabilitation program was
founded in 1966 by William Benitez in Arizona State Prison, and is based on the
humanitarian works of L. Ron Hubbard. In more than 120 centers around the world,
Narconon programs replace the loss and pain of alcohol or drug addiction with
productive, enjoyable lives.



Web Site: http://www.stopaddiction.com

Contact Details: Narconon Arrowhead, HC 67 Box 5, Canadian OK, 74425. 800-468-6933,
918-339-5800. Fax0918-339-5801. Email info@stopaddiction.com