Testimonials

When I arrived here I was confused, angry, hung-over and uncertain to what I was getting involved with. From day 1 everyone was very patient & understanding with my many problems.

When I entered the Sauna it was surreal... After 31 days in the sauna I finished with a new, healthy outlook on life & ready to learn more. The next step in recovery was to become reacquainted with the many ethics ...and positive attitudes needed to maintain a happier lifestyle.

By persistently & patiently working through the many lessons of the program I feel a new confidence and have the momentum & support to keep on the right path and carry on a healthy, prosperous future.

- A.H.

What an experience the New Life Detoxification Program At Narconon! As the days accumulated I was having all kinds of realizations going on. One realization was that I no longer have the toxins of cocaine in my system. Another realization was that I have no occurring cravings for cocaine and I can move on... so I can become a straight law abiding citizen in my community that feeling to me is PRICELESS CONSIDERING THE LIFE I WAS LEADING.

- S.F.

Just a line or two to let you guys know how wonderful I feel...

I FEEL WONDERFUL.

I just want to thank the staff at Narconon for helping me get clean and getting my Life Back on Track... This program works, and I recommend it to all that are looking to get Back your Life.

- D.

In search for relief from my drug addiction I was in and out of countless number of what were billed as the “Best” drug/alcohol rehabs and I had spent 100’s of thousands of dollars on drug recovery and I was never any better…I never once felt recovered. Those 30 – day stays didn’t work for me… nothing worked for me. Most of the best so-called rehabs always started off the same, “We are going to wean you off for the first 4-7 days. ” Hell, I loved being "weaned off". The only thing they were actually doing was poisoning me a little bit more than I already was. Those places were actually giving me the "Dope I was on" while I was paying them to get me off of “the dope I was on .” I was dope-sick when I got there and I was still dope-sick when I left. "Imagine that!"

Then there was NARCONON FLORIDA...

Before starting the program I prayed that I might die so I could feel better. After beginning the program I felt better after the first week. I felt good after the second. During the Detox program I began to see that the good qualities in others and was amazed to find there were still good qualities left in me. The drugs for so very long had masked those good qualities. On the 45th day I felt my body and mind were clear of all drug toxins. Neither had been clear or clean since …. 1975 and this was 31 years later. I have no cravings for drugs or any desire to ever use drugs again.

The drugs had my mind in a state of suspended animation and I had become "socially retarded". ...Reality and Responsibility were things I had dodged and avoided with drugs for over three decades. ...I found reality. ...This was another true miracle.

- Anonymous

I’ve increased my ability to face and control my environment. I’m also more aware of the harmful effects that drugs do. Because of Narconon I now know that I will never be free of past problems as long as I’m using drugs. I can now face the future by applying what I have learned from the course work. Learning about Affinity, Reality, and Communication was very useful for me, because in the past I felt like I had to take a drug in order to communicate. This is not the case, because I am in this classroom, Drug Free and I have no problems communicating.

- L.R.

Wow! Another success story in 3 days. I spent the other day at my dad’s house, and I had my book 5 with me. My dad loves to read so I asked him if he would like to read my book 5. He did, and he said that he got a lot out of it for himself. He is having problems with his wife's kids, they do a lot of drugs and just giving her a really hard time. Every time there names came up he called them dirt bags, and spoke very bad about them. He said after reading book 5 it has really helped him to deal with them. He has a very positive attitude towards life. I had my success story with me from the other day and asked my dad if he wanted to read it, he did. My father is not an emotional person, after reading it he had a tear coming down his face, he said he never chokes up, but he did. My sister also read it and cried. It made me feel great to have them look at me in a good way, that hasn’t happened in a while. I really see myself coming along in the program and I feel great!

- M.M.

Wow what an extraordinary book! I personally would have never thought that these therapeutic TR’s would help me in the ability to handle life situations. I opened the book #1 and started reading. I was saying to myself as I was reading “how the heck is this going to help my stay off of drugs and alcohol!?!” I kept reading, because this is my last chance at recovery, if I do not work hard at it this time, and put all my efforts into it, I will end up dead. I do not want that today or in my future. I want a prosperous future. As I read on I started to understand what Mr. Hubbard was teaching us and also the help of my course supervisor, Joan, was a phenomenal help. The TR’s are great training routines, I felt a little uncomfortable doing them the first day. When they were explained to me by Joan. I then understood the term BE THERE and I exercised it with no problem. After I felt so good that I wanted to do it again with a different person to see if I would be uncomfortable with a different person. I did and I stayed in the BE THERE without distraction and felt incredible. I could not wait to move forward after my supervisor passes. I now am on book #3 while in my last weeks of sauna and can’t wait to see the exercises in that book. If your thinking about giving Narconon a try for sobriety, I say do it, you will not regret the decision!

- S.F.

It almost boggles my mind to know that a majority of your life can be actually ruined in one second, deviating from your own ethics, telling yourself just this once won’t affect anything much. Such is the price one pays when makes the decision to do drugs. It was a nightmare.

I traced my 31 years of drug abuse and suffering back to one afternoon in 1975 when I wanted to be a part of the wrong crowd. In one instant most of my adult life was ruined. Smoking weed the first time opened up the door to almost every drug and every bad situation possible.

An article I once read was titled “Liars, Cheats, and Whores” after that one day I grew up knowing them all. A singer once bellowed out the words “the pay-offs and the rip-offs and the things nobody saw” in a song called the Smugglers Blues,” I came to understand those terms too well.

I was able to take that one almost fatal moment so long ago through the stages up until the miracle life saving experience at Narconon. There have been times going through the stages of the Narconon Program here in Clearwater, Florida that I reflected on a scary thought, “that things had been so bad for so long that doing the right thing might just be too good for me.”

I started out in low conditions then arriving in the condition of normal, which the average person lives in every day. “Normal” is a very long haul for a recovering drug addict. Being normal again, what a miracle.

- T.W.

Wow, what an experience in the new life detoxification program at Narconon. Who would have thought that I would have sat in a sauna for 3-3 1/2 hours a day for 35 consecutive days and felt great about it. As the days accumulated I was having all kinds of realizations going on. One realization was that I no longer have the toxins of cocaine in my system. What a feeling I gained, to know that my body is rid of all those chemicals that was hurting my mind and body. Another realization was that I have no occurring cravings for cocaine and I can move on to the course work so I can become a straight law abiding citizen in my community. That feeling to me is priceless considering the life I was leading.

- S.F.

The Up’s and Down’s in Life course taught me many things I can apply in my personal life. I feel comfortable with my ability to identify Social and Anti-Social personalities, and in doing so make sound decisions as to who I associate with. While learning about suppressive individuals and potential trouble sources I was able to identify those people in past experiences I have had in my life. Being able to identify these characteristics in individuals and understand the circumstances allows me to comprehend why certain things happened and why I would feel the way I did. I feel this course has prepared me to better understand my surroundings and this I choose to associate with by distancing and disconnecting myself from antagonistic persons and individuals who bring no value to my life.

- Anonymous

The Narconon program has saved my life, there's simply no other way to put it. I feel as if I have woken up from a three year coma. I no longer feel if I am just existing anymore, instead I have a new outlook on life. I am ready and eager to start living again. Being here has give me time to actually sit and reflect on my actions instead of thinking of the past and becoming overwhelmed, I can now see it as a positive. Not that I am proud of it in any way, but I can use it as a motivation. There's nothing that I am not willing to do in order to move forward and never return to where I have been. I can now for the first time (if ever) in a very long time look at myself in the mirror and know without a doubt that I am headed in the right direction.

- S.T.

I graduated sauna and now I am on to the life repair courses that are offered by Narconon. In the first book I learned a lot about my ability to communicate and confront others. The Therapeutic Training Routines made me realize many things I would do in my daily life to avoid confronting others. I noticed immediate changes in my interaction with others. I no longer look away as we communicate with each other. I feel as if I am better equipped to handle daily interaction with anyone in my life, while getting the most out of that interaction. I also feel more comfortable as people discuss subjects that may bother me or would have in the past.

- B.M.

I feel I have come so far. When I was using I had no energy, my back was always in pain, my sleep was almost none and I had no respect for myself. Being at Narconon I feel was a process. But if I knew then what I know now and how great this program works I would have been here a long time ago. I realized that it is possible to wake up and not worry or even think about using or having the urge or cravings. When I came to Narconon I couldn’t conceive the fact that I never had to ever get high again, and to be able to feel physically and emotionally better. Since I have been here I have slept better than I ever have and my back pain is almost non-existent. I feel like I have more drive to want better things for myself and my life. I know I will be more dependable, trustworthy and caring because I want that and I want people to look and feel that I am all these things. My mind feels so clear now, I’m comprehending things and remembering easier. I have notices that my reactions towards people are very different. I noticed as well when things used to really upset me and I would act on impulse, I now stand and think about it and don’t let them get to me. I know now that I can live my life without drugs.

- J.W.

Before I started the Narconon program I was miserable. Everything was based around getting my drugs. I was lying to my friends and family. I was showing up late to work and I was disrespectful to the people around me. I knew I had a problem that needed to be fixed and my family was willing to help me. So coming to Narconon, I didn’t know what to expect or to think. But I came with a positive attitude. I knew it would take some time to get my mind set thinking positively, along with physically feeling better. After a few weeks of sitting in the sauna I could see a difference. My body felt so much better, I had all this energy that I didn’t have before. I started thinking about the future and how life should be drug-free. I also realized how much my family meant to me and that I wanted to make things better with them. Now that I have completed the sauna I feel amazing. I physically haven’t felt this good in a long time. My mindset is where it should be, positive and motivated. I don’t have any cravings at all. Things with my family are coming along, and over time it will get back to normal. I am ready to go to work and start school, and live a normal life drug free.

- P.R.

Before I came to Narconon I was in a really bad place. I had been through detox after detox trying to stop using, but the drug had such a hold on me. I really thought I was never going to be able to stop. I thought I would die with a needle in my arm. I was waking up in hotel rooms with no recollection of how I even got there. I was sick of being sick and being controlled by the drugs. When my parents told me about the Narconon program, I didn’t believe that a program that didn’t use drugs could get me off drugs. I just couldn’t comprehend that anything like this would work. Even when I first got here I thought none of these people could understand that they weren’t as bad a junkie as me. I couldn’t wait to go home and use. Then I started listening to people like Patty, Kathy, Cheryl, Amberleigh and the other students. I decided to keep an open mind and really try and get something out of this program. The first two weeks were rough. I couldn’t eat, sleep or even hold a conversation with someone. Then something clicked in me – maybe there is something to this getting clean, maybe I am getting another chance at this. Then I started to feel better. I started to eat and sleep and learn how to deal with my emotions and cravings. Today I have no desire to use or to go back to the hell I was living in. I am truly grateful for another chance at this and for the first time in my life I am grateful to be sober. This makes me want to cry.

- A.K.

When I began the Narconon New Life Detoxification Program I was depressed, unhappy with myself, and in poor physical health. During my time here I have learned to take care of my body in better ways, I feel I have more self confidence. My relationship with my family is much better then when I was using drugs. I no longer have any cravings for drugs and it makes my day to day life much easier.

I no longer think narrow-mindedly, and I’m able to plan for the future that I once thought was unattainable.

I realize that without this program I would be stuck in the same rut with little prospect for the future.

- B.M.

I’ve been off drugs for decades now and I can unequivocally say that I truly get high on life. There is so much more I can do without an impaired mind and it is truly enjoyable and often fun. That’s the thing so many people fail to understand. No mind altering substance can give you joy. We just think it can because we get momentarily giddy or suddenly soar in delusion. But it ends quickly. And then the rest of the drug trip is an endless search for that first high. You never get it back.

So, to get the best high in life, we have to learn how to do it without any mind altering substances. And yes, it can be done. I’m living proof of that. I shit you not when I say, in all honesty, that I now get high on life.

Do you want to get high with me? Then do as I do and, if you don’t feel capable of doing that yet, get in touch with Narconon Florida. They will show you how. They have the tools, not just the talk. Check it out.

- Anonymous

Four weeks ago I didn’t know where I was or who I was anymore. Today, I feel great! I am feeling things that I haven’t felt in quite a long time. I have no desire or urge to use my drug of choice which is opiates. I believe I am on the right track and the road to recovery. Thanks for everything!

- J.G.

My success story was half written when I arrived at Narconon. I felt like just making the decision was a huge step. There were threats there but they had never stopped me from using before nor do I think I would have stayed in other programs. I promised myself that this time I would not sabotage my recovery by thinking I had all the sense. Now, a clean body and clean mind have given me a new appreciation for myself. I have a new respect for myself. I feel my new energy and enthusiasm is so much like the man I was before using pills. My genuine thanks to all that have helped me since I came to the Program as their belief in my made the impossible a reality.

- B.G.

I arrived at Narconon on June 2nd, a very sad and angry person who felt hopeless. I was simply a shell of a woman who used to be there.

After sauna, my body felt clean and after book 6, my mind and spirit felt clean and free too. I’ve learned all the tools to help me live a productive and fulfilling life. I happily enjoy each day to the fullest and all of the wonderful people in my life, especially my mother and my children.

Thank you for giving me my life back Narconon!

- Becky

I would like to say Narconon has given me my life back. The program exceeded my expectations. I came to Narconon desperate, put out of my home, my children taken away. I didn’t think I could survive. There was nothing but doubt and skepticism. Amazing! Narconon changed my life forever. What I thought was going to be a lifetime of disease and despair has turned into hope and confidence. The cravings for drugs are gone- along with my doubts and skepticism. I feel reborn!

- R.D.

Within a month I am a completely new human being. I have no drug cravings, sleep 8 hrs a night (like a baby) and have more energy and clarity of mind than I ever imagined possible. The most important win that I received from this program is the relief of so much joint and back pain. The areas that were throbbing and burning are just the opposite. The muscle spasms in my neck are so much better. I realize now that these were all accumulated toxins that I’ve sweat out in the sauna. “The Box (sauna) that Rocks”. Thank you Narconon.

- E.

I wanted to write this letter so that any parent, teenager, or child who reads this will know that the program does work and the personal sessions that Cheryl conducts are what saved my son’s life.

He was extremely depressed and began to use drugs and alcohol to numb the pain. He carried tremendous guilt. As parents, we thought that it was just a phase he was going through until one day he began drinking and expressed his wanting to die.

After his release from the hospital, we immediately met with Cheryl. He thought we were going home and was very angry that we were going to meet with her. She was able to make him feel a level of comfort which he had never been able to achieve with any other professional therapist. She got him to open up about his past, make him realize that he was not responsible for the situation that occurred. For the first time, he actually looked forward to the time she would give him.

In the beginning, Cheryl would meet with him 3 times a week. Then it gradually went to weekly, then monthly, then he finally felt good about himself. He knew that Cheryl would always be there for him if he needed her. She truly cared about his well being.

As his parent, I can honestly say that my son would not be here today if it were not for the compassion and tough love that Cheryl showed. She was an angel in our desperate time of need and there are no words to express our gratitude to her for giving our son back his life.

Don’t hesitate…She will help!!!

- A very grateful parent!

"Wow, what an amazing journey this has been for me. I never would've thought I could be at the point I am today, 6 months ago. Before coming into this program I was definitely at the lowest point in my life. I was living from place to place and not really concerned about my future and how my family felt. I finally got the courage and quit using drugs, with the help and support of my parents, about 3 weeks before I started Narconon. Without Narconon, I know for sure I wouldn't be where I'm at today. I'm not going to say I didn't have my tough times going through the program. I couldn't count how many times I tried to convince Doris that course would be a lot more beneficial if we went out to the beach. She never agreed. There were plenty of times when I thought to myself "All this crap is crazy, how is touching walls and yelling at an ashtray possibly going to help me?!" Once I got through all of these objectives it has made me realize how helpful they really are. They opened my eyes to everything around me and helped me to realize the things I can control in my life and how much of my life I have ahead of me. It's showed me how vital communication is in everyday life and with everyone. With the help of this program and its entire staff, I have my life back, and my family. I have the chance now to be with my family as much as I want. We frequently take trips to the beach together or sit out back and swim in the pool. My little brother Tyler is allowed to ride in my car with me again so we can go places together without our parents. My mom and Joe trust me to live in their house, and my dad allows me to go in his. I get to see my little brother Michael as much as I want as well, which wasn't possible before. My mom and I are closer than I'd ever imagined we could get and it's a wonderful feeling. I have a great boyfriend now who's also helped me get through all this. I've signed up for CNA classes until I get my nursing degree so I can start my new life. I've also gained a great friend from this program. Toy and I have gotten to share many laughs and good memories from this program. I can't tell you how many of my friends and family members have told me how proud they are of me. Hearing this from everyone gives me the most indescribable feeling in the world to know how many people see how far I've come and know what I've accomplished. I never would have gotten my second chance at life if it wasn't for all of my family and their support, as well as Narconon Thank you very much Patty, Doris, Cheryl, and Cathy for all you've done for me and my family. And thank you for putting up with me; I know I got a little irritated with a certain someone but you all helped me to get through it and worked out ways to avoid that problem again. You guys are wonderful people and I appreciate everything you've all done for me! I couldn't thank you all enough!!

- D.C.