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Narconon

Narconon is a Scientology organization which promotes the theories of founder L. Ron Hubbard regarding substance abuse treatment and addiction. Its parent company is the Association for Better Living and Education (ABLE), which is owned and controlled by the Church of Scientology. Headquartered in Hollywood, California, United States, Narconon operates several dozen residential centers worldwide, chiefly in the U.S. and western Europe. The organization was formed in 1966 by Scientologist William Benitez with Hubbard's help, and was incorporated in 1970.

History of Naconon

Narconon (meaning “no narcotics”) drug and alcohol rehabilitation program is open to all who desire to end their addiction and lead productive, drug-free lives.

The Narconon program not only addresses the debilitating effects of drug abuse on the mind and body, but also resolves why a person turned to drugs in the first place. As a result, tens of thousands have graduated from the Narconon program into new lives free from drug use.

The Narconon program is based on the discoveries and writings of L. Ron Hubbard, the Founder of the Scientology religion. However, Narconon is non-religious and a person does not become a Scientologist by doing the program.

Mr. Hubbard began his research into drug abuse in the 1960s. The resulting discoveries provided the means by which individuals could become free of addiction.

Narconon centers use these discoveries to assist participants to overcome the physical and emotional causes of their addiction and, most importantly for long-term drug-free living, to end the cravings for drugs that can lead to relapse.

Narconon today constitutes a worldwide network of 45 residential rehab centers. Narconon Arrowhead in Oklahoma is the Narconon network’s leading drug rehabilitation and international training center. It provides drug rehabilitation services as well as onsite training and apprenticing for drug rehab professionals from across the globe.

Continental Narconon centers serve entire regions as drug rehab and training facilities—in Africa, Australia, Canada, Europe, the United Kingdom and Latin America.

A unique Narconon facility near Ojai, California, has been established specifically to serve the special needs of prominent individuals in the arts and leaders of society.

Narconon extends its care beyond rehabilitation, reaching out to the wider community to stem drug use before it turns to abuse and addiction. Narconon drug education specialists have provided millions of young people and adults with compelling information about drugs and drug abuse to steer them away from taking drugs.

Narconon Global Mission

Narconon’s is to provide an effective path for rehabilitation from drug abuse and to assist society in preventing the scourge of drugs worldwide.

Using the evidence-based, drug-free approach to rehabilitation developed by acclaimed author and humanitarian L. Ron Hubbard, Narconon centers help those enslaved by drugs and alcohol to build new lives filled with purpose and productivity. Our graduates return to their families and communities drug-free and in control of their lives.

Narconon also provides comprehensive training to professionals and organizations seeking workable drug rehabilitation and prevention solutions.

Why Narconon works

Narconon uses proven rehabilitation technology that gets to the problem at its source—and provides a path for long-term success.

For nearly 50 years, Narconon has saved those who were thought lost to substance abuse forever. Week by week. Year by year. Our success is measured in our ever-growing number of graduates who now lead new lives free from drugs.

Many who come to Narconon have been through other drug rehab programs before with no lasting success. Our program is unique. Narconon uses a series of techniques found nowhere else to help addicts overcome drug and alcohol dependencies and their damaging effects. This is done naturally—there are no substitute drugs in the Narconon program.

At Narconon, we look to address the causes of addiction—to get at what drove a person to drugs in the first place.

The goal is a drug-free life.

Narconon Facilities

Drug and alcohol addiction is a global problem requiring a global solution. Narconon centers worldwide are rising to meet the challenge with the international central facility in the United States, six new model continental centers, a center especially for artists and leaders, and dozens of regional and local centers.

Narconon Arrowhead

To make all aspects of the Narconon program widely available, Narconon’s leading drug rehabilitation and international training center, Narconon Arrowhead, opened in 2001. Situated on 250 acres of woodland in southeastern Oklahoma, it is the world’s largest facility of its kind and offers Narconon drug rehabilitation and training of drug rehab professionals.

In 2015, Narconon launched the next major advance in its mission: model Continental Narconon centers. Each provides the Narconon drug rehabilitation program alongside training and apprenticing of drug rehab specialists for that region. Each is architecturally unique and representative of its geographic zone, while delivering the uniformly workable Narconon program.

Find a Narconon Center near You

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