Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada – The Narconon Trois-Rivieres drug rehab video production team was very fortunate to have had the opportunity to document a very touching story of a young woman’s struggle with a heroin addiction, and the emotional impact it took on her family.  Shown on a very popular Narconon drug rehab blog site, this full-length interview tells all and gets pretty emotional when heart-wrenching details start coming out.  “It was an absolute pleasure for the video team to work on a project like this, it really hit home with them,” commented Nick Hayes, a representative   of Narconon Trois-Rivieres.  “Working at a rehabilitation center you see so many families torn apart and brought back together again, a story like this is truly inspiring.”

This video release is part of a large Internet campaign dedicated to drug addiction stories, the stories that tell of real life events, or events based on true stories.  Some of these stories based on drug addiction are so compelling; it’s an emotional roller coaster when reading them.  The publishing team is working with a great deal of talented writers and they are also working on speaking and getting these stories from the actual people that have been there, experiencing the pain of addiction and accomplished life long sobriety.  “It’s important that articles with this subject matter be written; many people do not have the true reality on drug addiction,” said Hayes.

There are more video interviews in the works with real life people telling their real stories about addiction.  The Narconon drug and alcohol rehabilitation center is a residential treatment center that provides prevention, detoxification, and rehabilitation to people from all across Canada.  For more information you can visit the web site at, http://narconon.ca/

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Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada – In the world of professional music Glenn Miller has done it all.  First with the internationally-renowned Collectors and then with Canadian music sensation Chilliwack he’s toured North America, enjoyed numerous hits and played on the same stage with legendary bands like The Doors and The Grateful Dead.  In a recent interview Miller talks about his extensive career, his role as an industry pioneer and how the Narconon drug detoxification program gave him a “second chance” in life.  It restored his creativity and gave him valuable tools to face the future.  Speaking from his home in Hamilton, Ontario, Miller says his experience has shown that the Narconon program can restore life and action in musicians and all artists who have been exposed to alcohol and drugs.

“I did the program and started feeling a lot better,” he says.  “The Detoxification part of the program really made a difference, sweating all those drugs out of my system.  I started having emotions again and got rid of the ‘dead’ feeling.  I started experiencing pleasure in life once more and this was a very welcome improvement.  I didn’t have to just go around in a dull ‘funk’ all the time, now I could be happy or sad or whatever.  I started waking up and did the rest of the program and it was remarkable.”

After doing the program Miller worked for Narconon for more than a decade and had a chance to experience first-hand some of the incredible benefits of the program: “I’ve gotten a lot of people through the program including a fair number of musicians.  It’s always the same kind of thing: They are kind of beaten down by the drugs and alcohol and they are experiencing almost a complete loss of creativity, because the drugs tend to kill any creativity.”

After doing the program artists are “rejuvenated,” he says, and “they get interested in life again. The program gives someone a second chance in life, and it is not only for artists but anybody working in any field.  It is a second chance in truth: It makes you alive again and you can face the future because the Narconon program gives you the tools to be able to do this.  You can face your future and handle your life.”

Click here to read the “Dealing With Alcohol And Drugs In Rock & Roll” entire article…

Narconon is a non-profit drug rehab program dedicated to eliminating drug abuse and drug addiction through drug prevention, education and rehabilitation.  The Narconon network consists of over 100 drug rehab and drug prevention and education centers around the world.  Our rehab centers and programs produce graduates, the majority of whom have demonstrated they can live stable, ethical, productive, drug-free lives. The Narconon drug prevention and education centers educate hundreds of thousands of people each year with live presentations and bring the truth to many more through video presentations and written materials, thus reducing and eliminating drug addiction and abuse.

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All to often  a drug addiction can push people to absolute extremes, and in an all too common case, an addict can be pushed to crime to fuel their addiction.  The Narconon Trois-Rivieres drug rehabilitation program has been seeing many cases of both functioning addicts and addicts who have lost it all, tied up with the law in some way.  “What we are seeing are many drug users being charged with crimes such as, possession, trafficking, fraud, and theft,” comments Nick Hayes, a representative of Narconon Trois-Rivieres.   “When things like this happen, it can make getting these people into treatment more difficult, due to the fact they are on house arrest, probation, or even being sentenced to jail.”

For an extreme example, just last month in Edmonton, Alberta, a 41-year-old man committed armed robbery within six different banks to fuel his own crack cocaine addiction.  The judge subsequently handed him a 12-year jail sentence for his actions.  This of course is of an extreme nature, but nevertheless small and big crimes do take place by some very desperate drug users across Canada.  It is unfortunate to see drug users make the choice to resort to crime to support their habits, and these desperate acts affect the user and society.

For many repeat offenders of drug related crimes, drug rehab can become somewhat out of reach.  Because of the many opportunities the drug user may have had, a judge will typically stiffen the punishment each and every time they appear in court.  Drug Treatment Courts play a major role in helping these individuals to be court ordered to attend specific treatment options based on their history.  However, some make it through and others return right back to a life of crime, starting right at the beginning again.

For more information, please visit the Narconon Trois-Rivieres website at http://narconon.ca/

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