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My name is Kevin and I am 19 years old. Ever since I was 11, I have been drinking and using drugs. When I was 12, I did Cocaine for the first time, at age 13 I was snorting Heroin, and at 15, sticking needles in my arm. In the two years prior to coming to Narconon of Northern California, I had been through 6 rehab and treatment centers. After all that time, money and effort trying to get clean and sober, I couldn't. I always wound up where I was before, or even worse off.

All I have ever wanted to do is get clean and lead a normal and productive life. In late March 2003, I went to yet another rehab facility, but was foced to leave due to insurance complications. By 6:30 p.m. that evening, I was high again and gave up hope. I lost all control, did things I won't mention, segregated myself from the world, and wanted nothing more for myself than death. When I didn't think that things could get worse...they did. I was arrested 3 times in one week, the last arrest for Grand Theft Auto. I will never forget the pain that followed.

While detoxing in county jail, my parents came to see me, and they told me that they had found a "different" type of rehab program. I was released from jail and came to Narconon of Northern California on April 27, 2003.

My parents were right, it was a different type of program. It wasn't a 12 step, like the many I had failed with in the past. In the first phase of the program, I learned how to confront, control and communicate, which were things I never knew how to do until then. After that I started the New Life Detoxification Program where I sweat out Drug residuals. It was an amazing process filled with ups and downs, but when I finished, I felt like a new person. For the first time in 8 years, I felt drug free which I thought could only be a thought, and never reality. The latter part of the program allowed me to write up things that I was afraid to tell people, all the bad and decietful thing I had ever done, and show them to another person. As of now, I have no skeletons in the closet anymore. I have nothing to hide anymore!

I also learned how to spot harmful people that I don't want to be around, and how to handle them so they can't bring me down. When I did the final part of my program, it was amazing. I never thought that I would be able to repair the things that I have done, but with the help of everyone here, I was able to start fixing my past and look into my future.

The three months that I spent here were worth more than I could ever put into words. The Narconon Program isn't easy, but nothing worthwile ever is. Without having gone through this program, I probably wouldnt be alive today.

-K.K.

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After four and a half months I am now a Narconon graduate. When I got here I was in total apathy about life and everything else. After completing the sauna I got my reasoning back and decided to stay for the entire program. This was the single most important decision in my life. Going through the program was trying at times, but it was truly amazing. I feel better than I remember feeling as a child. The program gave me back a lot of abilities and traits I had let slip or be lost completely. The program repaired my life and made me truly happy again. For the first time in many years I am looking forward to life and accomplishing things. I am now ready to actually start my life, and I owe it to Narconon.

-P.L.

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Before I arrived here I was addicted to heroin and speed, among other drugs. Doing drugs was a part of my daily routine. In fact, it became my daily routine. I not only jeopardized, but sacrificed everything I had going for myself. I went from being an A student to a dropout. I went from a dedicated, spirited person to a beat-up, discouraged and unhappy heroin addict. I isolated from the people that loved me and surrounded myself with people who used me. I went from being proud to being ashamed. It was obvious drugs had weakened and defeated me. I realized since being here that I made the decision to let that happen and in the same way I could decide to become drug-free and rebuild a life for myself I could respect and enjoy. Since making this decision I have re-established a life for myself. I have self-respect and pride. Most importantly, I look forward to everyday without the burdens of Addiction and with clear eyes and a clear head. I have an amazing life because I have freed myself from my drug use. And this is only the beginning.

-G.R.