Troubled Teens Resources

The focus when considering your teenager’s drug abuse will naturally be on their emotional, psychological and spiritual states. Often times, the not readily apparent physical ramifications of ingesting what, in essence are toxins, can be overlooked. More often than not, a teenage drug abuser can mask the deleterious effects of drug consumption. The “highs” that teenagers so ardently seek out can also camouflage the toll and drain that the body endures processing these chemicals. One immediately thinks of consequences to the liver.

Detox is a necessary part of the process.

When looking at various substance abuse treatment programs for your addicted teenager, you will find a variety of programs that include detoxifying the body as a step in their treatment process. One such variation is the Narconon® New Life Detoxification Program.

“While drugs and their metabolites quickly become undetectable in blood and urine, some as rapidly as 3 days after last usage,drug metabolites remain stored in fatty tissues for years. That accumulated drug residues continue to cause adverse symptoms led L. Ron Hubbard to develop a program aimed at reducing levels of toxins in the body to assist in recovery.

The New Life Detoxification Program utilizes a combination of exercise, induced sweating in a sauna, and nutritional supplements to produce the following results.”

• Reduction or elimination of drug and alcohol cravings.
• Reduction or elimination of many symptoms associated with drug addiction and alcoholism. These can include depression, irritability, and fatigue.
• Ability to think more clearly.
• Improved memory and attention span.
• Increased energy.
• Increased sense of well being.
• Enthusiasm toward Life.

Such a program can be designed by the teenager’s physician and therapist as well. The point is to heal mind, spirit, and body, assuring a firmer purchase on sobriety as the troubled teenager progresses from rehab into a renewed life.