Narconon students learn the skills needed to achieve and maintain a drug-free life—one reason why Narconon has achieved one of the highest success rates of any drug rehabilitation program in history.

hile Scientologists have successfully been using what they know in their religion to effectively handle the barriers that drugs cause to spiritual progress and to educate the general public on the dangers of drugs, the same discoveries of Mr. Hubbard have been effectively used in the secular world for more than three decades to end addiction.

Narconon (meaning “no drugs”) is a secular drug rehabilitation and drug education program that utilizes Mr. Hubbard’s drug handling technology with highly effective results. It is a separate and autonomous charitable program That is independent of any Church of Scientology, but is supported by Scientologists around the world who volunteer their time and talents. The Narconon program is open to people of all races and creeds.

All too often, rehabilitation is a revolving door. Addicts “dry out,” return to the pressures and conflicts of life, and at the first crisis turn to old “solutions.”

Unfortunately, the recurrence of widespread rehabilitation failures previously has led many to conclude that addiction is an incurable disease, and that addicts can hope for no more than learning to live with a lifelong illness. Others advocate replacement drugs, or even “preventive” drugs for youth identified as likely to become abusers.

By contrast, the Narconon program offers a unique, drug-free means for addicts to overcome their dependence on drugs and to live a life totally free of drug cravings.

	There are more than 70 Narconon facilities in 29 countries, from Mexico to Taiwan.

During the 1960s, Mr. Hubbard had observed that increasing numbers of people desiring to study Scientology were failing in their studies as a result of their experimentation with drugs such as LSD. Combined with the other all too evident effects of drugs on youth and in society, he warned that drugs were “the most destructive element in society today.” He had been investigating the problem for some time and shared his breakthroughs in his writings with many people around the world.

William Benitez, an inmate of Arizona State Prison in the U.S. and a hard-core addict since the age of 13, was one of those who heard of Mr. Hubbard’s work and he wrote to seek help and advice. Based on this correspondence and the principles developed by Mr. Hubbard, Benitez overcame his own addiction and established a program within the prison to help others. He called the program Narconon, meaning “no drugs.”