Narconon Gave Meaning to My Life!

I started using drugs at the age of 15. I started with heroin, when a friend of mine gave me heroin to smoke. I was very curious to try it and I did it for fun. When I was high on drugs, all my worries used to disappear and I used to feel confident and happy. After the influence of the substance was over, I felt much worse than before. Heroin had already started to control all aspects of my life. I started to chase that fake feeling and thus became a heavy heroin addict.

I started to steal money from my family and friends for my next dose. I wasn't able to work or study and so I started lying and cheating. My body was in tragic condition. My parents were always close to me but they didn't really know how to help me. At some point I decided that I had to change my life. I spoke to my mother about my dream of passing the national Greek exams so that I could study at the University.

I stayed at home in order to study for my exam but I was having withdrawal symptoms and it was impossible to hold a book and study. I begged my mom and sent her to a criminal drug dealer to buy 50g heroin for me and she did it because she couldn’t stand to see me begging and crying.

I passed the exams and I got accepted at University of Athens. I went there to make my future but I wasn't able to stop myself from falling in the grip of heroin. I started taking higher amounts of heroin and all different kinds of pills.

I left home and most of the time I was living on the street or was at the police station for drug possession or stealing. I saw many of my friends die from overdose.

I didn’t want to die so I started to try all different kinds of therapy to stop my addiction, including drugs recommended by doctors. Some of these therapies were so strong that I wasn't able to speak or walk.

I can recall, for sure, about 30 times that I tried to stop drugs.

YES!! I failed to help myself every time and I didn't let others help me either.

To give myself on last chance, I arrived in Denmark and I started the Narconon program. This is the only one place in the world which helped me to get through my mental and physical withdrawal easily.

New Life Detoxification is a part of Narconon program that helped me to get my body clean and free of toxins. I started to feel fresh and good.

With the other steps of the Narconon program, I got my self-confidence back, and my ability to handle life and my willingness to live drug free.

My awareness and perception are active again so I can make the right decisions in my life. I am self-determined and confident now.

At Narconon every student has his “twin.” Twins are students who are on the same part of the program and they help each other. I feel extremely happy and proud of myself at being able to help someone else at the same time helping myself to get rid of addiction.

Narconon gave meaning to my life and helped free me from my 12 long year’s addiction.

I am finally me and I am moving forward in my life. I feel fantastic and I am grateful to Narconon for saving my life.

M. S. - Narconon Graduate