Narcotics Annoymous
HLSC 1003
Mitch Jenkins
14 April 2007
The Use of Narcotics Anonymous for Drug Addiction Treatment
Admitting “we were powerless over our addiction, that our lives had become
unmanageable” is the first of twelve steps in the second largest drug treatment and recovery
program in the United States, Narcotics Anonymous. Narcotics Anonymous is modeled after
Alcohol Anonymous and describes itself as a nonprofit “fellowship or society of men and
women for whom drugs have become a major problem.” While the abuse of certain drugs in the
United States may be declining; the high relapse rate is due largely in part to the lack of
professional treatment and rehabilitation options. Therefore, in my opinion, Narcotics
Anonymous is single handedly the most important, successful, and rewarding part of a drug
addicts recovery process and permanent sobriety.
Research has long shown that the abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs is the single......
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