Narconon Spokesperson Cites Drug Residues in Oregon Wastewater as Evidence of Need for Effective Drug Education and Rehab

LOS ANGELES, CA, November 14, 2010 (Press-News.org) They did it in Italy. They did it in Germany. And now its been done in Oregon. The testing of municipal waste water to determine levels of chemicals that are only present in the body waste of people using illicit drugs.

In this case scientists were looking for residues from cocaine methamphetamine and the party and dance club drug Ecstasy. And they found residues everywhere they tested.

For one day March 4 2008 scientists tested samples of wastewater from 96 different municipal wastewater systems in urban suburban and rural areas. These 96 systems represent 65 percent of the population of Oregon. Cocaine metabolites were found mostly in urban areas but methamphetamine residues were found everywhere. Ecstasy was not present at all in more than half the areas tested and the areas that did show Ecstasy residues were mostly urban.

The director of Narconon used this information to stress the need for effective drug education and rehab programs. Despite the limited nature of this analysis it clearly illustrates the need for improved services in this area. Narconon is an international organization that is dedicated to preventing drugs abuse and addiction and rehabilitation of those who have become addicted. This is an objective analysis unlike a telephone survey that asks people about their drug use. This evidence is really a wake-up call for those who think that drug use and addiction in America are not too bad or not too widespread.

The Narconon drug and alcohol rehabilitation program offers an example of drug rehab that creates a positive effect. The Narconon program is a long-term residential program that uses no drugs of any kind during the rehab process. They learn new life skills that enable them to make drug-free decisions for the rest of their lives. Seven out of ten Narconon graduates go home to live drug-free lives.

The Narconon drug and alcohol rehab program is offered in cities across the United States and in forty other countries around the world. Since 1966 Narconon has been saving lives from drug and alcohol addiction. Many Narconon centers also offer drug education courses that have proven effective in changing the patterns of drug use among the students receiving the curriculum.

Narconon international effective drug rehabilitation and drug prevention activities span over 120 centers in more than 40 countries. For more information, please contact us at (323) 962-2404.

Website: http://narconon.org