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or medication to the addicts.”<br />
Narconon Turkey has been applied<br />
in many countries for 50 years,<br />
the average success rate of 84%<br />
over 3 years in different countries;<br />
all thanks to the application<br />
of non-drug addiction education<br />
programs. After the signing of the<br />
license agreement in 2013, the<br />
program began to be implemented<br />
by the Kurtulus Foundation’s<br />
expert team in Turkey.<br />
All of their trainers are former<br />
drug addicts and are licensed<br />
employees who have completed<br />
specialist training abroad. The<br />
4-month program consists of withdrawal,<br />
natural detox, and mental<br />
training. In the center where 9<br />
trainers are working at the moment<br />
after completing themselves<br />
the Narconon Program, even if<br />
someone is unable to successfully<br />
complete it in 4 months, the<br />
support continues for as long as it<br />
is needed to get the person drugfree.<br />
Kurtuluş Foundation President<br />
Tezemir said that Narconon is<br />
an international drug-free education<br />
and guidance program that<br />
has been successfully implemented<br />
in 48 countries such as America,<br />
Netherlands, Canada, Italy and<br />
Spain for 50 years. The program<br />
was brought to Turkey 5 years ago<br />
and we decided to make the first<br />
pilot Narconon program in Ankara.<br />
Our students in the pilot were very<br />
successful; after going abroad and<br />
completing their education they<br />
are currently Narconon certified<br />
instructors for the Turkish center.<br />
Regarding the Program, which<br />
states that substance abuse is<br />
not a disease and that medication<br />
should not be used to get rid of<br />
addiction, Tezemir said:<br />
“The program begins with a drugfree<br />
quitting process designed to<br />
help the individual leave the drug<br />
as fast and comfortable as possible.<br />
The ‘Narconon Program’ consists<br />
of drug-free withdrawal, new<br />
life detoxification, and life skills.<br />
New Life Detoxification is based on<br />
L. Ron Hubbard’s groundbreaking<br />
discovery that LSD residues are<br />
trapped in the body, even in fatty<br />
tissues, long after the person has<br />
stopped taking the drug. Further investigations<br />
have shown that many<br />
other toxic substances can remain<br />
in our bodies and have negative<br />
effects in the coming years. The<br />
New Life Detoxification Program is<br />
a combination of exercise, dry heat<br />
sweating and a carefully monitored<br />
fluid intake and nutrition regimen.<br />
The methods dissolve and dispose<br />
of the substance residual left on the<br />
body even after the person has quit<br />
the drug.<br />
The last component of the program<br />
includes a series of Life Skills<br />
Training. This training provide the<br />
individual with the tools necessary<br />
to stay away from drugs. These are<br />
the skills that those who struggle<br />
with substance addiction lose or<br />
have never had. Effective practice<br />
and learning directs the person to<br />
determination, self-esteem, and<br />
personal values. Another important<br />
point is that these courses help to<br />
develop self-control and personal<br />
strength necessary to maintain a<br />
life away from drugs. “<br />
Tezemir also stated that the Foundation<br />
besides providing training<br />
programs in Mountain Ida has also<br />
organized fundraising and made<br />
every donation accessible to the<br />
people in need.<br />
<strong>Temmuz</strong> 2018 79
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