PHASE II: The Narconon^® Drug Rehab Program

Phase II of the program includes effective therapies to restore abilities to focus on real goals and to return self-control to the addict. It helps a person snap out of traumatic events in which he may be stuck, and increases his ability to deal with the realities of life.

Learning Improvement Course

This course provides the student with the ability to study and retain knowledge along with the ability to recognize and overcome obstructions in the study and learning process. The student learns data on three common barriers to study. He/she learns how to "clear" a word in a dictionary so that it is fully understood, how to do realistic demonstrations of concepts, and how to spot and handle any gradient difficulties in his/her study. The Learning Improvement Course literally teaches the student how to incorporate the rest of the program into daily living for the rest of his/her life.

"Even after years of college, I never realized how inadequate my learning skills really were. This course illustrated to me that I still had a lot to learn about learning. I just wish I had had these skills before I went to school, because I would have gotten much more out of it." -CY

The Communication and Perceptions Course

Addicts use drugs to change the way they feel - their perception of reality. Drugs can and do numb the addict and provide him with a false escape from unwanted feelings and sensations. When not on drugs, addicts typically try to ignore or alter their feelings. The problem with drugs is that when they wear off, the addict becomes introverted and feels worse than before. Past experiences and upsets can stick with him, making it difficult for him to deal with reality. This course utilizes exact procedures, which focus the student's attention onto the present, as opposed to being stuck in past experiences. It improves the student's perception of his environment, and gets the student into better communication with others. This course improves one's ability to better control his life and his/her environment instead of being affected by it.

"Before I came to treatment, I didn't have an objective viewpoint on anything. Drugs had clouded my ability to see things as they really were. All I saw when I looked at someone, even my own family, was someone I could get money from for drugs. The Communication and Perception course pulled me out of past bad experiences that were affecting my thinking and behavior. My past is a chapter that is now closed, and for the first time in 25 years I.m free to be and do what I choose. -LD