10 Reasons Sauna Treatment is the Missing Piece in Recovery

In late 2011, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced its new working definition of recovery as it relates to substance abuse.  According to SAMSHA, recovery is defined as, “A process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential.” 

Some Guiding Principles of Recovery

At the time that SAMSHA released its working definition of recovery, the agency also delineated some guiding principles of recovery. 

It was pointed out that recovery emerges from hope; the possibility of a better future which results from a person being able to overcome challenges and obstacles, both internal and external.

It was also pointed out that recovery stems from a person’s self-determination and direction; with individuals defining their own life goals and following their own unique path.

Another key issue identified by SAMSHA as a guiding principle is that recovery is holistic, encompassing a person’s whole life.  It includes a person’s mind, body, spirit and community.

It is within this basic framework outlining what recovery is, and some of its key guiding principles that the Narconon Sauna program excels as a vital part of successful, long-term recovery.

Questions We Must Ask

The field of drug rehabilitation treatment is awash with different theories of addiction, different treatment philosophies, and the all-too-common use of drug substitution and harm reduction methods of dealing with addiction.

Any current treatment of addiction can be measured against the working definition of recovery.  We can question, does the treatment improve the person’s health and wellness?  Does the treatment improve the person’s ability to live a self-directed life?  Does the person strive to reach their full potential as a result of the treatment?

The most pressing question remains: does the treatment result in the addict being able to achieve sobriety, and remain sober for the long-term?  If an addict continues to relapse and revert to drug use after drug rehabilitation treatment, there must be a missing piece in recovery.  And there is.

The Missing Piece

The New-Life Detoxification Program, frequently referred to as the Narconon Sauna or sauna program, can be considered to be the missing piece in recovery, but why?

10 Reasons

The following are some reasons the Narconon Sauna treatment is the missing piece in recovery.

1.      It accomplishes drug-free detoxification

The Narconon Sauna is a detoxification program designed to release and flush out of the body the accumulated drug residues and toxins which remain lodged in the body tissues.  It is done without drugs.  There is no other known method which achieves this result.

2.      It handles the long-term adverse effects of having used drugs.

Drug residues can continue to adversely affect the person even when he or she is no longer using drugs, even years after the person ceased to use.  The Narconon Sauna rids the body of these drug residues.

3.     It rebuilds impaired tissues and cells.

The good nutrition and nutritional supplements, including vitamins, minerals and oils taken while on the Narconon Sauna program help to rebuild the impaired tissues and cells affected by drugs and other toxic residuals.

4.     It addresses adverse mental effects caused by drugs and drug use.

The mental image pictures the person has of drugs, drug use and its adverse effects on the person are no longer reactivated by the presence of the drug residuals in the body tissues.

5.     It addresses the consequences of chemical toxins—drugs—on a living organism.

Bio means “life; of living things.”  Chemical means “of or having to do with chemicals—substances which are the building blocks of matter, simple or complex.

Biochemical means “the interaction of life forms and chemical substances”, often prohibiting and

The Narconon Sauna is a biochemical detoxification action removing life-hostile chemicals from the body.

6.     It diminishes or resolves drug cravings.

Drug residuals remaining in the body reactivate and go back into circulation in the body, causing the person to re-experience the physical and mental effects of the drug, and to crave more.  The Narconon Sauna rids the body of these drug residuals, and the consequent cravings which are the key source of relapse and reversion.

7.     It clears the mind.

Ridding the body of drug residues and chemical toxins markedly restores the person’s ability to think clearly, enabling the person in their decision-making and efforts to lead a self-directed life.

8.     It increases the overall physical well-being.

Much of what continues to trap a person in the cycle of addiction stems from not feeling physically well; the person is in a state of pathology and deficiency exacerbated by the addiction lifestyle and the drugs themselves. Ridding the body of the drug residuals is vital to restoring overall physical well-being.

9.     It helps to restore and increased level of health.

The Narconon Sauna program includes good nutrition, adequate sleep, and comprehensive and personalized nutritional supplements (vitamins, minerals and oils) all serving to help the body repair itself from the ravages of drugs and drug use.

10.  It is a long-range detoxification program.

In rehabilitating the drug user, it is vital to accomplish the biochemical handling of ridding the body of life-hostile drug and chemical toxins before he or she can truly achieve stable and long-term mental and spiritual improvement.

Achieving long-term, stable sobriety and a sense of physical, mental and spiritual well-being is the essence of recovery.