FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (of interest to editors covering: Healthcare, Drug Rehab, Detroit News) Narconon Graduate Lives to Tell Story of Addiction Ex-addict's journey with prescriptions to heroin told on CNN News program. DETROIT, Mich., Aug. 10, 2009 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Every day American citizens are being legally given prescription medications for injuries and illnesses, but given the abuse potential many wind up getting hooked on these drugs and moving on to street drugs to feed their habits. This was the topic of an interview that aired today on the Rick Sanchez show on CNN. Why Heroin Is Rampant was the title of the interview and it featured Narconon Graduate, Dominick Assante, who personally struggled with this very type of addiction before completing the Narconon drug rehab program several years ago. *(PHOTO 72dpi: www.Send2Press.com/mediaboom/09-0810-NarcononFC_72dpi.jpg) *(Photo Caption/Cutline: Ex-addict's journey with prescriptions to heroin.) Mr. Assante appeared on the CNN News program to tell his story of addiction and recovery and how several years ago he was prescribed VICOPROPHEN(R); a mixture of Vicoden(R) and ibuprofen, after a dental surgery and got addicted to this drug. During the time Mr. Assante was taking these prescription pain pills, he hurt his back and was sent to a general practitioner by his dentist and was then prescribed OxyContin(R). By this time Dominick was so hooked that he soon switched to heroin as a cheaper and easier way to get his high. He was a heroin addict and IV user for three years and used up to 10 bags per day of the drug until a family member suggested he go to the Narconon drug and alcohol rehabilitation program. As a result of successful treatment and hard work on his part, Mr. Assante has been free from drugs for 8 years. He currently is a staff member at Narconon Freedom Center in Albion, Michigan. The Narconon program is a long-term, residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation program that achieves a more than 70 percent success rate with all hard-core addictions. The program has been helping addicts around the world for more than 40 years and through its treatment program in Michigan for more than 7 years. Dominick's warning to people while on the Rick Sanchez show that are being handed prescriptions was simple; "You're in big trouble," he says. "I wouldn't take them." And big trouble is what many Americans have found themselves in who start abusing prescriptions. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported that there were 6.9 million persons aged 12 or older who used prescription-type psychotherapeutic drugs non-medically in the past month. Of these, 5.2 million used pain relievers. If you or someone you know is struggling with an addiction to prescription or street drugs, contact Narconon Freedom Center (www.freedomdrugrehab.com) today at 888-218-9478. All referenced product names, and other marks, are trademarks of their respective owners. Send2Press(R) is the originating wire service for this story, Copr. 2009. NEWS SOURCE: Narconon Freedom Center # # # // RELEASE END // MEDIA ONLY CONTACT(S): [ contact info below not for publication online or in print ] Erica Catton Director Promotion of Narconon Freedom Center +1-888-218-9478 erica @ narcononeastus.org //Note to editors: * Print-ready images may be requested from the above media contact. ......... Plain Text Copy, and Story Permalink: http://www.Send2Press.com/mediadrome/2009-08-0810-003BP.txt Release PDF: http://www.Send2Press.com/mediadrome/news_2009-08-0810-003BP.pdf Get our full-text news via RSS: http://www.Send2Press.com/RSS2/rss.xml RSS feeds by news topic: http://feeds.send2press.com/idx_RSS.shtml Add our news to your blog or Web site automatically: http://feeds.send2press.com/ ......... Text provided by news source (and/or the source's authorized agency), who is solely responsible for accuracy and legality of content transmitted. Information is believed accurate but is not guaranteed. ......... This news story from Send2Press Newswire may be redistributed and re-posted in part or in whole by members of the media. Copr. (c) Send2Press, a unit of Neotrope(R). For news aggregation sites, blogs, and bureaus, you must retain Send2Press as the original wire service source. You may capture and self-host images linked to in above release, but do NOT stream from our server. ......... The original version of this release was issued on behalf of the above organization (the "news source"), by Send2Press(R) Newswire, a service of Neotrope(R). http://www.Send2Press.com/ ......... AUGUST 2009 Press Release / B-NAB US=(MI) / pre = / ytv = / agency = () / prt = Y / /END/