We knew there had to be a better way...
Narconon Gulf Coast was founded by Randy and Debbie Ross after four unsuccessful attempts to save their own son through other programs. "After the fourth unsuccessful attempt we knew that there had to be a better way. Randy and I spent countless hours researching what worked and what didn't work. We found that to consistently produce drug-free individuals the center needed to be small and that the recovery method utilize a true, hands-on, one-on-one approach throughout the entire program-- not just during counseling sessions."
Before opening our center, we had learned through numerous interviews with people who have attended other centers that there were several pitfalls and details that needed to be addressed. Often when people attend a rehab they at first are inclined to focus on whatever negative element they can find such as the facility may be dirty, the food bad, the staff might treat them poorly, etc. We know that when students are concentrating on elements other than the program, they are not concentrating on what is important to their recovery and, consequently, are not doing the 'real' work it takes to get better. We eliminated the negative elements.
The Narconon program helped our son and made sense to us. It is a long-standing program with global success. We knew, however, that a private setting with a hands-on approach was needed, and so Randy and I started working to give back the gift of sobriety that our family found.
What was our home is now our rehabilitation center. We converted our house in Destin, Florida into a beach front rehabilitation facility. Our center is a spacious 5 star setting with a staff/student ratio of 1.3 staff for every student. The facility is clean, neat, and comfortable. All the bedrooms have their own bathroom, television, and DVD player. The food is prepared by a certified chef, and I take a personal interest in making sure that the students are treated with the dignity and respect that they rightly deserve. Daily staff meetings at our center help ensure that the administration and staff are up-to-date on our students' progress. The meetings also help to maintain the focus of our center, and that is a program using positive reinforcement with recovery being the top priority.
- We've used our own hard experience to grow a program to help others.
- We deeply respect you and your choice to change your life.
- We do everything we can to make you feel comfortable as you start fresh.
Testimonials
"...Your efforts are most likely the reasons our son developed the will to change, as all other efforts that had been made through the years had not made a diffrence for him. You are trully the savers of life!..."
"...So I started doing the program and I could not find anything wrong with it No matter how hard i tried, with all of my old paranoia and distrust in full effect, I just couldn't find anything wrong with it..."
"...Today I have no words to really explains the diffrence in my life. The NARCONON program has taught me how to live again. NARCONON has restored my faith in myself and give me a peace and stability that can only be dreamt of..."
