Management and Staff of our Northwest Florida Drug Treatment Center, NARCONON Gulf Coast

Our Own Story

Randy and Debbie Ross, Executive Directors

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; An approach where the student is working one-on-one with a member of staff on his/her recovery 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.

NARCONON Gulf Coast Staff
The caring, professional staff of NARCONON Gulf Coast is always willing to help.

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 small home-style environment 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 small home-style facility 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.

Everything we do at Narconon Gulf Coast is designed to keep our students focused on the program and on the 'prize'. The prize is long-lasting recovery from the scourge of drug and alcohol abuse. After opening our facility and witnessing our students' successes, I knew we had found a better way." Debbie Ross

A NARCONON Gulf Coast Staff Meeting

Narconon Gulf Coast
3391 Scenic Hwy 98 East
Destin, FL 32541

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