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Narconon and the cult of scientology

Narconon is an international drug rehabilitation organisation which claims a presence in 26 countries around the world. It is involved in a range of anti-drug activities, including lectures to schools, educational programmes and providing residential drug rehabilitation therapy for addicts.

It claims extraordinarily high success rates - anything up to 85% - for those undergoing its treatment programme. Narconon is very energetic in publicising its claims and, over the years, it has managed to persuade a number of state and national governments to fund its activities.

Founded in 1966, the modern Narconon programme is the work of the late L. Ron Hubbard, the science fiction author and founder of the Church of Scientology. It combines what might be termed his moral philosophy with his theories on the nature of drug addiction and his solutions to the problem, providing a mixture of educational and therapeutic activities.

Narconon is, however, a highly controversial organisation, for a number of reason. See "Key Facts" for a shortlist of the main problems with Narconon.

A lawsuit contains some allegations about Narconon

Mark Chimblo was a former Narconon employee who sued them in 1996 for battery (he was assaulted by another staff member) and wrongful termination.  His lawsuit contains some allegations about Narconon :

25. ... due to plaintiff being previously told to not report to authorities a prior incident where a staff member at NARCONON injected heroin into a minor girl at NARCONON and had sex with her and another incident where a staff member at NARCONON had sex with a minor girl at NARCONON.  The law in California then required defendants to have reported such incidents to the legal authorities upon their occurrence.

Protecting the Vulnerable from Narconon/Scientology

What is Narconon ? A critical examination of Narconon's claims, to provide a full range of information to individuals, civic leaders and media representatives interested in Narconon's activities or considering involvement with Narconon.

 

 

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