David Edgar Love's Posts - ANONYMOUS Ireland2024-03-28T17:36:39ZDavid Edgar Lovehttp://anoneire.ning.com/profile/DavidEdgarLovehttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3139695047?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://anoneire.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=2affokqyzbo34&xn_auth=noFBI & Canada to Investigate Scientology Conspiracy Complaintstag:anoneire.ning.com,2012-07-12:2163779:BlogPost:225252012-07-12T20:21:35.000ZDavid Edgar Lovehttp://anoneire.ning.com/profile/DavidEdgarLove
<p><img alt="Scientology Under Investigation" height="250" src="http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_content_width/hash/c6/21/c6217212a7a117760be3eadf3d027bb3.jpg" title="Scientology Under Investigation" width="353"></img> Early this week the FBI received a formal complaint against Scientology, citing several alleged crimes, including, but not limited to exploitation of a handicap, interstate deceptive telemarketing, misleading marketing practices, fraud, and conspiracy to commit fraud. This complaint followed on the heels of a recent report filed with the Canada Competition Bureau for similar alleged crimes over a twelve year period.</p>
<p>A recent FBI investigation named Operation Disconnect was a…</p>
<p><img title="Scientology Under Investigation" alt="Scientology Under Investigation" src="http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_content_width/hash/c6/21/c6217212a7a117760be3eadf3d027bb3.jpg" width="353" height="250"/>Early this week the FBI received a formal complaint against Scientology, citing several alleged crimes, including, but not limited to exploitation of a handicap, interstate deceptive telemarketing, misleading marketing practices, fraud, and conspiracy to commit fraud. This complaint followed on the heels of a recent report filed with the Canada Competition Bureau for similar alleged crimes over a twelve year period.</p>
<p>A recent FBI investigation named Operation Disconnect was a huge success, leading to over 300 arrests in the USA.</p>
<p>Once again, the FBI is facing an ominous adversary, the Church of Scientology and their Narconon rehab centers around the globe. Today’s complaint focussed on the USA – Canada connection and information submitted indicates how desperate and vulnerable addicts and their loved ones are scammed out of upwards of $30,000 each.</p>
<p>The hook in nearly every victim is the Cult’s promise of 70-90% success rate and they are convinced by a councelor over the phone that the Narconon treatment center is staffed by qualified medical professionals.</p>
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<h2>Video: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84LxCZIwRI8">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84LxCZIwRI8</a></h2>
<p>An unwary loved one searches the internet for treatment for their son or daughter and quickly finds a long list of referral websites that can offer immediate help to a center in a town or city close by. Many of these deceptive websites neglect to indicate the name of the treatment facility or the exact location. The victim is simply asked to fill in a request for help form and click send or just call the toll free number for immediate help.</p>
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<p><a href="http://davidedgarlove.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/addict2.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-574" title="addict2" alt="" src="http://davidedgarlove.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/addict2.jpg?w=640"/></a>A few minutes later and the desperate victims are talking to a Certified Chemical Dependency Councelor (CCDC). Little does the addict or loved one know that the person they are talking to is usually a recent Narconon Graduate who took a short Field Staff Member’s (FSM), Scientology course at Narconon and possess a Certificate printed at Narconon.</p>
<p>Similar to a used car salesman, the councelor “a price can’t be placed on a life” and they promise an unrealistic success rate with excellent medical care.</p>
<p>Narconon Trois-Rivieres in Quebec, recently closed because the Health Agency declared the patients were in imminent danger of harm or death, and the three recent patient deaths while in the care of Narconon Arrowhead, paint a clear picture that Narconon is a scam and governments from around the globe are taking notice and acting to protect their citizens from abuse and harm.</p>
<p><a href="http://davidedgarlove.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/davemask1.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-579" title="davemask" alt="" src="http://davidedgarlove.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/davemask1.jpg?w=300&h=272" width="300" height="272"/></a>With Federal investigations in the USA and Canada concerning telemarketing and internet fraud, exploitation, deceptive marketing practices, and conspiracy to commit fraud, this criminally convicted Scientology organization could soon be facing the justice system once again.</p>
<p>More as the investigation unfolds.</p>
<p>David Edgar Love</p>Please Help Protect Vulnerable Patients at Narconontag:anoneire.ning.com,2012-02-07:2163779:BlogPost:219232012-02-07T02:31:20.000ZDavid Edgar Lovehttp://anoneire.ning.com/profile/DavidEdgarLove
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3149254364?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3149254364?profile=original" width="219"></img></a> Recent and credible information received from a few places across Canada, indicates that Narconon Trois-Rivieres (OSA – COS), mounted a campaign to fight as hard as possible and inundate the Ministry of Health and Social Services with volumes of PR letters from Staff, ex staff and Narconon ex-students. Also to another government agency, but this one is not urgent.</p>
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<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3149254364?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3149254364?profile=original" width="219"/></a>Recent and credible information received from a few places across Canada, indicates that Narconon Trois-Rivieres (OSA – COS), mounted a campaign to fight as hard as possible and inundate the Ministry of Health and Social Services with volumes of PR letters from Staff, ex staff and Narconon ex-students. Also to another government agency, but this one is not urgent.</p>
<p>The Quebec Ministry of Health and Social Services will soon be making their decision concerning the Certification of Narconon Trois-Rivieres and it extremely important at this phase, to direct addition documents to the Ministry for them to review.</p>
<p>We are preparing to send one last and final appeal to the Health Ministry to decline-reject Narconon’s application for Certification.</p>
<p><strong>Please review the post below to see what Narconon must conform to:</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://whyweprotest.net/community/threads/david-love-vs-narconon-trois-rivieres-certification-denial.94318/">https://whyweprotest.net/community/threads/david-love-vs-narconon-trois-rivieres-certification-denial.94318/</a></p>
<p>We have seen Narconon’s Success Rate removed off their sites to comply. We have reviewed many new websites and videos promoting an “Ideal Narconon Rehab ORG” and it’s obvious in what direction this is heading. It’s a massive PR campaign.</p>
<p>We can and will do better - - it’s quite easy when providing truth!</p>
<p><strong>This is what we need accomplished as soon as possible:</strong></p>
<p>As many Poons/Data informations, concerning the abuses, dangers, indoctrination, frauds, deaths, illnesses, confinement, disconnection policies, PTS Doctrines, SP Doctrines, etc, sent to the Quebec Ministry of Health and Social Services in Trois-Rivieres.</p>
<p>It doesn’t matter how short or long - - simple or comprehensive - - but if we are to ensure the closure of the largest Narconon in the World, over 100 beds for patients who would otherwise have a chance with professional and qualified medical care at a center who treats patients using methods that are recognized in current medical literature, we need help sending the Health Ministry a message.</p>
<p><strong>Here is the Email Address of the Health Ministry person in charge:</strong></p>
<p><a href="mailto:Denis.Grenier.Agence04@ssss.gouv.qc.ca">Denis.Grenier.Agence04@ssss.gouv.qc.ca</a></p>
<p><strong>Denis Grenier</strong></p>
<p>Commissaire régional aux plaintes et à la qualité des services</p>
<p>Bureau du Commissaire régional aux plaintes:</p>
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<p>Trois-Rivières (Québec) G9A 2B5</p>
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<p>Telephone: 819 693-3606</p>
<p>Toll Free: 1 888 693-3606</p>
<p>Fax : 819 373-1627</p>
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<p><a href="http://reachingforthetippingpoint.net/narcononsurvey/">http://reachingforthetippingpoint.net/narcononsurvey/</a></p>
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<p>David Edgar Love</p>
<p> </p>Narconon Trois-Rivieres: Scientology Connectiontag:anoneire.ning.com,2011-05-02:2163779:BlogPost:137202011-05-02T03:07:57.000ZDavid Edgar Lovehttp://anoneire.ning.com/profile/DavidEdgarLove
Company information:<br></br>Smart People Today<br></br>Montreal, Québec<br></br>Canada<br></br><br></br><span class="font-size-6" style="color: #ffffff;">Narconon Trois-Rivieres: Scientology Connection</span><br></br><br></br>Perhaps a dangerous cult of dichotomies would explain some of the puzzling contradictions at this Canadian Rehab treatment facility. The ongoing controversy over the Narconon Rehab being secular, religious, or holistic, may continue on for decades, but the Scientology staff’s actions, point a clear…
Company information:<br/>Smart People Today<br/>Montreal, Québec<br/>Canada<br/><br/><span class="font-size-6" style="color: #ffffff;">Narconon Trois-Rivieres: Scientology Connection</span><br/><br/>Perhaps a dangerous cult of dichotomies would explain some of the puzzling contradictions at this Canadian Rehab treatment facility. The ongoing controversy over the Narconon Rehab being secular, religious, or holistic, may continue on for decades, but the Scientology staff’s actions, point a clear assist finger at being a “Religious” entity. Although we must be cautious in judging ones actions before we know their motives; Hubbard has exposed motive in his writings, leaving “cautious” a moot point.<br/><br/>The words secular, religious, and holistic, are used at random to further the greatest good for their own Religious Group Doctrines and Therapies. In L. Ron Hubbard’s, own words, he states, “The only way you can control people, is to lie to them.” In a Policy Letter from 1972, Scientology Founder, Hubbard states, “Make Money. Make More Money. Make Other People Produce So As To Make More Money."<br/><br/>His motives are exposed in his decades of quotes: “"I'd like to start a religion. That's where the money is" and “"Let's sell these people a piece of blue sky." And these people pay and pay and pay.<br/><br/>Narconon uses the word secular to distance itself from the connection to Scientology controversies and the fear of losing profits should it become common knowledge to the public seeking help for desperate loved ones. When a vulnerable patient enters the Narconon facility under their care and control, speaking about or discussing Scientology is forbidden. In early December 2008, a staff member in the Withdrawal Unit quickly hushed up a few patients who were mumbling on about Narconon being Scientology. The patient who initiated the conversation had been in the Narconon program on a previous occasion and knew well that Narconon was Scientology.<br/><br/>Later on that same day, I inquired why a patient was not permitted to speak about a religion. After all, the Director did state to the Media that they do not discriminate against any religion – “all are welcome”, he said. I was amazed at the answer received from the Narconon staff member. “Well David” he said, “We are concerned that when a patient contacts their family at home, that they will continue speaking about Narconon being Scientology, and it may create an atmosphere of fear, and the family might pull the patient out of Narconon and place them in another treatment center.”<br/><br/>Even though I prodded for more information about why, there were no further answers at that time.<br/><br/><span class="font-size-4"><strong>Let’s Do Some Scientology Religious Therapies:</strong></span><br/><br/>Every step of the Narconon program is Scientology, in every aspect and Religious Doctrine as set forth by Scientology Founder, L. Ron Hubbard. These Doctrines and Therapies begin the day a patient arrives at Narconon Trois-Rivieres, in the form of Assists, Auditing Techniques, and Scientology Training Routines. For a patient detoxing from alcohol or drugs, with no doctor, nurse, or any other professional, qualified medical staff monitoring symptoms, Narconon can be a dangerous, life threatening experience. It was not uncommon for an ambulance or staff member to be seen rushing a patient off to hospital emergency in Trois-Rivieres. Indeed, a disturbing scene. <br/><br/>This Scientology program continues on for three to five months. Many hours, weeks, and months of Scientology Training Routines, Scientology Sauna Purification Rundown, and many weeks in Scientology Auditing Sessions. The patient is brain washed, coerced into writing success stories, and put through Auditing Sessions until what the Course Room Supervisor explained to me was a state of “cracked” obtained from the patient. Later I viewed a small Scientology hand book that was stored in the locked file cabinet where the Patient Case Files were stored in the Objectives Auditing Room. This book indicated what to look for in a Patient being in a Scientology Auditing Session at Narconon.<br/><br/><span class="font-size-4"><strong>Scientology Soul Cracking:</strong></span><br/><br/>As L Ron Hubbard Jr said in an interview, “Brainwashing is nothing compared to it. The proper term would be "soul cracking.” It’s very powerful, very workable and very dangerous.” - "It's like cracking open the soul, which then opens various doors to the power that exists, the satanic and demonic powers. Simply put, it's like a tunnel or an avenue or a doorway. Pulling that power into yourself through another person—“<br/><br/>"He designed his Scientology Operating Thetan techniques (Scientology's secret initiations) to do the same thing. But, of course, it takes a couple of hundred hours of auditing and mega thousands of dollars for the privilege of having your head turned into a glass Humpty Dumpty--shattered into a million pieces. It may sound like incredible gibberish, but it made my father a fortune."<br/><br/>L. Ron Hubbard Jr. may not be far off his Humpty Dumpty analogy when it comes to the practices of Scientology. A story remembered by many at Trois-Rivieres, was that of a Patient from Iran who was in an Auditing Session and was crawling around on all fours. He left immediately after graduating and the Director, Marc Bernard, read his graduation speech. The speech contained a combination of only one word. Meow! The director shook his head in wonder, but did promise to read the speech. So on it went, “Meow -- meow meow meow -- meow meow –- meow.” And on and on, the disturbing speech went.<br/><br/>I would stay up till all hours, diarizing notes from different scenes at Narconon Trois-Rivieres; it was an amazing and absurd thing to see and record and I would usually fall asleep, waking up in the morning with papers all over the bed and floor.<br/><br/>As each day passed, my curiosity grew and I asked more questions. When I asked what Scientology had to do with Narconon, I was told, “Narconon is not Scientology, it’s secular. We only use the technology written by Hubbard, not any of the Religious parts.” Although still in wonder, I carried on in the program as best I could.<br/><br/><span class="font-size-4"><strong>The Narconon Holistic Approach:</strong></span><br/><br/>In Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard is the absolute, supreme authority, and everything he said is true and correct. It can NOT be changed. It is a law not to be questioned, or face severe discipline and a PTS interview, where one is interrogated as to whether there may be a family member or other person in your life that is suppressing you or affecting your life in a negative way. In Scientology, being PTS to somebody is the cause of all accidents and all illness is one’s life – absolutely no other reason.<br/><br/>At Narconon, a Patient must memorize these Scientology Religious Scriptures, word for word and repeat all of them exactly to their Course Room Supervisor. They cannot move forward in their program until this Scripture memorization is perfected. Because I did not believe in such a science fiction approach to life, I refused and my program was halted for three days until my adamant and boisterous opinion was heard. I stood on my integrity and rights to hold my own reasonable and rational views on illness; we agreed to disagree and my file was taken off the shelf and I moved on.<br/><br/>Scientology is famous for throwing around words that suit their purpose in times of need. Holistic Treatment Programs have been around for a long time, going back some 5, 000 years in India and China. A holistic addiction treatment program focuses on techniques of abstinence and solving situational problems that may arise. <br/><br/>Narconon Vista Bay states on their web site, “Holistic medicine is a method of health care that will build a cooperative relationship together with all those parts affected, leading closer to ideal accomplishment of the physical, mental emotional, social and spiritual elements of health. This focuses on the need to treat the entire human being, together with examination of physiological, nutritional, environmental, emotional, social, spiritual and lifestyle principles. Holistic medical care is focused on education and responsibility when it comes to individual endeavors to accomplish harmony and well being.”<br/><br/>“Clearly, the all natural, holistic strategy leaves absolutely nothing untreated which is the reason Narconon Drug Rehabilitation has embraced it as the right approach to alcohol and drug inpatient rehab.”<br/><br/><strong><span class="font-size-4">On The Contrary:</span></strong><br/><br/>When combined with traditional Addiction Treatment Therapies, Holistic Medicine seems to be effective and well worth investigation. Learning new skills that promote continuing recovery is the aim of treating addiction holistically.<br/><br/>True Holistic Medicine and Addiction treatment, advocate one on one counselling and group counselling for a period of approximately 40 weeks on the average. Aftercare is also available which is a whole-family program designed for preventing relapses of participants and helps the family core, as a whole. Also, the holistic addiction treatment program methodologies continuously evolves and adapts to new treatments and in combination with tradition treatment modalities there is little debate that holistic treatment can also be an added benefit. <br/><br/>The Narconon Holistic addiction treatment is something of a different flavour. They state they leave absolutely nothing untreated, but do not promote continuing recovery, individual or group counselling, or deal with any situational problems, except being interrogated and encouraged to disconnect from family members.<br/><br/>Narconon may use Holistic in their marketing lures, but it seems far from a true Holistic treatment of any kind whatsoever. Scientology-Narconon must follow and abide by their dogmatic L. Ron Hubbard’s Pseudoscience approach and Religious Doctrines and Therapies for the life time cure of suffering addicts. Narconon is not permitted to evolve and use new scientific and approved approaches. They must adhere to out dated, science fiction quackery of Scientology founder, Hubbard.<br/><br/>All eight of the Narconon Program Course Books are written by L. Ron Hubbard and contain Scientology Religious Doctrines and Therapies. Every word in these Narconon Books are Scientology. There are no counsellors for patients to meet with and discuss personal problems. No group counselling.<br/><br/>As far as Narconon being secular; only a figment of their imagination and dreams of wealth and filling Scientology coffers.<br/><br/>The Narconon Holistic marketing on their web sites, is nothing more than a ploy to attract paying clients with pockets full of money and indoctrinate patients and recruit them into the Cult of scientology. Perhaps “Holisticness” may fit their Scientology jargon more comfortably.<br/><br/>It is clear that Narconon is Scientology and they cannot escape their own documented proof of such. The Narconon Program is Scientology Scripture, Doctrines and Therapies, and no suffering addict or alcoholic should be subject to such exploitation and unprofessional, dangerous treatment.<br/><br/>Yes, there are some success stories from patients who have completed the Narconon program, but I suggest it is only because they have been removed from their drug invested environment for a period of time and their body and mind had the necessary time to heal. Without proper aftercare, many of these may relapse and be worse off, or in some cases, dead.<br/><br/>Scientology is the most ruthless, the most classically terroristic, the most litigious and the most lucrative cult the world has ever seen. It is not a matter of “if” another person will die; it is a matter of “when.” Narconon is a dangerous rehab center and the health risks and dangers to the Canadian public must not be tolerated any further.<br/><br/>By: David Edgar LoveNarconon's Big Contag:anoneire.ning.com,2011-03-30:2163779:BlogPost:128022011-03-30T07:47:03.000ZDavid Edgar Lovehttp://anoneire.ning.com/profile/DavidEdgarLove
Narconon’s Big Con<br />
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<strong><em>The Scientology-backed rehab promises addicts they can sweat out their demons in sweltering saunas. But critics charge that the organization is the devil itself.</em></strong><br />
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If these guys were in a Narconon sauna, they'd have even less to smile about.<br />
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| Share L. Ron Hubbard, the prolific science fiction author and founder of the Church of Scientology, may have been judged “a mental case” (according to the F.B.I.)…
Narconon’s Big Con<br />
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<strong><em>The Scientology-backed rehab promises addicts they can sweat out their demons in sweltering saunas. But critics charge that the organization is the devil itself.</em></strong><br />
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If these guys were in a Narconon sauna, they'd have even less to smile about.<br />
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By Mark Ebner and Walter Armstrong<br />
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03/27/11<br />
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| Share L. Ron Hubbard, the prolific science fiction author and founder of the Church of Scientology, may have been judged “a mental case” (according to the F.B.I.) and “a pathological liar” (according to a Los Angeles Supreme Court judge), but to tens of thousands of his eager followers worldwide, the man discovered an approach to recovery that outclasses everything on offer from mainstream addiction science. Narconon is the spawn of Hubbard’s pseudoscientific notions, a detox-and-rehab enterprise that has, over more than four decades, grown into a multimillion-dollar empire that currently comprises an estimated several dozen clinics encircling the globe. Its claims of unrivaled success rates with its “100 percent natural,” “drug free” approach have kept it profitable and respectable, even as the church’s reputation has tanked. Celebrity endorsements—from the likes of "former graduate" Kirstie Alley—and a savvy internet marketing campaign haven't hurt.<br />
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Yet according to the organization's many critics, including friends and family of dead, damaged, or disappeared Narconon clients, the chain of rehabs is little more than a front group for the Church of Scientology. They allege that unsuspecting clients pay as much as $30,000 for “treatment” consisting of a bizarre detox process that poses serious health hazards, followed by indoctrination in Scientology masked as drug rehabilitation. By preying on people who are desperate and vulnerable—and therefore prime candidates for conversion—Narconon serves as one of the church’s main sources of revenue and recruitment. With the Scientology brand increasingly toxic—in a recent New Yorker, Lawrence Wright reported that the F.B.I. is investigating its leadership for allegedly violating human trafficking laws—the church’s survival depends more than ever on Narconon’s hold on the addiction and recovery market. (Efforts by The Fix to contact a Narconon spokesperson for comment by phone and email were not successful.)<br />
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L. Ron Hubbard was a strange candidate to emerge as the self-proclaimed scientific leader of one of the world’s largest anti-addiction enterprises. His fondness for illicit substances was well known. Yet aside from his own ingestion of a wide variety of illegal drugs including mescaline, barbiturates, and coke—described in letters written by Hubbard and his son—the exact nature of Hubbard’s “research” into addiction remains obscure. Hubbard claimed to have discovered in 1977 that the residue of L.S.D. and other “toxic” substances lingers in the body’s tissues for months and even years after use; like tiny ticking time bombs, these remnants can explode at any moment, triggering a dangerous craving or disorienting flashback that, in turn, can lead to more drug use.<br />
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The Narconon (not to be confused with Narcotics Anonymous, or N.A.) pamphlet “Ten Things Your Friends May Not Know About Drugs” offers a basic account of the science fiction master’s theories of drug addiction. “Most drugs or their by-products get stored in fat within the body and can stay there for years,” it reads. “Even occasional use has long-term effects. This is a problem because later, when the person is working or exercising or has stress, the fat burns up and a tiny amount of the drug seeps back into the blood. This triggers cravings so the person may still want drugs even years after he stopped taking them.”<br />
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To detoxify from alcohol and drugs, Hubbard recommended in his “Purification Rundown” that ailing addicts spend four or five hours a day in 150-degree saunas, while ingesting megadoses of vitamins. This sweat-out-the-bad, drink-in-the-good regimen had originally been invented by Hubbard as the first stage in the process of conversion to Scientology and becoming “clear”—free of the negativity of “engrams,” or previous incarnations. The ensuing rehabilitation course consists mainly of “training routines,” or “T.R.s"—a deep dive into Old Father Hubbard’s theory and practice of “communication,” which is a disguised version of Scientology 101.<br />
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“By the end of the sauna, you feel like a fresh, newborn baby,” testifies Marc Murphy, the brooding young British singer-songwriter who appears to deliver a testimonial in a promotional video on the official Narconon website, narconon.org. Murphy insists that Narconon’s drug-free approach enabled him to kick a 12-year heroin addiction, compounded by a methadone and Valium habit that he acquired during dozens of previous detox attempts. “It was the easiest withdrawal that I’ve ever done,” the “student” says about his stint at a Narconon rehab outside London. “It saved my life.”<br />
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But lives have also been lost. Since Narconon's inception some 40 years ago, dozens of criminal and civil cases have been filed against its rehabs by former patients who claim to have been injured or abused, and by the relatives of people who have allegedly died as a result of bizarre and dangerous practices. “When I was at Narconon, people were taken away in ambulances and had to spend days in the hospital,” said David Love, a client at Narconon Trois-Rivieres—near Montreal—from December 2008 to May 2009, who was interviewed exclusively by The Fix. “People have died in the Quebec facility. The vitamin and sauna treatments are horrible. Patients regularly vomited and had diarrhea. Addicts with substance abuse problems have liver problems and high enzyme counts—they should in no way be taking massive amounts of vitamins like Niacin.”<br />
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Like many Narconon graduates, Love, 57, made an effortless transition from client to employee under the influence of his rehab's Scientology-based teachings. During the six months he worked at the clinic, he witnessed at least two hospitalizations: “One client had severe stomach pains and they sent him to his room to spend the whole day moaning and in pain, until he was finally taken to the hospital.” The other patient was a diabetic whose insulin was taken away when he entered the clinic, in keeping with its “drug free” philosophy. “The guy [went into insulin shock] and had to be rushed to the hospital. He was in a coma. They basically had to save his life,” said Love.<br />
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Addicted to methadone and cocaine, Love went to the Quebec Narconon thanks to a friend’s advice. Once on staff, he says he began to notice that patients were having “very bizarre reactions, because it’s a very confusing program. A lot of them were crying. One guy punched his hand through the sauna window. Another punched his fist through the freezer glass upstairs.” While confusion, crying, and even violence aren’t exactly unheard of at many legitimate rehabs, the Narconon program is designed to break a person down, he alleged. “If you take a look at those eight Narconon books [that the rehab program is based on], you’re going to ask yourself, ‘What in the hell is this?’ because there’s no medical staff there—no doctor, no nurse, no counselor, no therapist, none.”<br />
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Narconon (“Narco[tics]-Non[e]”) was founded in 1966 by William Benitez, a 32-year-od inmate who was serving 15 years on a narcotics rap at Arizona State Prison. Benitez was looking for a way to turn his life around. On a visit to the prison library he came across “an old, tattered book, Fundamentals of Thought, by L. Ron Hubbard” that (predictably) changed his life. In the book, Hubbard expresses his view that “drug addiction was nothing more than a ‘disability,’ resulting when a person ceases to use abilities essential to constructive survival.” A repeat offender and recovery flameout, Benitez applied Hubbard’s “technology,” “practical exercises” and “certain abilities”—the many T.R.'s—and managed to overcome his drug problem. A few months later, he got permission from the Arizona State Warden to teach the method to 20 fellow addicts, and soon even non-addicts in the prison—or so the official Narconon lore has it—were asking to join the program.<br />
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In 1971, a Scientology minister launched the first Narconon center in Los Angeles, an eight-bed outpatient clinic for clients just getting out of the pen. The “Purif” sauna and vitamin cocktail were added to the basic program of Scientology courses in 1973. Over the next four decades, the organization grew into one of the best-known and biggest rehab programs in the world, claiming over 100 residential facilities, offices, and information centers across 29 countries. However, most independent reports number Narconon’s actual clinics at no more than several dozen. And according to the website of the Association for Better Living and Education (ABLE)—the nonprofit that runs Narconon International—there are 33 Narconon in-patient centers worldwide, including three in California, one in Nevada and the flagship facility in Oklahoma. The organization can’t even keep its own facts (or fictions) straight.<br />
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Indeed, an in-depth investigation by The Fix found that very little about the Narconon program stands up to scrutiny—scientific, statistical, or any other kind. Its widely publicized 76% (or higher) success rate is almost certainly wildly exaggerated (most recovery centers would be thrilled to see recovery rates of 20%). Many of the studies cited by Narconon to substantiate its claims were self-funded. Some were conducted by Scientologists; others are misleadingly presented. A 1981 Swedish study—funded by Narconon—found that only 23% of clients had completed the program, of whom 6.6% said they'd remained drug-free for a year. Yet by spinning the data like a top, the group promotes the study as proof of a 76% recovery rate. Paul Schofield, a former Scientologist who worked for Narconon in Australia from 2002 to 2008, told The Fix, “The success rate they promote is simply fraudulent. None of the claims that Narconon is an effective program have been independently verified.”<br />
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As for Narconon’s “drug free” approach, there’s more—in terms of health risks—than meets the eye to the “New Life Program,” widely advertised on its many websites. Hubbard held a fierce aversion to psychiatry and frequently compared psychiatrists to terrorists and mafia dons. This been interpreted by Narconon as a strict ban on meds, such as methadone and Valium, that allow addicts painfully phasing out drugs and alcohol to dial down their dependence gradually, avoiding the physical shock and mental stress of sudden withdrawal. The Narconon detox exposes clients to five-hour-a-day, 150-degree saunas, intended to clear the body of all alcohol, drugs and other toxins that Hubbard believed could trigger cravings and flashbacks. Even more bizarrely, Hubbard claimed the process is only completed when the pores discharge "black ooze."<br />
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To defend itself against charges of charlatanism, Narconon has managed to marshal scant scientific evidence. The same few names defend the organization in the media, decade after decade. One such supporter is Dr. David Root, who practices occupational medicine and is, not coincidentally, a member of the Narconon Scientific Advisory Board. Root, who claims to treat his patients with the “Hubbard detoxification program” at his Sacramento office, told the San Francisco Chronicle in 1991 that drugs and other poisons “come out through the skin in the form of sebaceous, or fatty, sweat. This material is frequently visible and drips, or is rubbed off on towels. It may be black, brown, blue, green, yellow and occasionally red. Most is washed off in the shower…and so is not seen.”<br />
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This apparently explains the need for huge daily doses of vitamins, minerals, and oils, including up to 5,000 mg of niacin—a B vitamin that Hubbard invested with near-magical powers, based on his misconception that by dilating blood vessels, niacin would pump alcohol, drugs and other toxins out of the body. The resulting “niacin flush,” or discoloration of the flesh, is actually the visible toxic discharge, Hubbard claimed.<br />
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Mainstream medical experts scoff at the Narconon detox. Dr. Neal Benowitz, Chief of Clinical Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics at U.C.S.F., calls Hubbard’s sweat-it-out theory “amusing” and “ridiculous.” No matter how much a person sweats through exercise or saunas, the clearance of toxins is minimal, at best. What Root described is “not biologically possible. Sweat glands excrete watery substances, not oil,” Benowitz explained to the San Francisco Chronicle. “The concentration of drugs in sweat varies very much from drug to drug. There’s very little T.H.C. in sweat. If a drug is water soluble, you’ll find it in higher concentrations in sweat. But not years later.” Dr. Thomas Brown, an addiction scientist at McGill University, adds that: “[Narconon has] a lot of underlying assumptions that are not borne out by the current state of scientific literature.” Narconon officials provided The Fix with a handful of articles that they said supported their program, mostly in obscure medical journals and including three studies by board member Root himself.<br />
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Cold turkey, heat exposure and kooky cocktails may seem ridiculous and amusing, but they can pose health hazards of special concern to alcoholics and drug addicts. Moreover, these dangers have long been known. According to a 1991 study in the American Journal of Public Health, one quarter of deaths related to sauna use were caused by alcohol or cocaine use—usually from hyperthermia, an elevation in body temperature. Given that hyperthermia is also an adverse effect of alcohol abuse, addicts undergoing the extremely elevated heat of Narconon saunas may be exposing their bodies to a compounded risk. As for megadose niacin, it can be toxic to an addict’s already-weakened liver and kidneys.<br />
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At least six Narconon clients have died—most of them in their 20s—while undertaking the program, according to documents on narconon-exposed.org, a whistle-blower website run by Dr. David Touretzky, a professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University and one of Scientology’s most dogged academic critics.<br />
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The first reported casualty was that of Jocelyne Dorfmann, 34, an epileptic who died of a seizure in 1984 at a Narconon rehab in Dijon, France, according to the 1995 "French Parliamentary Report on Cults." A budding Scientologist, she entered the program in order to be weaned off her epilepsy medication. A French judge ruled that the center’s assistant director was guilty of negligence and ordered the facility to be shut down. Christopher Arbuckle, 25, of Portland, Oregon, died when his liver failed during the vitamin-ingestion phase of the Purification Rundown—after completing several hours of required running in a sauna, according to papers filed with the Oregon State Court. (The Church of Scientology told the St. Petersburg Florida Times that the young man’s death was caused by his steroid use and pre-existing kidney problems that he failed to disclose.) In 1995, in Lombardy, Italy, Paride Ella, 22, and Giuseppe Tomba, 26, died of kidney failure within two days of each other, reported the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera. Scientologists associated with the Narconon center were found guilty of several crimes, although a higher court later quashed the convictions. In 2002, a 33-year-old Italian woman fell into a coma while in Narconon’s care and later died of peritonitis, an infection that is rarely fatal unless ignored. The woman had apparently been urged by staff at the Narconon center in Torre dell'Orso to ignore her symptoms and complete the program.<br />
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A particularly troubling aspect of these deaths is that they all seem to have been preventable—given prompt medical care. But by the time Narconon staffers decided to call on outside medical help, it was too late. The absence of licensed medical professionals at many Narconon rehabs, coupled with the general prohibition against drugs, including lifesaving medication, is a dangerous combination.<br />
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Touretzky, who toldThe Fix that he receives about one e-mail a week from a former Narconon client, has compiled a lengthy Narconon rap sheet that includes unsanitary accommodations, the on-site use of recreational drugs—including patients having sex with staff in exchange for drugs—and the abandonment of patients at remote bus stations late at night when they spoke out against abuses. “I hear from parents of kids who have been abused in Narconon and from people who have done drugs with their counselors,” Touretzky says. “There are all the bad things you could imagine [at a rehab] at Narconons."<br />
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One of the most serious allegations is that Narconon holds clients against their will. Daniel Locatelli, 35, of Grass Valley, Calif., claims to have been imprisoned by the Newport Beach Narconon in 2008. Two days into his stay, Locatelli grabbed his bags and bolted for the door, according to a June 2009 complaint filed by his fiancee in a California State Court, alleging fraud, breach of contract and attempts at religious conversion. The Narconon staff allegedly held him against his will for two more days, moving him to a second Narconon center, where he was allegedly denied access to a doctor to get treatment for his bronchitis. Locatelli claimed he was forced to read Scientology propaganda and to endure a demeaning ritual known by Scientologists as “bull-baiting,” during which other clients verbally humiliated him. In September 2009, Narconon settled the suit, paying Locatelli and his fiancee $22,000 ($2,000 less than the amount Locatelli had spent on his “recovery”), on condition that they did not publicly discuss the suit—or how the group’s coercive policies forced a recovering drug addict to thumb his way down the highway with his bag in hand, until a staff member finally picked him up and drove him to the airport.<br />
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Narconon staff who attempt to resign have also been imprisoned, especially if they have dirt on the organization. “I tried to leave on two or three different occasions,” said David Love. “I was held in a room against my will for two days, with the door blocked. They wouldn’t give me my ID, my driver’s license, nothing.” Narconon Trois-Rivieres, where Love worked, may have had no medical service, but its security and surveillance were abundant, according to Love. “It’s like a military compound. They have security guards, student control officers, and ethics officers. They count you every 15 minutes, just like a prison. They have a very good P.T.S. [Potential Trouble Source] interview interrogation-type system, where they will turn [clients and staff] around into wanting to stay.” After his escape, Love filed five different lawsuits against Narconon in the Canadian court system.<br />
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Yet lawsuits settled out of court and scattered media exposes have done little to diminish the group's popularity. Like the Church of Scientology, Narconon has effectively adapted itself to the internet age. With its deployment of many “drug,” “rehab,” and other recovery-related domain names, the organization’s web strategy nets many viewers. Narconon sites are wreathed with generic clip-art images of smiling families and clean-cut doctors in lab coats and stethoscopes; they feature scientific-looking manifestos and additional links to obscure, decades-old academic journals and come packed with glowing reviews. “I matured more in the few months that I was at Narconon than I did in the previous five years,” exclaims “A.S.” on the website drugrehab.net. “I now have dreams and goals again. I wake up excited about living each day and knowing that drugs wont [sic] be there.”<br />
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Claims that “certified counselors” are on-site are misleading, according to Love. “They advertise on their websites that they have certified counselors, course supervisors, withdrawal specialists. But that certificate is printed off right upstairs at Narconon—you take a little Scientology course and get it. There was nobody who had any degree from a university that had anything to do with rehabilitation or treatment.”<br />
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While ex-employees have revealed that Narconon and Scientology are united by shared leadership, shared finances and their shared devotion to the writings of L. Ron Hubbard, Narconon’s websites make no mention of the fact that Scientologists run the show. Yet even in the ‘70s, when Scientology’s popularity was at its peak, Narconon’s ties to the church were rarely publicized.<br />
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The group was initially marketed via public service announcements and free spots on local radio. “Desperate people would call the 800 number provided, and as Scientology began catching negative attention over the years, counselors were instructed to lie and say Narconon was in no way affiliated with the Church,” Patty Pieniadz, a former Narconon executive director, whose condemnation of the rehab is now as fervent as her former ardor, told The Fix.<br />
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Pieniadz’s account of Narconon operations is instructive. In 1973, Pieniadz, then a 19-year-old heroin addict, entered a Narconon facility in New London, Conn., for the modest sum of $50 a month. After several months, she successfully ditched her dependence on dope, but in the process replaced one addiction with another. “I finally was able to kick heroin,” she says, “but Scientology became my new obsession.” In short order, Pieniadz was hired as the New London facility’s “chief recruiter.” By age 22, she had become the executive director, tasked with securing government funding by promoting Narconon’s drug-free teachings in public high schools. By all accounts, she was a great success. “I personally brought in over a quarter million dollars,” Pieniadz recalled.<br />
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Undisclosed to students or clients was the fact that the success of rehabilitation depended on the client’s indoctrination in Scientology. “It was completely understood by Narconon staff that unless the patient did the entire Scientology Drug Rundown, there was little chance that they would permanently stay off drugs,” Pieniadz said. “The unwritten final step of the Narconon program was to acknowledge you were a Scientologist. Only then were you were considered to be rehabilitated.”<br />
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A 1984 internal Narconon document acquired by the Narconon Exposed website proves that this final step was not always unwritten. The document features a flow chart showing each stage of a person’s progression through the program. There is “Detoxification/Withdrawal,” the “Drug Education/Orientation Lecture,” the “Hard T.R.'s (0–9) Course,” the “Purification Program,” the “Objectives,” the “Repair Action,” the “Drug Rundown,” a second “Repair Action,” and “The Way to Happiness Rundown.” Finally, upon exiting Narconon, the purified, repaired and run-down graduate is shown the “route to nearest org for further services if individual so desires.” The “org” is of course a Scientology center, and the “services” are additional Scientology trainings. At Narconon, instruction in the “hard T.R.'s (0–9)” includes T.R. 8, which involves commanding an ashtray to “stand up” and “sit down,” and thanking it for doing so, as loudly as possible. Former Scientologists say that the purpose of the drill is to “beam intention” into the ashtray to make it move. More advanced skills can presumably be acquired in Scientology’s higher learning.<br />
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Dr. Steven Kent, a University of Alberta sociologist who specializes in religions and cults, has studied the Narconon conversion process. “If clients become convinced that ‘auditing’ has contributed to their improvement, they may wish to expand their practice of it by enrolling in Scientology courses,” he told The Fix. “They may not realize that their ‘perceptions’ of what caused their recovery is the result of factors other than what they think.”<br />
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Converting addicts into Scientologists is essential not only to clients' rehabilitation, but to the Narconon business model’s success. Said Kent: “Narconon is a source of revenue and recruitment for Scientology, not to mention a public relations opportunity to show an alleged solution to the widespread community problem of drug addiction.” According to Kent, Narconon is a legally independent entity that pays Scientology for its use of Scientology-based “technology” via a licensing arrangement with ABLE. Like Burger King or T.G.I.F., Narconon operates like a franchise. Scientologists play prominent roles at many of the individual franchises, although not all are owned by church members. Narconon also funnels money directly to the church in more illicit ways, like paying exorbitant rents for church-owned office space, in violation of the laws governing nonprofits, according to Dr. David Touretzky.<br />
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Given the close ties between Scientology and Narconon, it’s no surprise that the drug program’s reputation continues to enjoy endorsements and other support from the church’s famous Hollywood hawkers. Adding to the notoriety earned as a drama queen of fat, Kirstie Alley has served as the Narconon’s official spokesperson since 1990. Alley entered the rehab in 1979 to combat a serious coke addiction; today she credits the program with saving her life. John Travolta, another Scientology stalwart, is also a member of the Narconon advisory board, as is David Miscavige, Scientology’s controversial leader.<br />
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Yet when Narconon’s role as recruiter for Scientology is publicized, the rehab’s response is often to deny the charge while attacking its critics as pro-drug. In 1991, protesters turned out in force in Chilocco, Oklahoma, to block Narconon’s bid to build a “flagship” residential facility on tribal lands. The opposition was partly based on a consensus that they did not want a Scientology factory in their backyard. But after the Oklahoma Board of Mental Health went to the trouble of investigating the Narconon treatment program, it determined that it was not only dangerous but ineffective. In denying Narconon a permit to operate, it concluded: "No scientifically well-controlled independent, long-term outcome studies were found that directly and clearly establish the effectiveness of the Narconon program for the treatment of chemical dependency and the more credible evidence establishes Narconon's program is not effective…[or] medically safe." During the ensuing media melee, Narconon spokesman Gary Smith told local media that Narconon’s “sole intention is to get people off drugs.” Smith bitterly denounced the critics of the program as “outside sources…either connected to selling drugs or they’re using drugs.” Declining to be more specific, Smith merely said, “Trust me, I know.”<br />
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In recent years, Narconon claims to have instituted rules protecting addicts against any recruitment efforts. But according to a statement made in May 2002 by Devinder Luthra, then president of Narconon Canada, at a session of the Special Committee on Non-Medical Use of Drugs in the House of Commons, about 40% of Narconon clients become employees.<br />
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In the course of these investigations, reporters for The Fix contacted a dozen different Narconon facilities, presenting themselves as addicts in immediate need of help. Without exception, Narconon’s 24-hour “intake counselors” lauded the program’s success rates, while making a play for the money. Clients are typically expected to undergo three months of treatment for a flat fee of $27,000, which must be paid prior to admittance. Pressed for specifics of the program, the information became notably vague. When asked what relationship Narconon had to Scientology, most of the Narconon operator’s deftly deflected the question.<br />
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The reticence of these Narconon representatives is not hard to understand. The past decade has not been good to Scientology, which has been hurt by a series of high-profile defections, increasing media scrutiny and an inability to attract new members—and money. Much of the damage to the church's reputation has been self-inflicted, most notably by its pet celebrities. Tom Cruise’s antics—an extended tirade against psychiatry and antidepressants, for example, and an effort to persuade 9/11 firefighters with respiratory ailments to throw away their inhalers and meds in favor of Scientology rundowns—have been P.R. disasters. A high-profile investigation into the death of John Travolta’s son caused further problems.<br />
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The internet has made it increasingly difficult for the church to suppress its bad press. Dozens of anti-Narconon blogs have sprung up across the web, launched by former clients and staff, who publish their critiques at such sites as narconon-exposed.org, holysmoke.org, and crackpots.org. In 2010, an online network of hackers and computer geeks called Anonymous mobilized thousands of masked people to protest outside Scientology’s “spiritual headquarters” in Clearwater, Florida. Anonymous alleges on its website whyweprotest.net that the church has engaged in "hundreds of illegal actions, fraudulent activities, and human rights violations."<br />
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Scientology owes its sinister reputation partly to the combativeness it displays in the face of criticism. For years, the church has been accused of using lawsuits, psychological warfare and dirty tricks to silence its adversaries. It has spent millions to investigate and sue writers, government officials, disaffected ex-members and other alleged “enemies.” As far back as 1959, Hubbard warned that illness and even death would befall critics of Scientology, known within the church as “suppressive persons.”<br />
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After his resignation from Narconon Trois Rivieres in November 2009, David Love claimed that he received repeated threats from Sue Chubbs, Narconon's director of production. Most chillingly, documents indicate that Chubbs posted the words “Enemy” and “Fair Game” on Love’s Facebook page. These are specific church jargon terms, signaling to other Scientologists that he ”may be deprived of property or injured by any means and by any Scientologist,” Love explained.<br />
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The secrets Scientology is battling in courtrooms (and other, darker venues) to keep hidden allegedly include criminal activity and human rights violations that may have longtime leader David Miscavige doing a little sweating of his own. In his New Yorker profile, describing the director and screenwriter Paul Haggis’ recent angry public defection from the church, Lawrence Wright reports that the F.B.I. opened an investigation into the church in 2009, after a group of top-level defectors began telling the press—and, in some cases, filing lawsuits—alleging that the church runs a series of brutal re-education camps, where members are imprisoned, sometimes for years at a time, and even tortured. Based on accounts by former Scientologists interviewed by the F.B.I., the investigation appears to be focused on whether the organization has run afoul of human trafficking laws, including violations involving minors.<br />
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Sociologist Steven Kent told The Fix that he approached the F.B.I. a number of years ago with similar concerns about Scientology’s forced labor and re-education program, “but got nowhere.” He said that he’s skeptical about whether the current investigation will result in charges, especially if the allegations come only from adults. “But if the accusations of abuse come from young adults who report on their childhood and teen abuses, the agency is more likely to act,” he added. “If a number of current children defect and speak about criminal behaviors that adults forced upon them, then the chances are very good that the F.B.I. will take action.”<br />
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Critics also wonder if the I.R.S. will pursue the church for possible violation of its tax-exempt status via its involvement with practice management programs to dentists, chiropractors, veterinarians and other professionals—and, of course, with Narconon. Given these stakes, Narconon’s ability to raise money and convert addicts—to keep feeding the beast—has never been more critical to the survival of the church.<br />
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At its height, Narconon persuaded many of the nation’s most powerful school boards that it had a magic bullet to combat teen drug use. Supported by millions in tax-payer funding and donations from local businesses, Narconon’s traveling troupe of lecturers criss-crossed the country, reaching at least 1.5 million students a year. Though its educators sometimes won high marks for their ability to grab glassy-eyed students’ attention, Narconon educators, versed in L. Ron’s pseudoscience, flunked out when it came to the ABC's of actual drug facts. Over the decades, most US school districts have given Narconon the boot.<br />
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Yet the drug education program has managed to circumvent schools that have shunned the program, marketing their services to private and parochial schools that are less averse to Scientology dogma. Just as it targeted American Indians in its successful effort to build its flagship Narconon shop on tribal lands in Oklahoma, it now appears to have teens in poor urban and rural America in its cross-hairs. In 2009, the organization enlisted young hip-hop and rap artists to pitch its “drug free” message.<br />
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Still, Narconon’s growing list of survivors and other critics have their own message to convey. “Narconon’s a front-group for the Church of Scientology—another way to get new people into the system,” said Patty Pieniadz, the former executive director of a Narconon facility. “It’s a recipe for disaster and a scam.” As for David Love, he settled out of court his case alleging psychological harassment against his former employer on March 25, but Narconon has his four remaining lawsuits to contend with.” They threatened to harm me, to hunt me down and destroy me,” Love told The Fix. “I entered a Narconon for treatment for my addiction. I ended up in the hospital for post-traumatic stress.”<br />
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Additional research and reporting by James PartridgeNarconon - The Eight Program Books: Download Sitetag:anoneire.ning.com,2011-03-17:2163779:BlogPost:124022011-03-17T05:38:29.000ZDavid Edgar Lovehttp://anoneire.ning.com/profile/DavidEdgarLove
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.forum.exscn.net/showthread.php?t=12348&highlight=narconon+books">http://www.forum.exscn.net/showthread.php?t=12348&highlight=narconon+books</a>
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.forum.exscn.net/showthread.php?t=12348&highlight=narconon+books">http://www.forum.exscn.net/showthread.php?t=12348&highlight=narconon+books</a>Scientology-Narconon-Black Panthertag:anoneire.ning.com,2011-03-08:2163779:BlogPost:120022011-03-08T00:35:08.000ZDavid Edgar Lovehttp://anoneire.ning.com/profile/DavidEdgarLove
<p>From the Church of Scientology in Montreal, Jean Lariviere refers Narconon Trois-Rivieres Director, Sylvain Fournier to, “Please check what LRH says about dealing with a Black Panther!” A Rush-Urgent was titled in the subject. LRH is non-other than the science fiction writer, Ron L. Hubbard, the founder of the Church of Scientology.</p>
<p><br></br><strong>This dispatch was in response to this video:…</strong></p>
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<p>From the Church of Scientology in Montreal, Jean Lariviere refers Narconon Trois-Rivieres Director, Sylvain Fournier to, “Please check what LRH says about dealing with a Black Panther!” A Rush-Urgent was titled in the subject. LRH is non-other than the science fiction writer, Ron L. Hubbard, the founder of the Church of Scientology.</p>
<p><br/><strong>This dispatch was in response to this video:</strong></p>
<p><br/><a href="http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=2354453086187513116">http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=2354453086187513116</a>#</p>
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<p><strong>Link to leaked emails:</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://qcanon.ning.com/forum/topics/2162290:Topic:2360">http://qcanon.ning.com/forum/topics/2162290:Topic:2360</a></p>
<p><br/>Following a damaging CBC TV-Radio Canada investigative report on Narconon Trois-Rivieres and their connection to the Church of Scientology, Jean Lariviere dispatched an email to Narconon to “handle the situation ASAP.” Their fear was the new Quebec accreditation laws being implemented by the Quebec Ministry of Health and Social Services in July 2011, and the negative impact these new laws may have on the continuing operations of Narconon Trois-Rivieres. Millions of dollars of yearly revenue was at stake and urgency is revealed in the leaked emails.<br/><br/><strong>Handle the Government:</strong></p>
<p><br/>The Church of Scientology advises a Narconon representative to visit and meet with government officials, as in the following email excerpts: (COS to Narconon)<br/><br/>“Obviously, the first thing to do is to find out what this law is about, and what is the sit between governement's!”</p>
<p><br/>“In other words, find out from the horse's mouth so to speak! Two (2) major targets: 1) gathering basic and essential information and; 2) starting the PR handling right away with the people who must be handled!”</p>
<p><br/>“You were also supposed to let me know the results of those meetings so that I could assist with your writing a tailor-made handling or plan to handle the actual situation.”</p>
<p><br/><strong>“Please check what LRH says about dealing with a Black Panther!”</strong></p>
<p><br/>“I am always willing to talk with you and offer data or advices.<br/><br/><strong>Narconon Director, Sylvain Fournier Responds:</strong></p>
<p><br/>Leaked email excerpts:</p>
<p><br/>“Thank you for your communication, and for your advise throughout this episode, I did use a lot of your recomendation to handle this situation.”</p>
<p><br/>“I have a very good communication line with the Office of M. Sebastion Proulx, who is the Deputy of the Mauricie Region,which includes Trois-Rivieres,…”</p>
<p><br/>“I will keep you updated on any future communication that I will have with M.Proulx's office, so that you are in the know.”</p>
<p><br/>“I will most likely meet with them next week-end (26-27July) and the 4th of September, both time on occasion where Narconon Trois-Rivieres is the Major Sponsor of a large scale event ( Le Monaco and Pro-Am Golf Tournament for Interval).”<br/><br/>“Thank you for your time, help and consideration.”<br/><br/><strong>Black Panther:</strong></p>
<p><br/>L. Ron Hubbard’s "Black Panther Mechanism", is repeatedly described in 1950 in the original book: "Dianetics, the Modern Science of Mental Health" and the Scientology Church advised Narconon Trois-Rivieres to check out how to deal with a Black Panther. (Government depicted as Black Panther?)</p>
<p><br/>The five alternate mechanisms are: (1) ATTACK, (2) FLEE, (3) AVOID, (4) NEGLECT and (5) SUCCUMB.</p>
<p><br/>In this scenario and statement by Scientologist Jean Lariviere, “handle” being the word as in handling a wild animal, would most certainly manifest to “confront” or “appropriately attack.”</p>
<p><br/>Recent controversy and the March 2011 media exposure on television and press, indicate that Scientology-Narconon did not succeed in their government handling whatsoever. Quite the contrary; indeed, there has been much government interest and investigations, to the detriment of the cult.</p>
<p><br/>Perhaps the Black Panther Mechanism is as out-dated as the pseudoscientific Narconon treatment methods.</p>
<p> <br/>By: David Edgar Love</p>Canada Senator Speaks Out - Scientology Fraudtag:anoneire.ning.com,2011-03-07:2163779:BlogPost:119022011-03-07T01:07:27.000ZDavid Edgar Lovehttp://anoneire.ning.com/profile/DavidEdgarLove
<a href="http://www.examiner.com/personal-safety-in-montreal/canada-senator-speaks-out-scientology-fraud" target="_blank">http://www.examiner.com/personal-safety-in-montreal/canada-senator-speaks-out-scientology-fraud</a><br />
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For Scientology-Narconon in Canada to retain their registered charitable status, I suggest they be subject to a compulsory benefits test. Does this charitable treatment center benefit our society or do the harms far outweigh the good? A senate Hearing in Ottawa may address…
<a href="http://www.examiner.com/personal-safety-in-montreal/canada-senator-speaks-out-scientology-fraud" target="_blank">http://www.examiner.com/personal-safety-in-montreal/canada-senator-speaks-out-scientology-fraud</a><br />
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For Scientology-Narconon in Canada to retain their registered charitable status, I suggest they be subject to a compulsory benefits test. Does this charitable treatment center benefit our society or do the harms far outweigh the good? A senate Hearing in Ottawa may address the aforesaid and could be forthcoming soon.<br />
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In a recent TVA Investigative Report aired on February 25, 2011, Canada Senator Celine Payette speaks out against Scientology and is asking Quebec City, as well as Ottawa, to open an investigation and review the organization's tax status. Senator Payette states, "In my view it is a for-profit organization and they are committing fraud." The Senator also states, "As far as I'm concerned, I think an investigation should be conducted. People are being exploited; people of modest means. In my opinion, money is being extorted when I see the money paid for courses."<br />
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A Criminal Organization:<br />
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On March 3–4, 1983, police raided the Scientology headquarters in Toronto and seized an estimated 250,000 documents in more than 900 boxes.<br />
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On June 25, 1992, seven members were convicted for operations against the Ontario Provincial Police, the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The Church of Scientology itself was convicted on two counts of breach of the public trust: infiltration of the offices of the Ontario Provincial Police and the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General. The Church of Scientology was ordered to pay a $250,000 fine. The Church of Scientology became the only Canadian religious organization to be convicted for breaching the public trust (the term 'religious organization' being used loosely; the Church of Scientology is not officially recognised by the Canadian Government as a religion).<br />
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Scientology-Narconon is now being investigated for Exploitation of a Handicap by the Quebec Human Rights Commission. Named in the nine page formal complaint are:<br />
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The Church of Scientology, Montreal, 4489 Papineau Street Montreal, Québec, Canada H2H 1T7; ABLECanada, 20 Carthage Ave, SCARBOROUGH, Ontario, M1R 4Y2; Narconon Trois-Rivieres, 7535 Boulevard Parent, Trois-Rivières QC, Canada; Narconon Canada (Dissolved), Narconon International, 4652 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, CA 90027, Church of Scientology International,6331 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles 90028, and David Miscavige, 6331 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles 90028 In addition to the Corporate Entities, each and every Executive Director of the aforesaid is named; being responsible and accountable for the administration and directives at the rehabilitation center at Narconon Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada.<br />
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In Canada, Narconon Trois-Rivieres is a registered charity with all the benefits and exemptions afforded to every other charitable organization. It claims to be a public benefit by caring and treating drug addicts and alcoholics; but is this really the case? Does it benefit the general public and society as a whole, or does Narconon really do more harm than good? The controversy continues over this rehabilitation center and with the several, recent complaints filed with the Quebec Human Rights Commission, Quebec Labour Relations Board, Canada Health, Quebec Ministry of Health and Social Services, Quebec College of Physicians, the Canada Competition Bureau, and the Quebec Ombudsman, this controversy promises to continue far into the future for Narconon Trois-Rivieres and Scientology.<br />
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This Narconon Trois-Rivieres Treatment Program costs $23,000.00, plus additional costs for extra doctor visits, personal hygiene items, extra rides for appointments at a cost per ride, and other miscellaneous expenses for personal items. The cost to a parent or sponsor for a loved one sent to this facility can easily cost $25,000.00 or more.<br />
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The Narconon treatment and rehab program is Scientology, with all of the bells and whistles of this convicted, criminal organization. The eight books written for this program are from L. Ron Hubbard’s books on Dianetics, which is the basis for Scientology.<br />
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So is Narconon a credible rehabilitation treatment center that benefits society or is it a money machine and recruitment facility for the Church of Scientology. With the majority of the executive staff and many of the other employees being Scientologists, and many of the new staff recruited from those who recently completed the program, the image is clear.<br />
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There are no doctors, nurses, counsellors, or any other government recognised or certified medical professional at Narconon Trois-Rivieres. Nor are there any of these professionals at any other Narconon in Canada. The methods used to “cure” addicts and alcoholics for life, as they claim and promote, are not accepted by scientists, physicians, or the health authorities. In fact, many authorities claim that the treatment methods and practices at Narconon are unsafe and dangerous.<br />
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I have written previous articles concerning the physical dangers and the damage this Narconon center exploited upon its victims and now I will touch briefly on the cult’s psychological abuse and deceptions.<br />
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Their belief system is intensely focussed on our worlds doom and their group’s elite role in taking control over society. The church leader dominates the members and harnesses close control over all the member’s actions physically, sexually, and emotionally. They demonstrate extreme paranoia and outward fear of government and outsiders. It is scientology doctrine and policy to lie or violate laws if this will further the cause and survival of their group. With this cult behaviour, comes the dangers of abuse.<br />
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When a cult group like this is in care and control over vulnerable addicts needing help, the focus is on their own group’s survival, not the intense health care these ill people so desperately want and deserve.<br />
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Recent meetings at Senator Celine Payette's office in Ottawa and with the Ministry of Health and Social Services in Trois-Rivieres, indicate these Federal and Provincial governments are taking interest and investigating the exploitation of vulnerable Canadian citizens.<br />
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With recent news media coverage, victim’s statements, and clear and concise proclamations made by health care professionals and scientists, the tax benefits this organization now enjoys could be very short lived.<br />
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By: David Edgar Love<br />
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Continue reading on Examiner.com: Canada Senator Speaks Out - Scientology Fraud - Montreal Personal Safety | Examiner.com <a href="http://www.examiner.com/personal-safety-in-montreal/canada-senator-speaks-out-scientology-fraud#ixzz1Fs5rvP4n">http://www.examiner.com/personal-safety-in-montreal/canada-senator-speaks-out-scientology-fraud#ixzz1Fs5rvP4n</a>Narconon Trois-Rivières, Canada
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(Trois-Rivières) The Narconon Trois-Rivières detoxification centre, suspected of…tag:anoneire.ning.com,2011-02-16:2163779:BlogPost:110122011-02-16T05:05:20.000ZDavid Edgar Lovehttp://anoneire.ning.com/profile/DavidEdgarLove
<p>Narconon Trois-Rivières, Canada</p>
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<p><br></br>(Trois-Rivières) The Narconon Trois-Rivières detoxification centre, suspected of links with the Church of Scientology, once again finds itself in the middle of a controversy. This time, it's the public statements made over the weeked by a…</p>
<p>Narconon Trois-Rivières, Canada</p>
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<p><br/>(Trois-Rivières) The Narconon Trois-Rivières detoxification centre, suspected of links with the Church of Scientology, once again finds itself in the middle of a controversy. This time, it's the public statements made over the weeked by a former patient who became an employee of the organization that have brought the subject back into the news.<br/><br/>David Edgar Love, a 57-year-old man from the Montreal area, has just filed a complaint with the Quebec Human Rights Commission as well as with the Quebec Labour Standards Commission . Both commissions are currently investigating the matter.<br/><br/>The former Narconon employee says he is suffering from post-traumatic stress since leaving the centre in May 2009. Harassment and threats are alleged to have been daily occurrences at the Parent Boulevard establishment.[ more → ]<br/><br/>• David Edgar Love vs Narconon Trois-Rivieres<br/>Court hearing date is set for January 17th, 2011. Click here to read his brief summary.<br/>Narconon Fudges Numbers<br/>Love also adds: "...All of my examinations and calculations indicated that the advertised and promoted success rate was far below 70%. In fact it was approximately 46% using Narconon’s own computer data. <br/><br/>This 46% success rate represents post graduates only and does not take into account the patients who did not complete the program. It also does not include post graduate staff members who relapsed, which were several in the past two years. When taking the aforesaid into account, the Success Rate falls far below 20%.<br/><br/>The high “success rate”, which every Narconon in the world claims, is what I consider the key to Narconon’s ability to make money and fill Scientology’s coffers. <br/><br/>It is this advertised and promoted high success rate, which lures the unsuspecting and vulnerable public into this Narconon program of exploitation. These people have a high expectation of success, which is clearly a misrepresentation..."</p>David versus Hubbard
by Émilie DubreuilJuly 18, 2010 11:30 P.M.The number was blocked on the call display, but I knew I was speaking with the Church of Scientology's Salman Rushdie.The first time…tag:anoneire.ning.com,2011-02-16:2163779:BlogPost:111082011-02-16T02:59:36.000ZDavid Edgar Lovehttp://anoneire.ning.com/profile/DavidEdgarLove
<p><br></br><strong>David versus Hubbard</strong></p>
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<p><br></br><br></br>by Émilie Dubreuil<br></br>July 18, 2010 11:30 P.M.<br></br><br></br>The number was blocked on the call display, but I knew I was speaking with the Church of Scientology's Salman Rushdie.<br></br><br></br>The first time I heard of David Edgar Love was last fall. The telephone rang at home. A man introduced himself in English: "Hello, my name is Gerry Armstrong ... " The number was blocked on the call display, but I…</p>
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<p><br/><br/>by Émilie Dubreuil<br/>July 18, 2010 11:30 P.M.<br/><br/>The number was blocked on the call display, but I knew I was speaking with the Church of Scientology's Salman Rushdie.<br/><br/>The first time I heard of David Edgar Love was last fall. The telephone rang at home. A man introduced himself in English: "Hello, my name is Gerry Armstrong ... " The number was blocked on the call display, but I instinctively knew that the person on the other end was the Church of Scientology's Salman Rushdie. Gerry Armstrong is an Anon, a name coined by "anti-Scientology" activists for persons who criticize the activities of the Church and even its very existence. Anons provide the help they have the means to offer to those who wish to leave the ranks of the religious group as well as to those who say they are its victims. <br/><br/>In this community, whose members can be found throughout the world, Armstrong is a star, a true living legend. A former Scientologist who from 1971 to 1981 was a member of the Sea Org, an elite group within the Church, he was in 1980 assigned the task of collecting the personal archives of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. This research was intended to facilitate the work of the writer hired by the organization to write the prophet's biography. <br/><br/>While sifting through the master's papers -- notes, letters, archives -- a seed of doubt was planted in the mind of the faithful Scientologist, and the more he read, the more he doubted the dogma to which he had devoted his life. He asked his superiors to explain the inconsistencies he discovered in Hubbard's writings. This was such insubordination that the Church excommunicated him and declared him anathema. As a result of his questioning of Scientology doctrine, he was subjected to "Fair Game", a policy established by Hubbard in 1960 and which stipulates that any individual or group that threatens his Church will be attacked. This essentially means "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth." Thus did Scientology drag its former disciple to court. The pretext: the Church accused Armstrong of handing over confidential papers to his lawyer. <br/><br/>In 1986, after a long court battle, the two parties signed an agreement. Armstrong accepted $800,000 in compensation. In return, he agreed not to disclose privileged information about the Church and not to intervene in other cases related directly or indirectly to the organization. However, for the past 24 years, Armstrong has been doing precisely the opposite. He devotes his life to helping people who sue the Church and speaks openly about the secret documents to which he had access. The upshot has been a proliferation of new lawsuits. These were the circumstances which, last fall, led David Love to find him. If you want to attack Scientology and you're googling in the hope of finding allies, it doesn't take long for Gerry Armstrong's name to pop up ... From a building in Trois-Rivieres, this is what David Edgar Love was searching for. <br/><br/>Knowing about my journalistic interest in the Church of Scientology, Armstrong wanted to tell me about a "case". An employee of Narconon was being held against his will at the detoxification centre which is located at the outskirts of Trois-Rivieres and which is tied to the Church of Scientology. Like the vast majority of Narconon's "intervention workers", there are Narconon centres around the world. <br/><br/>David Edgar Love arrived there as a client. He was suffering from an addiction to medication and had faith in this miracle cure that advertised a 70% success rate. The centre provides treatment for addicts based on Hubbard's teachings, which are disputed by the scientific community. Hubbard believed that drugs, all drugs, settle in the body's fatty tissues and that it is therefore possible to detoxify a person by following what Scientologists call "the purification rundown", which consists of sending a person to a sauna for several hours a day for several weeks. <br/><br/>Like most clients of this miracle cure (which costs a fortune: tens of thousands of dollars), Love hails from English Canada. During his treatment, he claims he was forced to watch a film about Dianetics, Scientology's bible. He also claims to have been sexually harassed by the treatment director and that his bedside books were confiscated so that he could only read books by Hubbard. In spite of this, Love successfully completed the treatment and became an employee of the centre. He was given the responsibility of compiling statistics on success rates ... and he began to call persons who had completed the program, only to realize, he says, that the success rate was closer to 40% than 70%. <br/><br/>Moreover, Love says he witnessed disturbing medical incidents. For example, a diabetic was denied his insulin. Scientologists have, to say the least, a complicated attitude toward drugs and illness, which, according to them -- this is an extremely terse summary -- are caused by surplus particles of extraterrestrial beings that pollute our body. Love also tells the story of a young Ontario woman who broke her arm when she fell on ice and who was not immediately taken to a hospital because someone wanted to cure her with a Scientology-style laying on of hands. We contacted this former Narconon client in Ontario and she confirmed this story. <br/><br/>David Edgar Love became increasingly uncomfortable about his employer and its methods, and he began to think of leaving. However, Narconon, he says, showing us copies of his paychecks, paid him well below the minimum wage. It was then that he contacted Armstrong, who in turn called me. I met Love just as he was leaving the facility with the escort he had requested from the Sûreté du Québec [Quebec provincial police]. He was strange, hirsute. Since then, he has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress syndrome by a psychiatrist from the McGill University Health Centre, he has filed complaints with the Quebec Labour Standards Commission [Commission des normes du travail] and the Quebec Human Rights Commission [Commission des droits de la personne], and he has lobbied the Health Department to ban the Scientology treatment. It's a David versus Goliath battle. But not exactly ... because people like Gerry Armstrong and his wide network of Anons provided him a lawyer who has been advising him from Australia to assist him in his efforts. <br/><br/>Narconon denies David Edgar Love's allegations and has paid him his wages. Today, the former addict is working at a call centre in Dorval and he is determined to remain in Quebec until the treatment program tied to the Church of Scientology has been shamed in the public square. Employees of Narconon still lecture about drugs in schools across the province, promoting the gospel of a science fiction writer and of a religion among young people.</p>Narconon Dangers and Health Risks - Part Two
http://www.prlog.org/11003973-narconon-dangers-and-health-risks-part-two.html
It is not a matter of “if” another person will die, it is a matter of “when.…tag:anoneire.ning.com,2011-02-16:2163779:BlogPost:111072011-02-16T02:42:29.000ZDavid Edgar Lovehttp://anoneire.ning.com/profile/DavidEdgarLove
<p><strong>Narconon Dangers and Health Risks - <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Part Two</span></strong></p>
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<p><br></br><strong><em>It is not a matter of “if” another person will die, it is a matter of “when.” Narconon is a dangerous…</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Narconon Dangers and Health Risks - <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Part Two</span></strong></p>
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<p><br/><strong><em>It is not a matter of “if” another person will die, it is a matter of “when.” Narconon is a dangerous rehab center and the health risks and dangers to the Canadian public must not be tolerated any further.</em></strong> <br/><br/>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br/><br/>PRLog (Press Release) – Oct 15, 2010 – The Dangerous Sauna Program: <br/><br/>High doses of Niacin are administered in a toxic dosage and this is one of the health risk dangers. The dosage usually begins at 100mg, increasing to 2,600mg, and sometimes as high as 5,000mg. The medically recommended level is about 15 mg. The toxic high doses administered at Narconon, can have severe, even potentially fatal side effects, which was evident. <br/><br/>The effects of the Niacin overdose, which include skin irritation, flushing, severe itching, dizziness and headache, can also cause severe damage to the liver and cause other medical problems. <br/><br/>Other vitamin Mineral supplements, include calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, manganese, copper, iodine and potassium, and up to half a cup of pure oil. Also a solution called Cal mag; a mix of calcium gluconate, magnesium carbonate and vinegar in water is taken up to three times per day. <br/><br/>On one occasion a diabetic patient entered the sauna program at Narconon Trois-Rivieres and did not receive his insulin. He became extremely ill and was taken to the hospital emergency where the trained medical staff saved his life. He spent several days in hospital care before being discharged. <br/><br/>The hospital staff were very angry and concerned over how Narconon could treat such a patient by not giving him his insulin; especially while being in a hot sauna and taking high doses of niacin and other vitamin concoctions. <br/><br/>Because niacin can cause hyperglycemia, dosage adjustment of insulin or oral antihyperglycemic therapy may be required in diabetic patients. <br/><br/>This Narconon program is extremely dangerous to patients with active liver disease, peptic ulcer disease, hyperuricemia with a history of gouty arthritis or uncontrolled hyperglycemia. Patients with gallbladder disease, history of jaundice or liver disease should be monitored closely while on niacin or niacinamide. <br/><br/>The Narconon Sauna staff members have no medical training and are not qualified to monitor toxic reactions to the high Niacin doses, nor are they trained professionals to recognize any physical or psychological adverse reactions to this treatment they are administering. In effect, they are practicing medicine without a license. They are examining the patients for physical and psychological reactions to the niacin and other vitamin concoctions, which they themselves are administering. These doses are increased according to the unqualified opinions of Narconon staff members. <br/><br/>A Dangerous Scam and Quackery: <br/><br/>After reviewing materials published by Narconon, University of Oklahoma biochemistry professor Bruce Roe described the program as "a scam" based on "half-truths and pseudo-science. In a 1988 report, Dr. Ronald E. Gots, a toxicology expert from Bethesda, Maryland, called the regimen "quackery", and noted that "no recognized body of toxicologists, no department of occupational medicine, nor any governmental agencies endorse or recommend such treatment. <br/><br/>A report on Narconon for the Department of Health in California described the mega-doses of vitamins as "hazardous" and "in some cases lethal". Prof. Michael Ryan, a pharmacologist at University College Dublin, told a 2003 court case that the Purification Rundown is scientifically unverified and medically unsafe. <br/><br/>In a 1999 French court case, five staff members of the Church of Scientology were convicted of fraud for selling the Sauna Purif and other Scientology procedures. In Russia, the Purification Rundown has been banned by officials as a threat to public health. <br/><br/>Narconon Scientology Deaths and Serious Injury:<br/><br/>Paride Ella and Giuseppe Tomba, clients of Narconon in Taceno, Italy, died in 1995 during the vitamin phase of the program, suffering kidney problems and a heart attack respectively. <br/><br/>A 25-year-old man in Portland, Oregon died from liver failure having taken the Purif. His parents sued the Church of Scientology and the case was settled out of court. <br/><br/>At Narconon Trois-Rivieres in Canada, a young man was denied his insulin while in sauna and was rushed to hospital and nearly died. <br/><br/>At Narconon Trois-Rivieres in Canada, a young man suffered severe stomach pains during his time in sauna and was sent to his room to lay down. After suffering all day in his bedroom, he was then taken to the hospital emergency and admitted to a hospital ward for care and monitoring. <br/><br/>Many of the Narconon Trois-Rivieres patients experienced vomiting from stomach upset and other ailments and pains. <br/><br/>Patients at Narconon also experienced mental distress, angry and violent outbursts, including one man who punched his fist through the glass window in the sauna door. <br/><br/>Conclusion Summary: <br/><br/>I was at this Narconon as a patient and later employed on staff for a period of six months and have seen and experienced the dangers and health risks at this controversial rehab center. Many of the cases I witnessed have been documented and substantiated by other reports from ex-patients and ex-staff members from Narconon Trois-Rivieres. <br/><br/>In view of the clear and obvious violations of due care to Patients and medical negligence which this Narconon is responsible for, this facility should be shut down immediately without redress. This is a public health and safety concern that the health authorities and governments of Canada are responsible for, accountable for, and of which they have the power to act and protect our vulnerable citizens from the exploitation, dangers, and health risks. <br/><br/>It is not a matter of “if” another person will die, it is a matter of “when.” The time is now for putting an end to this addiction treatment center that is practicing medicine without a license and administering unsafe and dangerous doses of niacin and using other practices to the detriment of their Patients safety and well-being. <br/><br/>Narconon is a dangerous rehab center and the health risks and dangers to the Canadian public must not be tolerated any further. <br/>David Edgar Love</p>Narconon Dangers and Health Risks - Part One
http://www.prlog.org/11003935-narconon-dangers-and-health-risks-part-one.html
It is not a matter of “if” another person will die, it is a matter of “when.…tag:anoneire.ning.com,2011-02-16:2163779:BlogPost:111062011-02-16T02:38:16.000ZDavid Edgar Lovehttp://anoneire.ning.com/profile/DavidEdgarLove
<p><strong>Narconon Dangers and Health Risks - <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Part One</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.prlog.org/11003935-narconon-dangers-and-health-risks-part-one.html" target="_blank">http://www.prlog.org/11003935-narconon-dangers-and-health-risks-part-one.html</a></span></strong></p>
<p><br></br><em>It is not a matter of “if” another person will die, it is a matter of “when.” Narconon is a dangerous rehab…</em></p>
<p><strong>Narconon Dangers and Health Risks - <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Part One</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.prlog.org/11003935-narconon-dangers-and-health-risks-part-one.html">http://www.prlog.org/11003935-narconon-dangers-and-health-risks-part-one.html</a></span></strong></p>
<p><br/><em>It is not a matter of “if” another person will die, it is a matter of “when.” Narconon is a dangerous rehab center and the health risks and dangers to the Canadian public must not be tolerated any further.</em> <br/><br/><br/>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br/><br/>PRLog (Press Release) – Oct 15, 2010 – PART ONE of a Two Part Story <br/><br/>Narconon Patients have become extremely ill, rushed to hospital emergency in Trois-Rivieres, and may have died without the professional, medical attention from the emergency care physicians. <br/><br/>After searching for addiction help on misleading Narconon websites, which promise a 70% success rate to those who pay their $23,000.00 fee, the vulnerable patient speaks to a well-trained Registrar. A Commissioned sales person of convincing attributes, luring the unsuspecting victim into the evil clutches of Narconon-Scientology. A handsome ten percent commission to the Registrar for each new Patient. <br/><br/>I was employed at Narconon Trois-Rivieres, as a Registrar. <br/><br/>The Patient arrives at Narconon, usually disoriented and many times drunk or still high on their drug of choice. They are taken up to the Registrar’s office where several pages of contract documents are presented for the Patient’s signature. Even though they have no mental capacity to form intent, their wobbly signature seals the contract agreement and the Patient is then taken to the Narconon Withdrawal Unit. <br/><br/><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Scientology Indoctrination Begins:</span></strong> <br/><br/>Following a strip search, luggage-go through, and urine test, the disoriented and many times frightened Patient, is assigned their room. There are usually several other patients already there and can be seen going through the “Drills.” Scientology Doctrine drills which seem strange and foreign indeed to the unaccustomed. <br/><br/>Some are seen on massage tables receiving what the term in Scientology is called “Assists.” It is not a massage, but rather a science fiction writer’s quackery, written by L. Ron Hubbard, the creator of Scientology. As the person lays there on the table, a staff member touches various points on their body, saying, “Feel my finger”, and the Patient responds, “Yes.” And this process of “Feel my finger – Yes”, goes on and on, non-stop, until the staff member is finished the “assist.” Sometimes a tired Patient simply falls asleep. There are variations to these assist techniques. <br/><br/>In another room, two people can be seen staring at each other; not moving a muscle. Sometimes with their eyes open or they may be closed. <br/><br/>Then there is the “Locational Drills.” The Patient is commanded to “Look around the room and find something that is red, (or green or blue, etc) This drill can go on for hours and frustrates the Patient to no end. <br/><br/><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Health Risks and Dangers:</span></strong> <br/><br/>When the Patient arrives at Narconon, they are not examined by a physician or seen by a nurse or any other government certified medical professional or councillor. Treating drug addicts or alcoholics without a medical examination, is dangerous and a high health risk concern. <br/><br/>Seizures may occur in up to 25 percent of alcoholics in withdrawal and they generally do so in the first 24 hours after alcohol use stops, but they can occur up to 5 days later. Alcohol withdrawal can be a dangerous process without the appropriate medication, such as Phenobarbital or other ant-seizure medication. <br/><br/>Drug addiction withdrawal also presents dangers of seizures; especially in Benzodiazepines, Barbiturates, and Methadone withdrawal. There is a danger of death in withdrawing from these substances when not under appropriate medical care. “Feeling someone else’s finger touching your body will not save you”, as when Assists are given.</p>
<p><br/>I have witnessed Patients being rushed by ambulance to hospital emergency in Trois-Rivieres, after having a seizure at Narconon. Some remained under professional medical care for several days before being discharged from hospital.</p>
<p><br/>The Narconon Trois-Rivieres staff members in this Withdrawal Unit, have absolutely no government medical qualifications or licence whatsoever to care for vulnerable and very ill Patients. The only training course they take is at Narconon Trois-Rivieres, which they receive a certificate for. The main theme in their training is vitamin regimes and Scientology Doctrine “Drills” and “Assists.” This is an “In-House” training, with a Certificate designed and printed off their computer. <br/><br/>Some of the “Feel my Finger” Assists became far too close and abusive for some female Patients receiving Assists from male staff. These poor, vulnerable people, after placing their trust in staff, were touched inappropriately and abused. Two male staff members were fired, but nevertheless, the damage was done and no professional counselling provided for these abused victims. In one case, photos were taken of a very ill young lady, under 90 pounds, and she was abused. <br/><br/>The emails and stories these Patients and witnesses have submitted are very disturbing and it has affected them psychologically. <br/><br/>These incidents were not reported to police or any other government authority by Narconon Trois-Rivieres; just hushed-up and not spoken about. <br/><br/><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Toxic Doses of Vitamin Regimes:</strong></span> <br/><br/>A staff member hands the Patient a small cup full of pills called “Drug-Bombs.” No other substance for withdrawal at Narconon is used; only the drug bombs and other vitamin concoctions. These vitamin regimes cause diarrhea and the dehydration begins. They do not administer any medicine which would prevent this and some Patients suffer through several weeks of this dehydrating diarrhea to the detriment of their health. <br/><br/>This toxic vitamin does not end in the Withdrawal Unit; it continues and increases when the Patient enters the Sauna Program in Narconon. <br/><br/>After being in the Withdrawal Unit for about 4 to 12 days or so, and on occasion longer, the Patient is driven an hour and a half to see their Scientology doctor in Montreal. Dr. Pierre Labonte sees the Patient and performs a quick examination. Then off for blood tests in a Trois-Rivieres Clinic. <br/><br/>After Dr. Pierre Labonte reviews the blood test results, he qualifies the Patient to enter the Sauna Program. When high liver enzyme counts are evident, entering the Sauna Program may be delayed until further tests are done. But this is not always the case and Patients have entered the Sauna with high liver enzyme counts and other medical health risk complications. <br/><br/>Narconon is a health risk concern to many non-scientologist physicians, who know all too well, the dangers that await these vulnerable Patients. <br/><br/>David Edgar Love</p>David Love Interviewed about Narconon on The Edge Radio Show in Florida with Tom Smith
http://theedgewithtomsmith.com/a/TheEdgeLove1.mp3
« on: July 17, 2010, 12:03 »QuoteIn this interview,
David Lov…tag:anoneire.ning.com,2011-02-16:2163779:BlogPost:112042011-02-16T02:25:48.000ZDavid Edgar Lovehttp://anoneire.ning.com/profile/DavidEdgarLove
<p><strong>David Love Interviewed about Narconon on The Edge Radio Show in Florida with Tom Smith</strong></p>
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<p><br></br>« on: July 17, 2010, 12:03 »QuoteIn this interview,</p>
<p> David Love explains how he initially became involved in Narconon at Trois-Rivieres and his early experiences with the detox, sauna and large dosages of vitamins. He…</p>
<p><strong>David Love Interviewed about Narconon on The Edge Radio Show in Florida with Tom Smith</strong></p>
<p><strong><a target="_blank" href="http://theedgewithtomsmith.com/a/TheEdgeLove1.mp3">http://theedgewithtomsmith.com/a/TheEdgeLove1.mp3</a></strong></p>
<p><br/>« on: July 17, 2010, 12:03 »QuoteIn this interview,</p>
<p> David Love explains how he initially became involved in Narconon at Trois-Rivieres and his early experiences with the detox, sauna and large dosages of vitamins. He exposes the lack of medical supervision, evaluation, staff, and monitoring that exists at Narconon including his time as a staff member and the discovery that Narconon's purported 76% success rate is a sham.<br/><br/></p>Narconon – Cult of Deception
http://www.wireservice.ca/index.php?module=News&func=display&sid=3514
For Narconon in Canada to retain their registered charitable status, I suggest they be subject to a …tag:anoneire.ning.com,2011-02-16:2163779:BlogPost:109112011-02-16T02:21:41.000ZDavid Edgar Lovehttp://anoneire.ning.com/profile/DavidEdgarLove
<p><strong>Narconon – Cult of Deception</strong></p>
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<p><br></br><em>For Narconon in Canada to retain their registered charitable status, I suggest they be subject to a compulsory benefits test. Does this charitable treatment center benefit our society or do the harms far outweigh the good?</em> <br></br><br></br>FOR…</p>
<p><strong>Narconon – Cult of Deception</strong></p>
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<p><br/><em>For Narconon in Canada to retain their registered charitable status, I suggest they be subject to a compulsory benefits test. Does this charitable treatment center benefit our society or do the harms far outweigh the good?</em> <br/><br/>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br/><br/>PRLog (Press Release) – Oct 16, 2010 – Narconon – Cult of Deception <br/><br/>In Canada, Narconon Trois-Rivieres is a registered charity with all the benefits and exemptions afforded to every other charitable organization. It claims to be a public benefit by caring and treating drug addicts and alcoholics; but is this really the case? Does it benefit the general public and society as a whole, or does Narconon really do more harm than good? The controversy continues over this rehabilitation center and with the several, recent complaints filed with the Quebec Human Rights Commission, Quebec Labour Relations Board, Canada Health, Quebec Ministry of Health and Social Services, Quebec College of Physicians, the Canada Competition Bureau, and the Quebec Ombudsman, this controversy promises to continue far into the future for Narconon Trois-Rivieres and Scientology. <br/><br/>The Narconon treatment and rehab program is Scientology, with all of the bells and whistles of this convicted, criminal organization. The eight books written for this program are from L. Ron Hubbard’s books on Dianetics, which is the basis for Scientology. <br/><br/>So is Narconon a credible rehabilitation treatment center that benefits society or is it a money machine and recruitment facility for the Church of Scientology. With the majority of the executive staff and many of the other employees being Scientologists, and many of the new staff recruited from those who recently completed the program, the image is clear. <br/><br/>There are no doctors, nurses, counsellors, or any other government recognised or certified medical professional at Narconon Trois-Rivieres. Nor are there any of these professionals at any other Narconon in Canada. The methods used to “cure” addicts and alcoholics for life, as they claim and promote, are not accepted by scientists, physicians, or the health authorities. In fact, many authorities claim that the treatment methods and practices at Narconon are unsafe and dangerous. <br/><br/>I have written previous articles concerning the physical dangers and the damage this Narconon center exploited upon its victims and now I will touch briefly on the cult’s psychological abuse and deceptions. <br/><br/>Their belief system is intensely focussed on our worlds doom and their group’s elite role in taking control over society. The church leader dominates the members and harnesses close control over all the member’s actions physically, sexually, and emotionally. They demonstrate extreme paranoia and outward fear of government and outsiders. It is scientology doctrine and policy to lie or violate laws if this will further the cause and survival of their group. With this cult behaviour, comes the dangers of abuse. <br/><br/>When a cult group like this is in care and control over vulnerable addicts needing help, the focus is on their own group’s survival, not the intense health care these ill people so desperately want and deserve. <br/><br/>For Narconon in Canada to retain their registered charitable statis, I suggest they be subject to a compulsory benefits test. Does this charitable treatment center benefit our society or do the harms far outweigh the good? <br/><br/>With recent news media coverage, victim’s statements, and clear and concise proclamations made by health care professionals, the tax benefits this organization now enjoys could be very short lived. <br/><br/>David Edgar Love<br/><br/></p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Narconon False Success Rate
http://www.prlog.org/11046002-narconon-gulf-coast-success-rate.html
Public beware of misl…tag:anoneire.ning.com,2011-02-16:2163779:BlogPost:111052011-02-16T02:16:35.000ZDavid Edgar Lovehttp://anoneire.ning.com/profile/DavidEdgarLove
<p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br></br><strong>Narconon False Success Rate</strong></p>
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<p><br></br><em><strong>Public beware of misleading and deceptive success rates at rehab centers. This fraud is being exposed and investigated by…</strong></em></p>
<p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br/><strong>Narconon False Success Rate</strong></p>
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<p><br/><em><strong>Public beware of misleading and deceptive success rates at rehab centers. This fraud is being exposed and investigated by government and health authorities.</strong></em> <br/><br/>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br/><br/><br/>(Press Release) – Nov 03, 2010 – Narconon Gulf Coast <br/><br/>On February 7, 2010, Narconon Gulf Coast published a Press Release painting a glowing picture of their 75% success rate. The success rate on their web page states 90%. I question whether either one of these percentage rates is true or can be verified; especially through any independent analyst. <br/><br/>The Narconon success rate has been a controversial issue for many years and is once again in recent news media reports and publications, questioning the credibility of these outlandish claims. There is simply no independent, verifiable information to be found that can establish these high success rates of the patients who complete the Narconon rehab program. <br/><br/>On May 2, 2002, Brad Melnychuk, ABLE Canada, made some interesting statements to the 37th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION, Special Committee on Non-Medical Use of Drugs, concerning the success rate of Narconon. Brad Melnychuk states as follows: <br/><br/>(1555) <br/>Mr. Brad Melnychuk: The point being missed is that there are programs that do work--Narconon, for example. You may think I'm here just to promote my program. It happens to be a program I'm very familiar with, one that does in fact get results, so of course I will talk about it. I'm talking about it because of the results. For example, Narconon gets a 65% success rate of abstinence even at its worst. In fact, the average is 75%. The more experienced, larger, and well-staffed organizations get 90%. Now, when we're talking results, we are talking about being drug-free for life...tracking people for two years after they've completed the program. <br/><br/>(1625) <br/>Mr. Brad Melnychuk: Yes, I can answer that. What accounts for the high success rate? You could say what's original about it is simply that an in-depth study was done by L. Ron Hubbard on the mind and on life. He is a founder of a religious organization. However, he also is a brilliant mind on the subject of addiction treatment. <br/><br/>In one 2009 meeting with Brad Melnychuk at Narconon Trois-Rivieres, in Quebec, Canada, we discussed the success rate at Narconon and Brad agreed the rate was below 70% and he was concerned about the misleading advertising and promotions being presented to the public in brochures and web sites. <br/><br/>I was employed at Narconon Trois-Rivieres as the Graduate Officer and a Registrar at the same time and performed both duties every day. When I examined the data from the year 1998 to 2009 and especially the years from 2007 to 2009, the success rate fell below 46%. These calculations were from their own computer print outs and other computer program examinations. This low success rate was calculated from program graduates only. When taking into account the patients who did not complete their program and the staff members who were ex-patients and had relapsed, the success rate fell below 20%. <br/><br/>In statements from a August 21, 2005 Press Release, the National Coalition of Human Rights Activists request the United States' various Federal healthcare oversight departments and State boards of health to investigate NarConon for alleged dangerous and worthless health care practices. <br/><br/>"The United States government has a duty to the citizens to protect them from dangerous or fraudulent health care scams," said NCHRA President David Rice. "If the apparent facts about NarConon are true, then the US government is grossly failing to meet that duty." <br/><br/>"I have personally asked NarConon to provide evidence for their claims that their 'detox' treatment is both safe and effective; in every instance they have answered with deafening silence." said Mr. Rice. "All the evidence I have so far been able to accumulate shows NarConon's treatment is both dangerous and worthless. I would very much like to see evidence otherwise, but NarConon refuses to provide this evidence to me even when I told them I would pay $100 for that evidence." <br/><br/>James J. Kenney, Ph.D., RD, of the National Council Against Health Fraud who said of the NarConon program: "Health professionals who subject troubled people (many with psychiatric illnesses and / or severe emotional problems) to this unproven detoxification program are at best unethical and at worst guilty of health fraud." <br/><br/>There is clear evidence that the success rate which Narconon uses to lure unsuspecting and vulnerable patients into their program, is misrepresented and far from the real truth. Governments and health authorities are investigating these false claims and Narconon will be held accountable. <br/><br/>If you are seeking help for your addiction to drugs or alcohol or seeking help for a loved one, do your research first. Google: Narconon Exposed. Talk to your own personal physician and be open and honest. Inform him that part of the Narconon Program is entering a Sauna at high temperatures for 5 hours every day for weeks on end, taking doses of Niacin as high as 2,600mg to 5,000mg in one single dose. <br/><br/>Narconon is a Scientology organization and has control over all the affairs of every Narconon and Narconon International. It is a convicted criminal organization that has established policies written by L. Ron Hubbard, that it is ok to lie if it furthers the interests of their group. <br/><br/>Public beware of any web site that promotes an unrealistic success rate that seems too good to be true. It isn’t. <br/><br/>by: David Edgar Love</p>“Are You a Narconon-Scientology Victim?”http://www.prlog.org/11224870-are-you-narconon-scientology-victim.html
If the exploitation of vulnerable Canadian Citizens continues unchecked, many more may s…tag:anoneire.ning.com,2011-02-16:2163779:BlogPost:109102011-02-16T02:13:12.000ZDavid Edgar Lovehttp://anoneire.ning.com/profile/DavidEdgarLove
<p><strong>“Are You a Narconon-Scientology Victim?”</strong><br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.prlog.org/11224870-are-you-narconon-scientology-victim.html" target="_blank">http://www.prlog.org/11224870-are-you-narconon-scientology-victim.html</a></p>
<p><br></br>If the exploitation of vulnerable Canadian Citizens continues unchecked, many more may suffer. It is a right and freedom to oppose injustice and grasp the truth. <br></br><br></br>PRLog (Press Release) – Jan 16, 2011 –<br></br><br></br>There are untold numbers…</p>
<p><strong>“Are You a Narconon-Scientology Victim?”</strong><br/><br/><a target="_blank" href="http://www.prlog.org/11224870-are-you-narconon-scientology-victim.html">http://www.prlog.org/11224870-are-you-narconon-scientology-victim.html</a></p>
<p><br/>If the exploitation of vulnerable Canadian Citizens continues unchecked, many more may suffer. It is a right and freedom to oppose injustice and grasp the truth. <br/><br/>PRLog (Press Release) – Jan 16, 2011 –<br/><br/>There are untold numbers of vulnerable addicts and alcoholics that have been duped into the claws of pseudoscientific treatment centers. In some cases, far worse for wear post treatment than when they enrolled; and many thousands of dollars poorer.<br/><br/>In recent months, the controversy over the Narconon treatment program in Canada shows no sign of subsiding and more victims are speaking out concerning the sub-standard, unprofessional treatment and abuses at Narconon treatment centers. Not only in Canada; the United States, Australia, and many other countries are hearing horror stories from these vulnerable and exploited victims.<br/><br/>In Canada, citizens’ rights and freedoms are protected under the Canada Charter of Rights and Freedoms and Provincial Charters. There is help at no cost to the consumer/patient, for those who feel they were victimized at any treatment facility in Canada. And for those who were employees, help and advice is available at the Labour Relations Commission. Both of these government agencies will begin an investigation on your behalf.<br/><br/>If you feel that your rights or freedoms have been violated while in a treatment facility as a patient in Quebec, there is an avenue for redress.<br/><br/>Concerns may include, but are not limited to:<br/><br/>- Did I have the freedom to discuss Scientology while at Narconon?<br/>- Did I have the freedom to research Narconon on student computers?<br/>- Was I instructed to refrain from speaking about Scientology?<br/>- Did I have any books arbitrarily confiscated while at Narconon?<br/>- Was a sign posted on the wall for all to see which stated “In Treason?”<br/>- Was their coercion to write glowing Success Stories?<br/>- Did I feel exploited as a patient at Narconon? (Forced to do manual labour)<br/>- Was I encouraged to disconnect from any family members or friends?<br/><br/>The Quebec Charter states:<br/><br/>“Every person has a right to full and equal recognition and exercise of his human rights and freedoms, without distinction, exclusion or preference based on race, colour, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, civil status, age except as provided by law, religion, political convictions, language, ethnic or national origin, social condition, a handicap or the use of any means to palliate a handicap.”<br/><br/>“Discrimination exists where such a distinction, exclusion or preference has the effect of nullifying or impairing such right.”<br/><br/>“No one may harass a person on the basis of any ground mentioned…”<br/><br/>“No one may distribute, publish or publicly exhibit a notice, symbol or sign involving discrimination, or authorize anyone to do so.”<br/><br/>“Every employer must, without discrimination, grant equal salary or wages to the members of his personnel who perform equivalent work at the same place.”<br/><br/>“No one may be deprived of his liberty or of his rights except on grounds provided by law and in accordance with prescribed procedure.”<br/><br/>“Every person has a right of petition to the National Assembly for the redress of grievances.”<br/><br/>As an employee, your rights are not only protected under the Quebec Charter of Rights and Freedoms, but also under the Commission des Normes du Travail, (Labour Relations Commission).<br/><br/>Concerns may include, but are not limited to:<br/><br/>- Did I receive minimum wage according to Provincial law?<br/>- Did I receive equal pay for equal work performed?<br/>- Was I harassed for discussing non-pay issues?<br/>- Was I instructed to disconnect from any family members or friends?<br/>- Was I harassed for any reason whatsoever?<br/><br/>A single serious incidence of such behaviour may constitute psychological harassment if it has the same consequences and if it produces a lasting harmful effect on the employee. Considered on its own, a verbal comment, a gesture or behaviour may seem innocent. It is the accumulation or all of these behaviours which may become harassment.<br/><br/>It must be noted that anyone who does speak out against Narconon-Scientology, may face additional harassment as a declared Enemy. Although the Fair Game policy was officially cancelled by Hubbard in 1968 because of negative public relations it caused, people who speak out or file complaints against them, are still handled the same way.<br/><br/>The Fair Game policy states: “May be deprived of property or injured by any means by any Scientologist without any discipline of the Scientologist. May be tricked, sued or lied to or destroyed."<br/><br/>This Fair Game policy has instilled fear in many people, including media, and rings of illegal practices and harassment. This alone, persuades many victims to keep silent and refrain from exercising their charter rights as they continue to suffer as an exploited victim.<br/><br/>Although fear and harassment may deter many from filing any complaint against Narconon-Scientology, Canada and Quebec laws, including the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms and the Labour Relations Commission, have strict and enforceable laws and policies against reprisals.<br/><br/>If any person files a formal complaint and then receives any harassment whatsoever, the aforesaid entities will take swift action to halt such reprisals, protect the victim, and investigate the reprisal allegations.<br/><br/>Canadian and Provincial government agencies are eager to help and protect the exploited and vulnerable victim. It is your right and your freedom to right the wrongs.<br/><br/>"Each time a person stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, these ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance."<br/>~ Robert Kennedy ~<br/><br/>By: David Edgar Love</p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Narconon - Destructive Cult Indoctrination
http://www.prlog.org/11162432-narconon-destructive-cult-indoctrination.html
…tag:anoneire.ning.com,2011-02-16:2163779:BlogPost:109092011-02-16T02:11:27.000ZDavid Edgar Lovehttp://anoneire.ning.com/profile/DavidEdgarLove
<p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br></br><strong>Narconon - Destructive Cult Indoctrination</strong></p>
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<p><br></br><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Part - Two</strong></span><br></br><br></br><br></br><em><strong>"Scientology is quite likely the most ruthless,…</strong></em></p>
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<p><br/><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Part - Two</strong></span><br/><br/><br/><em><strong>"Scientology is quite likely the most ruthless, the most classically terroristic, the most litigious and the most lucrative cult the country has ever seen. No cult extracts more money from its members."</strong></em> <br/><br/>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br/><br/>PRLog (Press Release) – Dec 19, 2010 – <br/><br/>Finding a reputable treatment center for a loved one can be a daunting task indeed if one is to avoid the mistake and frustration of discovering your family member is enrolled in a program which is “indoctrination and recruitment” into the destructive cult of Scientology. Although the family member’s intentions and heart were in the right place in seeking help for their loved one, the heart ache, turmoil, and chaos can be devastating to the entire family, including the vulnerable and ill patient who desperately needs professional healthcare and treatment. <br/><br/>“How could I have made such a terrible mistake”, exclaimed one distraught mother. She explained that before going on a holiday, they spent more time and research finding a reputable kennel for their pet dog than the effort they put into finding a safe and effective treatment facility for their loved one. ”When my daughter returned home after completing the Narconon program, she was like a shell and lived in her bedroom most of the time; afraid to go out. It's taken nearly 6 months for her to be near normal again”, she explained. <br/><br/>Stress and Emotions <br/><br/>One parent said they noticed something about being the parent of an addict. “It is a very lonely thing. If my child had any other disease, the people in my life would be surrounding me with comfort and support....” <br/><br/>This is where Narconon plays their loudest tune. They are well trained to zone in on the family member’s emotional stress and guilt and point out that their program has a 70 to 90% success rate cure, and that money shouldn't be considered for saving a loved one's life. The Narconon Registrar is well aware that stress has interfered with the family member’s ability to live a normal life for an extended period of time. They know the family feels "out of control" and have no idea of what to do. The Registrars “pitch” is very convincing and before they have time to do further research, the “sponsor” reaches for their credit card to enrol their loved one into what they think is the best choice of addiction rehab facilities. <br/><br/>Buyer Beware <br/><br/>On October 21, 2010, SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (CN) - A father claims Narconon International and the Association for Living and Education International are fronts for Scientology, and that he paid them $35,500 for "essentially worthless treatment" for his drug-addicted son. He says the groups run rehab programs "to enrich themselves and to provide a recruit base for the Church of Scientology rather than to provide competent treatment for chemical dependency." <br/><br/>David Compton sued the two companies, and Narconon Vista, alleging fraud and breach of contract. He wants his money back and $1 million in punitive damages. <br/><br/>"The conduct of defendants is pervasive and plaintiff and his son are not the first victims of the conduct of defendants," the complaint states. "Defendants are engaged in a scheme or plan to enrich themselves and to provide a recruit base for the Church of Scientology rather than to provide competent treatment for chemical dependency. As such, their actions are intended to inflict harm upon the persons entering their programs while obtaining large sums of money for essentially worthless treatment. Such pattern of conduct has resulted in harm not just to plaintiff and his son but many other families who have been traumatized by actions of defendants." <br/><br/>Scientology and Narconon are not strangers to similar allegations and spent millions in their unsuccessful attempts to defend themselves. In Canada, Scientology is a convicted criminal organization. <br/><br/>On March 3–4, 1983, police raided the Scientology headquarters in Toronto and seized an estimated 250,000 documents in more than 900 boxes. On June 25, 1992, seven members were convicted for operations against the Ontario Provincial Police, the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The Church of Scientology itself was convicted on two counts of breach of the public trust: infiltration of the offices of the Ontario Provincial Police and the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General. The Church of Scientology was ordered to pay a $250,000 fine. The Church of Scientology became the only Canadian religious organization to be convicted for breaching the public trust (the term 'religious organization' being used loosely; the Church of Scientology is not officially recognized by the Canadian Government as a religion.Following this Criminal Conviction, the Scientology Lawyer, Morris Manning, libeled the Crown Attorney, Hill, who in turn launched a lawsuit for damages for libel against the appellants. Both appellants were found jointly liable for general damages of C$300,000 and Scientology alone was liable for aggravated damages of C$500,000 and punitive damages of C$800,000. The judgement was affirmed in a 1993 decision by the Court of Appeal for Ontario. <br/><br/>The Indoctrination <br/><br/>The Narconon program is like none other. The moment a new patient arrives in the withdrawal unit, the Scientology indoctrination begins. Disoriented and vulnerable, the ill patient obeys the staff commands. The “Scientology Training Routines”, (TR’s), and are done on a gradient; a little information at a time so that the new ”Student”, as Narconon refers to them, accepts what is going on without questioning or leaving the program. But in reality, the "gradient" is designed to place increasing levels of thought conditioning and mind control into the student. The student is entirely unaware that these TR Drills are Scientology indoctrination processes that will increase each day until they neutralize the student's critical faculties and render them prone to suggestion as they engage in further training. <br/><br/>With the progression through each phase, the degree of conversion becomes more effective and complete. The way to achieve conversion are many and varied, but the usual first step in religious or political brainwashing is to work on the emotions of an individual or group until they reach an abnormal level of anger, fear, excitement, or nervous tension. The progressive result of this mental condition is to impair judgment and increase suggestibility. The more this condition can be maintained or intensified, the more it compounds. Once catharsis, or the first brain phase, is reached, the complete mental takeover becomes easier. Existing mental programming can be replaced with new patterns of thinking and behavior. (THE BATTLE FOR YOUR MIND, by Dick Sutphen). <br/><br/>The Dangers <br/><br/>This quackery program of pseudoscience may leave a loved one far worse off following the Narconon program than before they arrived and many thousands of dollars poorer.<br/><br/>"Scientology is quite likely the most ruthless, the most classically terroristic, the most litigious and the most lucrative cult the country has ever seen. No cult extracts more money from its members." --Cynthia Kisser, the network's Chicago-based executive director, as quoted in Time, 5/6/91. <br/><br/>"This is a criminal organization, day in and day out. It makes Jim and Tammy [Bakker] look like kindergarten." --Vicki Aznaran, one of Scientology's six key leaders until 1987, as quoted in Time, 5/6/91. <br/><br/>Is this the rehab program you would knowingly send a loved one to in hopes of a new drug free life? The controversy continues over the credibility and effectiveness of this destructive cult’s Narconon programs, and the media seems in fear no more of exposing the atrocities. <br/><br/>Their days in duping and exploiting citizens could be numbered. <br/><br/>By: David Edgar Love<br/><br/># # #<br/><br/><br/>David Love <br/>Montreal Personal Safety Examiner.</p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Narconon - Don"t Do It?
http://www.prlog.org/11157307-narconon-dont-do-it.html
Be careful not to rush into sending a lo…tag:anoneire.ning.com,2011-02-16:2163779:BlogPost:111042011-02-16T02:06:36.000ZDavid Edgar Lovehttp://anoneire.ning.com/profile/DavidEdgarLove
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<p><br></br>Be careful not to rush into sending a loved one to a rehab center that promises at 70 to 90% cure rate and has a bed ready immediately. Although this may look attractive, their promises are filled with…</p>
<p><br/><br/>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br/><strong>Narconon - Don"t Do It?</strong></p>
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<p><br/>Be careful not to rush into sending a loved one to a rehab center that promises at 70 to 90% cure rate and has a bed ready immediately. Although this may look attractive, their promises are filled with smoke and mirrors with devastating consequences. <br/><br/><br/>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br/><br/>PRLog (Press Release) – Dec 16, 2010 – <br/><br/>Part - One <br/><br/>With the holiday season approaching, Narconon is promoting and marketing their treatment facility as the place to send a loved one for drug or alcohol treatment. The recent controversy regarding the safe and effective treatment at Narconon and recent media exposure, should warn consumers to be cautious when deciding whether or not to send a loved one to this expensive $20-$30,000 pseudoscientific, Scientology rehab facility. <br/><br/>The Narconon websites boast a 70 to 90% success rate, when in fact there is no verifiable, independent statistics to prove their claim. They also promise that when a patient enters the Narconon withdrawal unit to begin detoxing from drugs or alcohol, they are first seen by a physician. The recent statements by ex-patients and evidence, has proven the above statements and claims to be false. Narconon also hides the fact that their rehab program is based on religious Scientology doctrines and directed by the Church of Scientology. <br/><br/>Narconon also claims to be secular versus religious and relentlessly tries to distance itself from Scientology and the controversy attached. In fact any patient at Narconon is discouraged or even forbidden to talk about or discuss Scientology with other patients. One staff member explained that the reason for this is because Narconon does not want a sponsor or family member to think that the program at Narconon is based on Scientology doctrines and therapies. “They may decide to pull their son or daughter out of Narconon”, the staff member explained. <br/><br/>Is Narconon Religious? <br/><br/>Since Narconon is Scientology, one must examine whether or not Scientology is a religion. This controversy has been argued for decades and shows no sign of ending soon. In 1954, L. Ron Hubbard declared, "Scientology...is not a religion." (- L. Ron Hubbard, CREATION OF HUMAN ABILITY, 1954, p. 251). Hubbard is also quoted as saying that he thought the easiest way to make money would be to start a religion. Another quote would seem to clarify his aspirations, "MAKE MONEY. MAKE MORE MONEY. MAKE OTHER PEOPLE PRODUCE SO AS TO MAKE MORE MONEY." (- L. Ron Hubbard, Hubbard Communications Office Policy Letter, 9 March 1972, MS OEC 384). <br/><br/>Stephen A. Kent (Ph.D.), Department of Sociology at the University of Alberta in Canada writes, “Many of my social scientific colleagues have examined some Scientology documents and possibly participated in some Scientology events, and they have concluded that the organization is religious in nature. Bryan R. Wilson (b. 1926), for example, who is a respected British sociologist of religion, concluded "that Scientology must indeed be regarded as a religion" (Wilson, 1990: 288). He reached this conclusion after comparing Scientology's belief system with twenty characteristics usually found within what he called "known religions" (Wilson, 1990: 279)….” <br/><br/>Even though Scientology is a religion, Roy Wallis, in his book The Road to Total Freedom, London, Heinemann, 1976, says: “To argue that Scientology is a genuine religion is not to say that it is a good religion or a bad religion, a "true" religion or a "false" religion.” <br/><br/>The fact is that the Narconon Program is taken directly from Scientology doctrines and therapies and is replicated exactly, without variance. Staff must follow defined training requirements for each work assignment within the organization, and there are strict processes for discipline of staff that have violated the rules or policies of the program structure or tech. <br/><br/>Quite simply, Narconon IS Scientology and a Religious Entity. <br/><br/>Why Not Narconon? <br/><br/>Narconon has a convincing, promotional marketing campaign to convince you that their rehab facility is the best one to send your loved one to during this holiday season. Although this may be a good time to enter a treatment program, the question is whether or not Narconon is the right choice. <br/><br/>For the best treatment available, one must examine what professional care is available, medical treatment available, patient safety and care, and religious affiliations or structured doctrines and beliefs that may interfere with one’s own beliefs. <br/><br/>Dr. John Gordon Clark Jr., who also is a neurologist, labeled Scientology a "destructive cult and said its procedures caused plaintiff Julie Christofferson Tictchbourne to develop the mental condition of dissociation, a dramatic narrowing of a person's consciousness.” In discussing Scientology and its practices, Clark said its exercises were "…utterly mutilating to a person's mind," He added "Taken to its extreme, you can teach someone to kill..." Ms. Singer said Mrs. Titchbourne suffered from an "…emotional numbness" similar to that suffered by other members of "coercive, high-pressure, mind-control cults..." <br/><br/>Investigations in Canada by government officials, including the withholding of prescribed medications which resulted in patients suffering adversely. One patient was rushed to hospital after not receiving his insulin. Others were taken to hospital emergency for severe stomach pains caused by extreme high doses of Niacin while enduring a hot sauna for 5 hours per day. <br/><br/>Further allegations and complaints are being investigated for sexual abuses by staff upon patients and the exploitation of these vulnerable and ill victims. Complaints to the police are being prepared at this time. <br/><br/>One Narconon in Québec, Canada, is under investigation by the Québec Human Rights Commission, Labor Relations Board, the Québec Ministry of Health and Social Services, and the Québec College of Physicians. Further complaints are pending. <br/><br/>The Love for a Loved One <br/><br/>Is Narconon really the place you want to send a loved one to? Deciding on the best place to send your loved one for help begins with your family physician. Do some research about Narconon and Scientology and you will soon be aware of the dangers and health risks in their program. <br/><br/>Be careful not to rush into sending a loved one to a rehab center that promises at 70 to 90% cure rate and has a bed ready immediately. Although this may look attractive, their promises are filled with smoke and mirrors with devastating consequences. <br/><br/>Be confident by making sure that the treatment center of your choice has government certified professional care workers and medical staff. Have your family physician examine your loved one prior to entering the program. <br/><br/>The research and care taken prior to entering any treatment facility can make all the difference in the world whether or not success will be achieved. <br/><br/>A precious human life is at stake. <br/><br/>By: David Edgar Love <br/>__________________</p>Narconon - Staff Party - Gun Suicide (Part Four - Final)
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<p><br/><em><strong>Prior to pulling the trigger and taking his own life, this young man and father to a young child, had been through the Narconon Trois-Rivieres treatment center multiple times with no success.</strong></em> <br/><br/>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br/><br/>PRLog (Press Release) – Nov 24, 2010 – (Part Four - Final) <br/><br/><br/>Summary/Recap of first Three Parts: <br/><br/>- Prior to pulling the trigger and taking his own life, this young man and father to a young child, had been through the Narconon Trois-Rivieres treatment center multiple times with no success. Indeed, a sad event that stirred many emotions and left a child fatherless. <br/><br/>- The party raged; the gun was passed over the balcony, and death. <br/><br/>- Unfortunately, many of the Narconon Trois-Rivieres staff living at this apartment complex, were only recent graduates themselves and unbeknown to the executives, had relapsed. <br/><br/>- There are strict policies in place at nearly every reputable drug treatment center concerning staff member relationships with patients. It is absolutely forbidden and against all ethical and professional conduct when employed at a treatment center, to have any relationship, especially intimately with a patient while they are in treatment and even post program. <br/><br/>- Did the staff at Narconon Trois-Rivieres cross ethical lines of social patient relationships? In my opinion, yes indeed they did, and many vulnerable and ill patients suffered the dire consequences. <br/><br/>- Staff and ex-patient parties involving alcohol and cocaine, are a recipe for death and seems incomprehensible that the staff were employees of a rehab center– Narconon. <br/><br/>Part Four - EXPLOITATION <br/><br/>Are some Narconon patients exploited for their value to this cult organization and does this abuse of authority cause undue harm? In my opinion it does, and needs to be addressed by government and health agencies without delay, before another dies. Addiction treatment centers must have accredited facilities and qualified staff members to treat vulnerable and ill patients in their care. There should be no exceptions whatsoever. <br/><br/>Wikipedia defines exploitation as : “a persistent social relationship in which certain persons are being mistreated or unfairly used for the benefit of others. This corresponds to one ethical conception of exploitation, that is, the treatment of human beings as mere means to an end—or as mere "objects". <br/><br/>In different terms, "exploitation" refers to the use of people as a resource, with little or no consideration of their well-being.” <br/><br/>At Narconon, graduate patients are designated as “Products.” Graduate patients doing well are classed as “Valuable Final Products” or VFP’s. Even as a “Wog”, (a scientology term used as a disparaging word for non-scientologists), the patients have value when doing well and can contribute in any form to further the survival of their scientology group. <br/><br/>Unfortunately, this is where the exploitation can be devastating to a patient nearing their program completion or once they graduate; especially when the patient has many past years of addiction and other psychological issues. The patients I interviewed were in fear of returning to their old environment and many of their apprehensions were notable and visible. This is not the time to enter into an intimate relationship with a staff member of any treatment center in which the patient was being treated. On the contrary, further qualified after care and counseling is in order in almost every case to prevent a relapse. <br/><br/>In July 2011, Narconon Trois-Rivieres will have to meet strict standards set by the Quebec Ministry of Health and Social Services and be “Accredited” to continue operating as an addiction treatment center. Will they be able to meet these standards? I doubt it. <br/><br/>The story of this young man’s death and untold other incidents of abuse, mistreatment, neglect, and exploitation of the vulnerable, may be but a sad memory for many, but they will not be forgotten. <br/><br/>By: David Edgar Love<br/><br/># # #</p>Party at Narconon Staff Apartment – Part Three
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A deadly recipe for chaos, relapse and death. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPRLog…tag:anoneire.ning.com,2011-02-16:2163779:BlogPost:109082011-02-16T02:00:57.000ZDavid Edgar Lovehttp://anoneire.ning.com/profile/DavidEdgarLove
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<p><br/><strong>A deadly recipe for chaos, relapse and death.</strong> <br/><br/>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br/>PRLog (Press Release) – Nov 15, 2010 – <br/><br/>Did the staff at Narconon Trois-Rivieres cross ethical lines of social patient relationships? In my opinion, yes indeed they did, and many vulnerable and ill patients suffered the dire consequences. <br/><br/>A word that Narconon does not use in their program is, “Psychosocial.” It refers to a patient’s psychological development in and interaction with a social environment. The individual is not necessarily fully aware of this relationship with his or her environment and their vulnerability can be easily exploited; as was the case at Narconon Trois-Rivieres. <br/><br/>Boundaries and boundary violations: <br/><br/>Many boundaries exist in the profession of rehab staff employee and patient relationship. These include boundaries of role. The staff must remain on target as a care giver time and behave ethically in their relationship to the patient. There is also a boundary concerning gifts, services, and physical contact. Sexual misconduct usually commences with violations of more minor boundaries. The road to care giver-patient sex begins with progressive boundary violations. <br/><br/>It may be simply a returned smile, a pat on the back, a sore shoulder rub, or gifts between staff and patient. Physical contact is far more prevalent in the Narconon withdrawal unit, where the patients receives “touch assists”; a pseudoscience therapy prescribed by Scientology doctrine. Two Narconon staff employees were fired for touch assisting where they should not have, on female patients. <br/><br/>One staff member received expensive gifts from a married patient, with no objection from executives whatsoever. The staff member was visited by this patient following completion of their program. Sometimes it is not what a relationship really is; it is what it is seen to be by other staff and patients. <br/><br/>At Narconon Trois-Rivieres, at least ten cases have been documented of staff-patient relationships in only an eleven month span. Many of these flings ended up in disaster, with many relapsing and one dead. Some of these relationships were intimate and began while the patients were under the care of the treatment center. Many of the staff members involved, were recent graduates from the program. They had no qualified or credible training in appropriate patient care and ethical conduct. Perhaps they were just vulnerable ex-patients who were recruited into Narconon as many are, but the responsibility for these unethical acts must be pointed towards the executives at Narconon Trois-Rivieres and other executives and staff from ABLE Canada, Narconon Canada, Narconon International, and the Church of Scientology in Montreal. All of these entities were at Narconon Trois-Rivieres, directing and administering directives. <br/><br/>Email excerpts about death: <br/><br/>“…Before he went back to the center last time, he tried to commit suicide…” <br/><br/>“…Then, I knew exactly when he relapsed. Called him at lunch and he did not answer. Never heard from him personally ever again…” <br/><br/>“…Then my brother called to say the cops went to his workplace with (name withheld) picture looking for him stating he was dangerous and armed…” <br/><br/>“…I started to stop believing in the program, but wanted to fight addiction so much. Anyways it caught up with me. When I left I was 27 and felt like 40 years old...” <br/><br/>“…I actually don't know why I told you all of that, but I guess it feels good to get it out...” <br/><br/>“…I just thought of something else. When I heard from (name withheld) the story about (name withheld) having guns and then my brother calling me about the police showing up at his work with a picture of (name withheld), I called them to see if they had found him because I was scared...” <br/><br/>“…And the last letter he wrote on January 1st 2009, I only have the copy because the Ontario Cops still have the original for their investigation (because of the gun) so maybe they have some info there…” <br/><br/>“…(name withheld) threw it over the balcony to him one night…” “… called (name withheld) and then shot himself in the head.. wrote a letter to (name withheld) before he did it... that's really all…” <br/><br/>“…Thanks Dave for getting back to me. I understand what you are doing and why and I also understood that if it goes to Court, things will become public. I also appreciate you trying to keep my family as aliases if possible. I don't doubt you one second about the emails you have received. It is sad. Also having seen how you handled your legal matters at the center, I would not be one to take you lightly. You know your stuff and you are very thorough...” <br/><br/>This four part story is a sad one indeed, and part four could be a couple of weeks or so before being published. There is further information coming in and must be confirmed.<br/><br/>Staff-patient relationships can be devastating and cruel and often lead to relapse and death. Can horrible events like this be prevented? Should the executives and other staff members feel the weight of responsibility or be accountable for the events in this story? In my opinion, there should at least be further investigation and inquiry. <br/><br/>Staff and ex-patient parties involving alcohol and cocaine, are a recipe for death and seems incomprehensible that the staff were employees of a rehab center– Narconon. <br/><br/>Part Four - Final - Next week.<br/><br/>David Edgar Love</p>Party at Narconon Staff Apartment – One Dead (Part Two)Aftercare programs and groups provide ongoing care and support and can help make alcohol and drug prevention a reality for many years to come. F…tag:anoneire.ning.com,2011-02-16:2163779:BlogPost:109072011-02-16T01:58:09.000ZDavid Edgar Lovehttp://anoneire.ning.com/profile/DavidEdgarLove
Party at Narconon Staff Apartment – One Dead <a href="http://www.prlog.org/11052395-party-at-narconon-staff-apartment-one-dead-part-two.html" target="_blank">(Part Two)</a><br></br>Aftercare programs and groups provide ongoing care and support and can help make alcohol and drug prevention a reality for many years to come. <br></br><br></br>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br></br><br></br>PRLog (Press Release) – Nov 07, 2010 –<br></br><br></br>Narconon Patient Aftercare Program – or Not? <br></br><br></br>Could the death of this vulnerable…
Party at Narconon Staff Apartment – One Dead <a target="_blank" href="http://www.prlog.org/11052395-party-at-narconon-staff-apartment-one-dead-part-two.html">(Part Two)</a><br/>Aftercare programs and groups provide ongoing care and support and can help make alcohol and drug prevention a reality for many years to come. <br/><br/>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br/><br/>PRLog (Press Release) – Nov 07, 2010 –<br/><br/>Narconon Patient Aftercare Program – or Not? <br/><br/>Could the death of this vulnerable and exploited young man, been prevented? <br/><br/>When a patient completes a drug treatment or alcohol treatment program, they do not simply walk outside the door of the facility and begin a new life with no worries or problems. This difficult time of coping in society can be even more stressful when there is no comprehensive aftercare therapy and counselling in place. The three most common issues for relapse are temptation, stress, and relationships. Unfortunately for this young man, all three of these were in his life and evident after he completed the Narconon Trois-Rivieres treatment program. <br/><br/>He was in a relationship with one of the staff members; the temptation was before him with other staff members and ex-students using drugs and alcohol in his environment; and obviously the stress was too much for him to cope and he relapsed back into the horrors of addiction and took his own life. Narconon boasts that their program written by Scientology Author, L. Ron Hubbard, to be a complete cure, and administers an excellent aftercare program which helps keep the person drug free for life. This is simply not the case; especially for this young man. <br/><br/>The aftercare program at Narconon, many times is administered by a staff member, the Graduate Officer, who monitors and attempts to help those patients having problems coping or who have relapsed. Often, the Graduate Officer is a recent graduate of the Narconon program themselves and have no professional training in relapse prevention, except for a “Product Clearing” drill and session administered by their Scientology supervising staff member. Yes, graduate patients from the Narconon program are designated as “Products.” A graduate patient who is doing well is classed as a Valuable Final Product or VFP. These products can be counted on to help bring in more new patients to Narconon and thus fill their coffers and raise the success rate stats in their weekly reports to the Church of Scientology. <br/><br/>Much of the Narconon aftercare program consists of having the patient apply some of the Scientology policies and doctrines they were subject to while in the program. They are generally not referred to an outside therapist, councillor, or any other medical professional. Aftercare is administered within the technologies of science fiction writer, L. Ron Hubbard and scientology policies. <br/><br/>Many graduate patients do not even leave Narconon following graduation. Some still fragile and psychologically sensitive, are easily lured into working for them for free or meagre wages as low as 25% of the legal minimum wage. Often being groomed and recruited long before their program is completed; these vulnerable patients are exploited for value. <br/><br/>Did this young man receive the appropriate aftercare from Narconon Trois-Rivieres? I suggest not, as one excerpt from a recent email quote: “….. he had been through Narconon at least three times .. had a kid with (staff member)…..” And another email message quote: “…After graduation he drank right away and then was with Jane Doe, (not real name), when I caught xxxxxx smoking crack…” <br/><br/>There are strict policies in place at nearly every reputable drug treatment center concerning staff member relationships with patients. It is absolutely forbidden and against all ethical and professional conduct when employed at a treatment center, to have any relationship, especially intimately with a patient while they are in treatment and even post program. <br/><br/>“…Part Three of this story will touch on the prolific relationships and effect, from the Narconon Trois-Rivieres treatment center and devastation these relationships can lead to; as was the case with young man in this story…” <br/><br/>By: David Edgar Love<br/>Party at Narconon Staff Apartment – One Dead
Did the unqualified staff members hired by Narconon Trois-Rivieres, tip the scales of reason, thus contributing to poor judgement and death? FOR IMMEDIATE…tag:anoneire.ning.com,2011-02-16:2163779:BlogPost:111032011-02-16T01:54:44.000ZDavid Edgar Lovehttp://anoneire.ning.com/profile/DavidEdgarLove
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<p><br></br>Did the unqualified staff members hired by Narconon Trois-Rivieres, tip the scales of reason, thus contributing to poor judgement and death? <br></br><br></br>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br></br><br></br>PRLog (Press Release) – Nov 04, 2010 – Part One <br></br><br></br>Prior to pulling the trigger and taking his own life, this young man and…</p>
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<p><br/>Did the unqualified staff members hired by Narconon Trois-Rivieres, tip the scales of reason, thus contributing to poor judgement and death? <br/><br/>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br/><br/>PRLog (Press Release) – Nov 04, 2010 – Part One <br/><br/>Prior to pulling the trigger and taking his own life, this young man and father to a young child, had been through the Narconon Trois-Rivieres treatment center multiple times with no success. Indeed, a sad event that stirred many emotions and left a child fatherless. <br/><br/>We’ll never know for sure whether this senseless death could have been prevented, but I suggest that professional medical care and a qualified therapist would certainly have increased his chances. Unfortunately, the pseudoscientific doctrines and practices of Scientology hinder to such a degree, that all too often vulnerable victims of Narconon-Scientology meet their untimely demise. <br/><br/>How could such a horrific event happen when this patient had been through Narconon so many times? It is apparent that Narconon staff members were aware of a gun or guns being at the apartment building down the road from Narconon Trois-Rivieres, where several apartments were occupied by them and visited by ex-Narconon patients. In fact, the deceased was involved with one of these Narconon staff members and they had a child together. <br/><br/>After communicating with two ex-staff members, (one being the mother of the child), the chaotic scene became clear. Too many cocaine and alcohol parties; notably one getting out of hand, and the inebriation turned into a very violent scene, followed by a young man’s death. <br/><br/>More than 14 received emails, containing over 2,500 words, paint a scene of staff parties which involved a graduate patient and a loaded gun. These staff members had crossed the line of responsibility to care for and protect human life and safety. <br/><br/>The party raged; the gun was passed over the balcony, and death. <br/><br/>This vulnerable young man was known by staff to be suicidal and in fact attempted to take his own life on an earlier occasion as a quote from one email indicates: “Before he went back to the center last time, he tried to commit suicide.” <br/><br/>These staff members were well aware of the previous psychological condition of this person, but did not take the appropriate steps to inform the police or the Narconon Executives of the situation, which may have prevented this incomprehensible event. <br/><br/>In any other treatment center, surely the well trained and qualified staff would have immediately addressed this young man’s issues and referred him for therapy and counseling. <br/><br/>Unfortunately, many of the Narconon Trois-Rivieres staff living at this apartment complex, were only recent graduates themselves and unbeknown to the executives, had relapsed. <br/><br/>Continued in Part Two <br/><br/>by: David Edgar Love</p>Narconon - Near Death Experiencetag:anoneire.ning.com,2011-02-16:2163779:BlogPost:110032011-02-16T01:50:33.000ZDavid Edgar Lovehttp://anoneire.ning.com/profile/DavidEdgarLove
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The young man laboured to tell his near death experience at the Narconon Trois-Rivieres treatment center in Quebec, Canada. As we stood on the balcony, many of us stared in disbelief as we listened to what he was saying. It seemed incomprehensible that such a thing could happen.<br />
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He was a young man; his face seemed drained of life. His usual happy smile was replaced with a colorless look of sadness and wonder. While we were gathered around listening to his story, a Taxi pulled into the parking lot and the driver stepped out of the car. “What’s the Taxi for”, we asked, as the young man directed the driver to the front office.<br />
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This young man had endured and suffered through days in a high temperature sauna, taking large doses of Niacin and other vitamin concoctions. Five hours a day under such extreme conditions, while not being administered his insulin for an acute diabetic condition, was an outrage to many. It didn’t seem possible that a treatment center or caregiver would not supply and administer a physician prescribed medicine that was this Patient’s life line to survival.<br />
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The young man was rushed to hospital emergency where the immediate attention of emergency physicians and staff, saved the young man’s life. Without this emergency care, he would surely have died. The hospital staff voiced their disbelief to the Narconon staff member so boisterously, that the young staff member broke down in tears. As the Narconon staff member explained the scene to me, it was a sad situation indeed.<br />
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After a few days of hospital care and treatment, the young man called Narconon Trois-Rivieres for a ride back to the center. It was quite late and after several tries with no answer at Narconon, he set out on foot to walk the distance. It wasn’t long before exhaustion set in and he turned around to go back to the hospital. He had no money, but eventually convinced a cab driver that Narconon would pay for the trip once they arrived at the center.<br />
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Once at Narconon, nobody could be found to pay for the Taxi and the driver was told to return the next day for payment.<br />
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After he told us of his near death experience, I asked if he was going to seek legal advice or any other compensation avenues for what happened. He said, “No, I just want to get out of here and go home as soon as possible.” He didn’t look well and his speech seemed slow and sad.<br />
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I later spoke to the staff member who took him to the hospital emergency and she verified the young man’s story. A few minutes after speaking to her, a security guard approached me and said, “David, somebody should call the authorities or media before there is a death here.” I said, “Why don’t you do it – you know the sensitive position I’m in here right now; but I agree with you one hundred percent.” It was a very serious incident that could have easily ended in death, but nothing was done - until now.<br />
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A few days later, while standing outside with a few staff members, the Narconon, Scientology Executive who was responsible for the young man not receiving his insulin, said in a loud voice, “If I hear any of you talking one more time about this insulin matter, I will “POUND” you.” This executive was well known for her outlandish actions and comments, but nevertheless we knew she meant it and we abided by her threat not to speak about it again.<br />
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As in most of the abuses and problems at this treatment center, anything that might tarnish their reputation or attract attention from authorities or media, is hushed up and it is forbidden to speak about it; under threat of punishment. Many cases of Patients being rushed to hospital from seizures while in the care of inexperienced withdrawal unit staff members or suffering from stomach pains due to extreme doses of Niacin, are not uncommon to this treatment center.<br />
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Complaints have been forwarded to Heath Authorities and investigations are moving forward to prevent this negligence from continuing unchecked. They are being monitored closely and it may be only a short time before they are closed permanently.<br />
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David Love<br />
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David Edgar Love now resides in the Montreal area. David does research and writes about public safety, culture, disease and illness, and strives to help persons with human rights and freedoms issues.Love continuing his crusade against Narconon
by Mathieu Lamothe
Le Nouvelliste
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Former patient and employee of Narconon David Edgar Love is continuing his crusade to preve…tag:anoneire.ning.com,2011-02-16:2163779:BlogPost:111022011-02-16T01:46:15.000ZDavid Edgar Lovehttp://anoneire.ning.com/profile/DavidEdgarLove
Love continuing his crusade against Narconon<br />
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by Mathieu Lamothe<br />
Le Nouvelliste<br />
Tuesday, February 15, 2011<br />
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Former patient and employee of Narconon David Edgar Love is continuing his crusade to prevent the Department of Health and Social Services from granting certification to the Trois-Rivières detoxification centre.<br />
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In addition to having filed complaints with the Labour Standards Commission and the Human Rights Commission against the centre, whose methods have been criticized in the past, he…
Love continuing his crusade against Narconon<br />
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by Mathieu Lamothe<br />
Le Nouvelliste<br />
Tuesday, February 15, 2011<br />
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Former patient and employee of Narconon David Edgar Love is continuing his crusade to prevent the Department of Health and Social Services from granting certification to the Trois-Rivières detoxification centre.<br />
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In addition to having filed complaints with the Labour Standards Commission and the Human Rights Commission against the centre, whose methods have been criticized in the past, he came to Trois-Rivières yesterday to meet with an official of the Mauricie and Central Quebec Health and Social Services Agency.<br />
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Because of the stricter regulations that will take effect in July, all detoxification centres in Quebec will have to apply for certification to continue receiving and helping persons who wish to resolve their addiction problems. According to the available information, Narconon has not yet applied for certification.<br />
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David Edgar Love recently traveled to Ottawa to inform Senator Céline Hervieux-Payette about his fight against this organization, which has often been associated with the Church of Scientology. He has also delivered a complaint to the Minister of Health and Social Services Yves Bolduc.<a href="http://www.cyberpresse.ca/le-nouvelliste/actualites/201102/15/01-4370334-love-poursuit-sa-croisade-contre-narconon.php" target="_blank">Newspaper Article</a>http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/mauricie/2011/02/14/003-narconon-certification-plainte-centre-desintoxication.shtml
Translation of a Feb. 14, 2011 article on the website of Radio-Canada, the Fre…tag:anoneire.ning.com,2011-02-16:2163779:BlogPost:110022011-02-16T01:41:52.000ZDavid Edgar Lovehttp://anoneire.ning.com/profile/DavidEdgarLove
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/mauricie/2011/02/14/003-narconon-certification-plainte-centre-desintoxication.shtml">http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/mauricie/2011/02/14/003-narconon-certification-plainte-centre-desintoxication.shtml</a></p>
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<p>Translation of a Feb. 14, 2011 article on the website of Radio-Canada, the French counterpart of the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation).</p>
<p><br/><a href="http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/...fication-plainte-centre-desintoxication.shtml">http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/...fication-plainte-centre-desintoxication.shtml</a><br/><br/><strong>David Edgar Love continuing his fight against Narconon</strong><br/><br/>Monday, February 14, 2011 6:11 P.M.<br/><br/>A former patient and employee of Narconon is continuing his efforts to prevent the detoxification centre, which is located in Trois-Rivières and whose methods have been criticized in the past, from obtaining certification by the Department of Health.<br/><br/>David Edgar Love came to Trois-Rivières on Monday to meet with an official of the Regional Health Agency.<br/><br/>Radio-Canada has obtained a copy of a complaint filed by Mr. David Edgar Love last October 8 at the office of Health Minister Yves Bolduc. The three-page document levels accusations against the Narconon drug rehabilitation centre, whose ties with the Church of Scientology have often been cited.<br/><br/>The complaint states:<br/><br/>•When I was a patient and, later, an employee, I collected evidence proving that Narconon [...] runs the centre in a manner that is dangerous to the health of patients;<br/>•When I paid for these expensive treatments, I had no way of konwing that Narconon was practicing misleading advertising by talking about a 76% success rate;<br/>•I was convinced that I was going to follow a drug rehabilitation program managed by qualified personnel and not by a pseudoscientific group with no qualifications.<br/>Compulsory Certification<br/><br/>Between now and next July, Narconon will be obliged to file an application with the Ministry of Health, because all centres specialized in drug addiction will have to follow more stringent regulations.<br/><br/>For several months, David Edgar Love has been making many efforts to prevent Narconon from obtaining this certification. Last week, he traveled to Ottawa to inform Senator Céline Hervieux-Payette.<br/><br/>The detox centre will have to demonstrate that its intervention model is proven and, if necessary, to clearly indicate any form of religious allegiance. According to the Mauricie and Central Quebec Health and Social Services Agency, Narconon has yet to to file an application.<br/><br/>"This will mean several hundred dollars a day for those who operate this type of resource without a certificate," said the director of the Mauricie and Central Quebec Health and Social Services Agency.<br/><br/>Radio-Canada tried, without success, to contact the Director of Narconon.</p>Government Forces Narconon to be Accreditedtag:anoneire.ning.com,2011-02-09:2163779:BlogPost:108932011-02-09T01:44:37.000ZDavid Edgar Lovehttp://anoneire.ning.com/profile/DavidEdgarLove
Narconon Will Have to Show its Credentials<br></br><br></br>March 24, 2010<br></br><br></br>(Trois-Rivières) Like all drug rehabilitation facilities in the province of Quebec which provide room and board, Narconon Trois-Rivières will have to show its credentials in order to obtain certification from the Quebec Department of Health and Social Services [ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux], a requirement which will be compulsory beginning on July 1, 2011. <br></br><br></br>Just days after the publication of…
Narconon Will Have to Show its Credentials<br/><br/>March 24, 2010<br/><br/>(Trois-Rivières) Like all drug rehabilitation facilities in the province of Quebec which provide room and board, Narconon Trois-Rivières will have to show its credentials in order to obtain certification from the Quebec Department of Health and Social Services [ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux], a requirement which will be compulsory beginning on July 1, 2011. <br/><br/>Just days after the publication of statements made by David Edgar Love, a former patient who became an employee and is now speaking out against certain methods used by the centre, the Mauricie Health and Social Services Agency [Agence de santé et de services sociaux de la Mauricie] said it will be keeping an eye on Narconon. <br/><br/>"In the framework of Law 56, which provides for extending the compulsory certification of residences for the elderly to all organizations involved in drug rehabilitation, there are to be rigorous inspections to regulate and guarantee the safety and the quality of services," said Marc Lacour, director of social services. <br/><br/>As a result, the 14 organizations in our region will have to file an application and comply with all the requirements of the Department of Health and Social Services before July 2011. These requirements concern, in particular, the methods of intervention, the physical facilities, safety, employee training, and they might even include prohibiting affiliations to a religion or to a spiritual orientation.<br/><br/>It is known that Narconon has ties with with the Church of Scientology. Its methods of intervention are based on the teachings of L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of the Church of Scientology. <br/><br/>Regarding this, Marc Bernard, director of Narconon, emphasizes that, despite this connection, Narconon is not a propaganda centre where the practice of Scientology is required or recommended. <br/><br/>"Here we accept all colours, all races, all religions. Among the 30 employees we have, only 4 or 5 are part of the church, including myself, I admit it. I have nothing to hide. As far as the patients are concerned, we do not talk to them about this. We respect each person's rights, above all. The proof is that we have welcomed Buddhists, Protestants, Muslims, Catholics, etc.." he said. <br/><br/>He also regrets that Narconon is regularly under fire for its links with Scientology. "These are unnecessary and unprovoked attacks which often come from individuals who do not even know the centre. They did not come over to visit us and meet us. Others want to hamper us because they think we are sitting on a silver mine and that Tom Cruise goes traipsing around the centre," he added, not without irony. <br/><br/>Since 2001, the centre has indeed been mired in controversy more than once. The latest example is the publication of statements made by David Edgar Love, who filed complaints with the Quebec Human Rights Commission [ Commission des droits de la personne ] and the Quebec Labour Standards Commission [ Commission des normes du travail ] for harassment and threats and who took the opportunity to lift the veil on certain treatment methods. <br/><br/>Mr. Bernard refused to comment on Mr. Love's accusations because he says that a settlement process is underway with Narconon. He did, however, wish to issue some clarifications about the treatment methods, in particular the purification, which consists of ingesting vitamins and spending several hours in a sauna. <br/><br/>"Withdrawal involves replacing drugs by balanced doses of vitamins and cleansing the body to restore the system, but everything is done with the approval of a doctor," he said. <br/><br/>Mr. Bernard also provided details about the "ashtray" example. Mr. Love claimed that he had to shout "Stand up!" and "Sit down!" until the ashtray obeyed by itself. <br/><br/>"Come on! We are not asking them to perform magic. The ashtray is part of a series of nine exercises in a communication course. It's an ashtray, but it could be any object. The goal is to bring a client to give real intention to his words and not just to mouth them." <br/><br/>Former employees filed complaints<br/><br/>About ten former employees of the Narconon Trois-Rivières centre have filed complaints with the Quebec Labour Standards Commission alleging that they were not paid for hours worked. <br/><br/>But according to one of these former employees, Richard Lussier, there are at least 25 people in the same situation. <br/><br/>"It's such a hassle, but Narconon takes advantage of defenseless people to line their pockets. I had to complain to the Labour Standards Commission to get progress on my case. I'm not looking for trouble, I just want my money. But I know that many other employees haven't complained. In all, there are more than 25 of us who haven't been paid in recent months," said Lussier. <br/><br/>Lussier, who had been hired as a cook, was fired last month. "Narconon owes me between $1,200 and $1,300.<br/><br/>"That's a lot when you have to pay your rent. I spoke out loud to get what I'm owed, because this wasn't the first time it happened, but they preferred to fire me," he said. <br/><br/>Mr. Lussier admits having received some pay, for example $100 every two or three weeks. "The centre gives us a little something to make us keep our traps shut, they make wonderful promises, but they never give us our full pay," he said. <br/><br/>Marc Bernard, director of Narconon, acknowledges that former employees have not been paid. <br/><br/>"I think about ten complaints have been brought against us. The recession hurt us. So we accumulated a bit of a backlog in payroll. I can assure you that these people will be paid and that it will be done as quickly as possible. We don't take this lightly," he said. <br/><br/>He believes, however, that these former employees panicked. "It's the system that wants this, that led them to the Labour Standards Commission.<br/><br/>"Yet we are constantly working to have enough money to settle our debts," said Mr. Bernard. <br/><br/>Narconon provides therapies which last an average of three to four months. According to Mr. Bernard, the centre receives about 35 to 40 customers every three months. <br/><br/>But a former employee contends that the centre receives no more than twenty people a year. Most of the clientele is from Ontario, British Columbia, and Alberta. <br/><br/>Moreover, the costs of this therapy are particularly high, more than $5,000 a month, for a total of $20,000. <br/><br/>"How much does the funeral of an addict cost in your opinion? More than $12,000. In addition, we have an excellent success rate here: it's between 70 and 76 per cent, while the average for other centres is 10 per cent," said Mr. Bernard. <br/><br/>At present, an investigation is still being conducted by the Labour Standards Commission, which refuses to reveal more about the number and the content of the current complaints. <br/><br/>However, spokesperson Jean-François Pelchat did not hide the fact that Narconon has a "long trail" of complaints since 2005. <br/><br/>"Quit a few complaints were brought by employees, but, in most cases, the files are closed, either because the centre paid the claims or because an agreement was reached, or the complaint was not accepted, or the employee withdrew," said Mr. Pelchat.<br/><br/><br/>Government Watches Narconon Closelytag:anoneire.ning.com,2011-02-09:2163779:BlogPost:108922011-02-09T01:40:04.000ZDavid Edgar Lovehttp://anoneire.ning.com/profile/DavidEdgarLove
<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3149254361?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3149254361?profile=original" width="124"></img></a> <br></br>Narconon Again the Focus of Controversy<br></br><br></br>March 22, 2010<br></br><br></br>(Trois-Rivières) The Narconon Trois-Rivières detoxification centre, suspected of links with the Church of Scientology, once again finds itself in the middle of a controversy. <br></br><br></br>This time, it's the public statements made over the weeked by a former patient who became an employee of the…
<a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3149254361?profile=original"><img width="124" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3149254361?profile=original" class="align-full"/></a><br/>Narconon Again the Focus of Controversy<br/><br/>March 22, 2010<br/><br/>(Trois-Rivières) The Narconon Trois-Rivières detoxification centre, suspected of links with the Church of Scientology, once again finds itself in the middle of a controversy. <br/><br/>This time, it's the public statements made over the weeked by a former patient who became an employee of the organization that have brought the subject back into the news. <br/><br/>David Edgar Love, a 57-year-old man from the Montreal area, has just filed a complaint with the Quebec Human Rights Commission [Commission des droits de la personne] as well as with the Quebec Labour Standards Commission [Commission des normes du travail]. Both commissions are currently investigating the matter.<br/><br/>The former Narconon employee says he is suffering from post-traumatic stress since leaving the centre in May 2009. Harassment and threats are alleged to have been daily occurrences at the Parent Boulevard establishment. This, at least, is what he explained in an interview he gave to Le Soleil. <br/><br/>During the interview, Love also revealed several techniques allegedly used within the centre, whose treatment methods follow the teachings of L. Ron Hubbard, founder of the Church of Scientology. <br/><br/>According to his account, Narconon requires that its patients undergo an extreme purification program which consists of ingesting large amounts of vitamins and spending more than four hours a day inside a sauna.<br/><br/>Love also describes an exercise which involves an ashtray, a recollection which brings back unpleasant memories. <br/><br/>"I had to yell at an ashtray, 'Stand up!' then 'Sit down!' until it obeyed by itself," he told Le Soleil. "But since I was unable to find the right tone, I had to raise the ashtray by myself over and over... I'm lucky not to be insane." <br/><br/>Total Silence <br/><br/>David Love was far less talkative about his experience when he was reached yesterday by Le Nouvelliste. During a telephone interview, he systematically refused to answer our questions, repeating that he is in a mediation process with Narconon and that an agreement might soon be concluded. <br/><br/>Silence was the same reply yesterday from Marc Bernard, director of Narconon Trois-Rivières, however he promised he would have a response today about the whole affair. <br/><br/>For the Anonymous collective, which combats the Church of Scientology, this turn of events in no way constitutes a surprise. <br/><br/>"It's always hard to know what happens behind closed doors. But the Church of Scientology uses organizations such as Narconon to project a nice public image. This image is what it's trying to save," says activist Marc Lacasse (fictitious name). <br/><br/>Anonymous has also been in constant contact with David Love, providing him support in his efforts. <br/><br/>"He came to our internet message board, and he was a man in urgent need of help. He was a well-placed individual in the establishment at Narconon. He thought no one would believe him," said the representative of the movement. <br/><br/>Clarifying the Situation <br/><br/>Since its arrival in Trois-Rivières, Narconon has regularly been the target of criticism. For this reason, "We must now clarify the situation," according to Sylvie Tardif, director of the COMSEP organization [a local non-profit organization that helps alleviate poverty and illiteracy]. <br/><br/>Sylvie Tardif is also a municipal councilor and she had the opportunity to visit the detoxification centre a few years ago. <br/><br/>"I saw saunas and all that. They explained the vitamin stuff to me and I was told that people could sometimes be sick," said the representative of the Marie-de-l'Incarnation District. <br/><br/>Then, in 2008, Narconon sought to offer a $1,000 donation to COMSEP, the organization she heads. She refused. "When in doubt, it's better to refrain. We had heard about its ties with the Church of Scientology, but we weren't knowledgeable about it," says Sylvie Tardif. <br/><br/>At that time, several other organizations had criticized Narconon and this provoked heated discussions in the media. <br/><br/>A few months later, the Mauricie Health Agency [Agence de santé de la Mauricie] brought Narconon back into the spotlight when it recommended that Quebec make obligatory the certification of such private or community organizations. The Anonymous Quebec movement then came to Trois-Rivières to support this demand. <br/><br/>Narconon was not, however, at the end of its troubles. In February 2009, a new controversy arose over the purchase of the Vieilles Forges golf club by new owners connected with the Church of Scientology. <br/><br/>The administrative policies advocated by the managers were also based on the principles established by Ron Hubbard, and the training sessions were provided by a company located at the same premises as Narconon. <br/><br/>"I think it is up to the Health Agency to pursue things further and up to the government to make the necessary verifications. It would be beneficial for the citizens, but also for the organization," says Sylvie Tardif today. <br/>First article, Part One: Intoxicated by Scientologyby Marc AllardLe Soleil(Quebec City) Since he's been out of Narconon, David Edgar Love hardly gets any sleep. He has flashbacks about the traumatic …tag:anoneire.ning.com,2011-02-08:2163779:BlogPost:108672011-02-08T05:51:52.000ZDavid Edgar Lovehttp://anoneire.ning.com/profile/DavidEdgarLove
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3149250960?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3149250960?profile=original" width="574"></img></a> First article, Part One: <br></br><br></br><br></br><br></br><br></br>Intoxicated by Scientology<br></br><br></br>by Marc Allard<br></br>Le Soleil<br></br><br></br>(Quebec City) Since he's been out of Narconon, David Edgar Love hardly gets any sleep. He has flashbacks about the traumatic experiences he says he experienced in the Scientology detox centre in Trois-Rivières, and sometimes he becomes so anxious that he…</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3149250960?profile=original"><img width="574" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3149250960?profile=original" class="align-full"/></a>First article, Part One: <br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>Intoxicated by Scientology<br/><br/>by Marc Allard<br/>Le Soleil<br/><br/>(Quebec City) Since he's been out of Narconon, David Edgar Love hardly gets any sleep. He has flashbacks about the traumatic experiences he says he experienced in the Scientology detox centre in Trois-Rivières, and sometimes he becomes so anxious that he loses his breath. <br/><br/>In November, a doctor at the Cité de la Santé hospital in Laval diagnosed him with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Mr. Love now consults a psychiatrist in a Montreal hospital who was recommended by Mike Kropveld, the director of Info-Cult, and he tries not to appear too drowsy at his new job. <br/><br/>Sitting in a small restaurant in a glum corner of Montreal's Lachine district, where he found a small apartment, Mr. Love, 57, recounts his experience with Narconon, where he was a client from December 2008 to May 2009 and an employee until the end of October. <br/><br/>Revealed for the first time today in Le Soleil, his testimony about the Quebec detoxification centre connected with the Church of Scientology adds to a series of disclosures that have shaken this religious organization in various places throughout the world in recent months. <br/><br/>At his side, David Love has a briefcase full of documents to support a complaint he filed with Quebec's Human Rights Commission and a separate complaint filed with Quebec's Labour Standards Commission, which are investigating his allegations. <br/><br/>During the 11 months he spent at Narconon, Mr. Love says he was the victim of harassment, threats and many other violations of his rights. He also says he did not receive a large portion of his salary. <br/><br/>In a letter dated December 21, 2009, the law firm representing Narconon, Heenan Blaikie, offered David Love $2,550.29 on condition that he not share his story with the media. Mr. Love declined the offer. <br/><br/>"They will not silence me," he says. "I have rights and I intend to have my rights respected." <br/><br/>By telephone, Le Soleil reached the director of Narconon Trois-Rivières, Marc Bernard, who declined to give his version of the facts. "I have nothing to say, I have no comment," he said. "No comment." <br/><br/>Omertà <br/><br/>A resident of British Columbia, David Love arrived at Narconon shortly before Christmas in 2008. He was addicted to methadone and cocaine and had decided to follow the rehab program at the detox centre in Trois-Rivières, where he knew an employee.<br/><br/>During the first weeks of his treatment, Mr Love says he was surprised by the omertà that reigned at Narconon about Scientology. He remembers hearing an employee interrupt a discussion among a group of clients he was in, by issuing an order: "You are not allowed to speak about Scientology when you are at Narconon»<br/><br/>The employee later explained to him that Narconon wanted to avoid the subject so as not to scare clients, their parents, or the "sponsors", who pay more than $20,000 for the treatment, a majority of whose clients are English speakers from the United states and English Canada.<br/><br/>On its Quebec website, Narconon presents itself as a "non-profit program of rehabilitation and detoxification" and boasts of having 50 centres in 21 countries. There is no mention anywhere that Narconon is part of the Church of Scientology.<br/><br/>For Paul Schofield, who was a member of the Church of Scientology for more than 20 years before becoming "case supervisor" at the Sydney and Melbourne Narconon centres and then director of Narconon for all of Australia, there is no doubt that Narconon is a satellite of the Church of Scientology.<br/><br/>"Aside from the withdrawal phase, all the courses you take at Narconon are almost identical to those you take at the Church," he says, "Except that when you take them at the church, they only cost you about a quarter or a third of the price."<br/><br/>While he was a client at Narconon, David Love says he was forced to memorize passages from books by L. Ron Hubbard, the science fiction author who founded the Church of Scientology and wrote the 8 books on which the Narconon program is based.<br/><br/>"Any book that might interfere with the mind-altering and brainwashing process is prohibited and confiscated," says David Love.<br/><br/>In addition to reading books by Hubbard, David Love also had to practice regularly the "training routines" prescribed by Scientology's grand master.<br/><br/>He remembers one routine that consisted of sitting for long hours while staring at another client without saying a word and without moving. There was another similar routine in which he was told not to react while his partner bombarded him with insults. <br/><br/>Extreme Purification <br/><br/>The 57-year-old man also remembers the training routine involving an ashtray. "I had to yell at an ashtray, 'Stand up!' then 'Sit down!' until it obeyed by itself," he said. "But since I was unable to find the right tone, I had to lift the ashtray by myself over and over." "After all these training routines," says Love, "I'm lucky not to be insane." <br/><br/>To help addicts overcome their dependence, Narconon also requires that they strictly follow an intense vitamin and sauna treatment which Scientologists call the "Purification Rundown" and which is also provided by the Church of Scientology of Quebec City at a cost of $2,000. <br/><br/>For two weeks, David Love said he had to spend almost four hours a day in a sauna and swallow large amounts of vitamins and minerals each day. He recalls having had, among other things, to take a lot of niacin, a vitamin (B3) used to reduce a person's cholesterol level. <br/><br/>In a July 17, 2004 interview with the Journal de Trois-Rivières posted on the detoxification centre's website, the director of Narconon Trois-Rivières, Marc Bernard, described the virtues of niacin for expelling drugs from fat cells. <br/><br/>"The toxins remain trapped in fatty tissues for several years," Mr. Bernard explained. "When they are released, this is what addicts call flashbacks." <br/><br/>Asked about this practice, Dr. Lise Archibald, of the Ubald-Villeneuve Rehabilitation Centre in Quebec City, told Le Soleil that she has never read anything about the benefits of niacin for drug addicts. <br/><br/>A toxicology specialist at Quebec's National Institute of Public Health (INSPQ), pharmacist Lyse Lefebvre, also has never heard of niacin as an aid to combat drug addiction. However, she warns that consuming too much vitamin B3 may cause digestive problems, aggravate asthma, lead to a certain form of arthritis attack, and cause redness and itching. <br/><br/>Health Canada recommends a maximum of 500 mg of niacin per day. Clients of Narconon and Scientologists who follow the "Purification Rundown" ingest up to 5,000 mg per day," says David Love. <br/><br/>"The vitamin and sauna treatment was far from pleasant for the clients of Narconon," recalls Mr. Love. "It was horrible. People were sick. They vomited and had diarrhea." <br/><br/>Like a military base <br/><br/>During his rehabilitation, Mr. Love wanted to leave the Trois-Rivières detox centre to return to his family in British Columbia. But he says that Narconon refused to give him his wallet and his identity papers, even though he requested them more than once. <br/><br/>Except in special cases, Quebec law prohibits forcing drug addicts to continue treatment, which is to be followed on a voluntary basis. <br/><br/>Mr. Love recalls that, instead of giving him his papers, he was sent to the "ethics officer", who argued that he should stay longer. <br/><br/>"Many students want to leave and try," he says. "Some even manage to leave and set out on foot along along the road, but the ethics officer is called and a car is sent to recover them and bring them back to the Narconon buildings." <br/><br/>David Love said he never witnessed a client being forced to get into a car. Instead, he points out, Narconon calls a student's parents or sponsor and convinces them not to pay the bus or air fare for the student.<br/><br/>Every day, adds Mr. Love, Narconon's staff closely monitors the comings and goings of their customers. "It's like a military base," he says. "There is security, they have radios. They check on you every 20 minutes to know where you are."</p>
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<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3149251049?profile=original"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3149251049?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" class="align-full"/></a><br/><br/>Clients turned into employees <br/><br/>Mr. Love is not the only client to have worked at Narconon. About 40% of clients subsequently become employees, according to a statement made in May 2002 by Devinder Luthra, then president of Narconon Canada, at a session of the Special Committee on Non-Medical Use of Drugs in the House of Commons. <br/><br/>While he was an employee, David Love was responsible for contacting former clients of Narconon to compile statistics on the success or failure of the program. He says he received emails from many "exes" who had relapsed and still need help. What he was hearing did not appear to match the 70% success rate which Narconon boasts about on its website. <br/><br/>Mr. Love says he tried repeatedly to warn his superiors at Narconon Trois-Rivières, but they refused to change their practices.</p>
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<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3149251223?profile=original"><img width="569" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3149251223?profile=original" class="align-full"/></a><br/><br/>It was at this point that David Love says he realized Narconon was a "hoax" at the service of the Church of Scientology. "Once I understood and believed it was true," he wrote on a message board operated by Anonymous, an anti-Scientology movement that originated on the Internet, "My eyes were opened to the reality of the lies that I had swallowed." <br/><br/>From the day he resigned, November 3, Mr. Love says he received threats from Sue Chubbs, Narconon's director of production.<br/><br/>With documents to prove it, David Love shows that, among other things, she posted on his FaceBook page the words "Enemy" and "Fair Game". This means, in Scientology jargon, he "may be deprived of property or injured by any means and by any Scientologist."</p>FBI Probetag:anoneire.ning.com,2011-02-07:2163779:BlogPost:108602011-02-07T21:30:00.000ZDavid Edgar Lovehttp://anoneire.ning.com/profile/DavidEdgarLove
<p><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1354449/Church-Scientology-FBI-probe-alleged-human-trafficking.html" target="_blank">USA FBI PROBE</a></p>
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<p><br></br>FBI investigates Church of Scientology over claims of human trafficking, enslavement and violence<br></br><br></br>By Tom Leonard<br></br>Last updated at 9:16 PM on 7th February 2011</p>
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<p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">The FBI is investigating the Church of Scientology over allegations of human trafficking, it is…</font></p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1354449/Church-Scientology-FBI-probe-alleged-human-trafficking.html">USA FBI PROBE</a></p>
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<p><br/>FBI investigates Church of Scientology over claims of human trafficking, enslavement and violence<br/><br/>By Tom Leonard<br/>Last updated at 9:16 PM on 7th February 2011</p>
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<p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">The FBI is investigating the Church of Scientology over allegations of human trafficking, it is claimed.</font></p>
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<p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">Federal investigators have been interviewing former members of the controversial organisation, which counts Tom Cruise and John Travolta among its followers, over allegations of enslavement and violent treatment.</font></p>
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<p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">According to the New Yorker magazine, the FBI is also investigating allegations surrounding David Miscavige - the group’s leader and the best man at Cruise’s wedding - who has been accused of repeatedly hitting youngsters.</font></p>
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<p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">In an interview with the magazine, Hollywood director Paul Haggis spoke out for the first time over his embittered decision to leave Scientology.</font> <font style="font-size: 1.2em;">‘I was in a cult for 34 years. Everyone else could see it. I don’t know why I couldn’t,’ said Mr Haggis, who wrote Million Dollar Baby and Casino Royale.</font></p>
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<p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">The FBI investigators have interviewed former members in California and Clearwater, Florida, where Scientology - regarded in many countries as a cult - has its spiritual HQ.</font> <font style="font-size: 1.2em;">Even though it has just become public, the investigation has been going on for a year.</font></p>
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<p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">Allegations of abuse against Mr Miscavige, 50, were made in 2009 but the FBI’s involvement indicates that it was not satisfied by the church’s claim that the accusations were simply concocted by embittered former members.</font> <font style="font-size: 1.2em;">Many of the accusations against the organisation centre on Gold Base, Scientology’s nerve centre in the Californian desert.</font></p>
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<p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">It is the home for many members of Sea Org, its elite ‘religious order’ of young devotees.</font></p>
<p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">Many join Scientology as teenagers and, at Gold Base, church leaders are allegedly encouraged to ‘instill aggressive, even violent discipline’.</font></p>
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<p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">Some Sea Org defectors have described ‘punitive re-education’ programmes which have sometimes entailed years confined at rehabilitation camps doing manual labour and spiritual work.</font></p>
<p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">An ex-Scientologist claimed that punishments at Gold Base included being sent to the ‘Hole’, a pair of extra-wide mobile homes on the base where between 80 and 100 people were ordered to take part in ‘group confessions all day and all night’.</font></p>
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<p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">Marty Rathbun, a former senior Scientology executive, claimed in court in July that Mr Miscavige once organised a brutal game of musical chairs at the Hole in which only the winner would be allowed to stay on the base.</font></p>
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<p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">Desperate not to be exiled from an organisation for which they had sacrificed their families, money and careers, church leaders ended up hitting each other to win the game, said Mr Rathbun.</font></p>
<p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">Under California law, human trafficking covers slavery and defines victims by factors such as signs of trauma or fatigue, being afraid to talk because of censorship and working in one place without freedom to travel.</font></p>
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<p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">In a recent test case against the Scientologists, Marc and Claire Headley, two former Sea Org members, claimed they were treated like slaves and forced to work 20-hour days almost continually</font></p>
<p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">Mrs Headley said she was coerced into having an abortion.</font></p>
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<p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">A judge ruled against them after the church insisted religious workers were exempt from the usual rules but the couple are appealing.</font> <font style="font-size: 1.2em;">The FBI, whose investigation reportedly remains open, would not comment.</font></p>
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<p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">The Church of Scientology was founded in 1953 by sci-fi writer L Ron Hubbard. The church dismissed the New Yorker’s claims as ‘little more than a regurgitation of old allegations that have long been disproved’.</font></p>
<p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">Scientology defectors also reportedly told the FBI about Mr Miscavige’s luxurious lifestyle.</font></p>
<p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">They insisted he lives more like a Hollywood star than a church leader, flying chartered jets, wearing custom-made shoes from London and building up a large car collection.</font></p>
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<p><a href="http://forums.whyweprotest.net/threads/senator-anonymous-meeting-in-ottawa-canada.68670/">http://forums.whyweprotest.net/threads/senator-anonymous-meeting-in-ottawa-canada.68670/</a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MYI8wyI61s" target="_blank">Meeting in Ottawa</a></p>
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<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3149250952?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3149250952?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750"></img></a> <br></br><br></br>What an awesome, awesome time we had in Ottawa.…</p>
<p><a href="http://forums.whyweprotest.net/threads/senator-anonymous-meeting-in-ottawa-canada.68670/">http://forums.whyweprotest.net/threads/senator-anonymous-meeting-in-ottawa-canada.68670/</a></p>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MYI8wyI61s">Meeting in Ottawa</a></p>
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<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3149250952?profile=original"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3149250952?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" class="align-full"/></a><br/><br/>What an awesome, awesome time we had in Ottawa. Incredible, amazing, and funny. I'm sure some of the creative and surprising words and phrases the Senator's Senior Advisor and Aide expressed during our meeting, would not be repeated in the Parliament Question Period,..., LOL.<br/><br/>We didn't go there to just tell a story of abuses, discrimination, exploitation, practicing medicine without a license, and many other absurd, destructive Scientology Doctrines and practices; we left them with a wee pile of documented evidence, with much more to follow <br/><br/>This is huge. Ramifications to the COS, ABLE Canada, Executives from Narconon Canada, and Narconon International are going to feel the squeeze. There is more to come within 2-3 weeks, both Federal and Provincial, with Global and Canada wide intel and input. Anonymous is a well oiled machine and DM will soon eat his words concerning being victorious.</p>
<p>We delivered over 1,000 pages of documents.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.examiner.com/personal-safety-in-montreal/david-love" target="_blank">.Montreal Scientology and Narconon</a></p>
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<p>For Narconon and other charitable organizations in Canada to retain their registered charitable status, it's been suggested they be subject to a compulsory benefits test. Does this charitable treatment center benefit our society or do the harms far outweigh the good?</p>
<p><br></br>In Canada, Narconon Trois-Rivieres, under the umbrella of the Montreal…</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.examiner.com/personal-safety-in-montreal/david-love">.Montreal Scientology and Narconon</a></p>
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<p>For Narconon and other charitable organizations in Canada to retain their registered charitable status, it's been suggested they be subject to a compulsory benefits test. Does this charitable treatment center benefit our society or do the harms far outweigh the good?</p>
<p><br/>In Canada, Narconon Trois-Rivieres, under the umbrella of the Montreal Church of Scientology, is a registered charity with all the benefits and exemptions afforded to every other charitable organization. It claims to be a public benefit by caring and treating drug addicts and alcoholics; but is this really the case? Does it benefit the general public and society as a whole, or does Narconon really do more harm than good? The controversy continues over this rehabilitation center and with the several, recent complaints filed with the Quebec Human Rights Commission, Quebec Labour Relations Board, Canada Health, Quebec Ministry of Health and Social Services, Quebec College of Physicians, the Canada Competition Bureau, and the Quebec Ombudsman, this controversy promises to continue far into the future for Narconon Trois-Rivieres and Scientology.<br/><br/><br/>The Narconon treatment and rehab program is Scientology, with all of the bells and whistles of this convicted, criminal organization. The eight books written for this program are from L. Ron Hubbard’s books on Dianetics, which is the basis for Scientology. <br/>So is Narconon a credible rehabilitation treatment center that benefits society or is it a money machine and recruitment facility for the Church of Scientology. With the majority of the executive staff and many of the other employees being Scientologists, and many of the new staff recruited from those who recently completed the program, the image is clear.<br/><br/>There are no doctors, nurses, counsellors, or any other government recognised or certified medical professional at Narconon Trois-Rivieres ,nor are there any of these professionals at any other Narconon in Canada. The methods used to “cure” addicts and alcoholics for life, as they claim and promote, are not accepted by scientists, physicians, or the health authorities. In fact, many authorities claim that the treatment methods and practices at Narconon are unsafe and dangerous.<br/><br/>Their belief system is intensely focussed on our worlds doom and their group’s elite role in taking control over society. The church leader dominates the members and harnesses close control over all the member’s actions physically, sexually, and emotionally. They demonstrate extreme paranoia and outward fear of government and outsiders. It is scientology doctrine and policy to lie or violate laws if this will further the cause and survival of their group. With this cult behaviour, comes the dangers of abuse.<br/><br/><strong>A Dangerous Scam and Quackery:</strong> <br/><br/>After reviewing materials published by Narconon, University of Oklahoma biochemistry professor Bruce Roe described the program as "a scam" based on "half-truths and pseudo-science. In a 1988 report, Dr. Ronald E. Gots, a toxicology expert from Bethesda, Maryland, called the regimen "quackery", and noted that "no recognized body of toxicologists, no department of occupational medicine, nor any governmental agencies endorse or recommend such treatment. <br/>A report on Narconon for the Department of Health in California described the mega-doses of vitamins as "hazardous" and "in some cases lethal". Prof. Michael Ryan, a pharmacologist at University College Dublin, told a 2003 court case that the Purification Rundown is scientifically unverified and medically unsafe.<br/><br/>In a 1999 French court case, five staff members of the Church of Scientology were convicted of fraud for selling the Sauna Purif and other Scientology procedures. In Russia, the Purification Rundown has been banned by officials as a threat to public health.<br/><br/>When a cult group like this is in care and control over vulnerable addicts needing help, the focus is on their own group’s survival, not the intense health care these ill people so desperately want and deserve.<br/><br/>For Narconon and other charitable organizations in Canada to retain their registered charitable status, perhaps they should be subject to a compulsory benefits test. The protection and safety of all Quebec, Montreal area, and Canadians as a whole, have the protection under the Quebec and Canadian Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms to safe gaurded from abuses and harms.<br/><br/><br/>With recent news media coverage, victim’s statements, and clear and concise proclamations made by health care professionals and governments, the tax benefits these organizations now enjoys could be very short lived. <br/><br/>David Edgar Love<br/><br/>Montreal Personal Safety Examiner.<br/><br/>***<br/>Born on the West Coast of British Columbia, David Edgar Love now resides in the Montreal area. David formed a charitable organization in 1990 and was the Director of a rehabilitation center for substance abuse. He then completed a University of British Columbia Real Estate Course and was employed as a Realtor and Sub-Mortgage Broker for more than six years. David's life is fulfilled doing research on public safety, culture, disease and illness, and strives to help persons with human rights and freedoms issues.</p>