Narconon
®, cont'd.
The only negative response to my first letter re Narconon published
in my local newspaper was from a guy who felt that Narconon should
be supported because it was against drugs like he was. A minor
theme of religious liberty was also raised (which I didn't reply to
since it was off topic).
I've left out his name.
Herewith my second letter.
Mr. //// has fallen into the trap Narconon always sets for the
unwary. There is a drug problem in the United States and
marijuana is part of it. No one's arguing about that. Narconon
traps people by keeping the focus there. It tries to divert
attention away from its ineffective methods and the fact that
it's a front for the Scientology
®
cult. Narconon knows that if the
truth about it was found out, no one would ever join it.
Narconon teaches that counseling is useless for treating
addiction. Narconon teaches that psychiatrists and psychology are
evil and harmful. Narconon steers its clients towards the cult of
Scientology when they are most vulnerable and open to suggestion.
Narconon is based on the teachings of L. Ron Hubbard, founder of
Scientology. According to Mr. John Wood, a Narconon spokesman and
Scientology staff member, Hubbard was an "expert in 29 different
fields". In a 1997 radio interview in Great Britain, Wood was
asked by the interviewer " Can you give the names of any two
agencies in this country that we could telephone and get official
accreditation for Narconon?" Wood answered "Well, I don't really
know what you mean by `official accreditation'." Evasiveness like
that is the sign of someone who's hiding something.
There are many good and effective treatment centers for drug
addiction. Here in //// we have law enforcement and social
welfare agencies, not to mention many good and caring ministers,
who are all willing and able to refer an addict to help. We all
should support what works. Forget Narconon, it won't help anyone
but Scientology and its current cult leaders.
The name "Narconon"® is trademarked to the Scientology
organization through one of their many front groups. The name
"Scientology"® is also trademarked to the "Church"
of Scientology. Neither this web page, nor this web site, nor any of the
individuals mentioned herein assisting to educate the public about the
dangers of the Narconon scam are members of or representitives of the
Scientology organization.
If you or a loved one needs help -- real help -- there are
a number of rehabilitation programs you can contact. The real
Narcotics Anonymous organization
can get you in touch with real people who can help you.
Click [HERE] to visit Narcotics
Anonymous's web site. Narcotics Anonymous's telephone number is
1 (818) 773-9999.
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Goodboy <goodboy@somewhere.com>
Sun, 06 Aug 2000 12:06:55 GMT
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