NARCONON Georgia graduate Red Ribbon Day shows the face of Scientology – Narconon of Georgiauses the dangerous and useless sauna detoxification system made up by L. Ron Hubbard. The Oklahoma State Board of Mental Health found that “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.” Narconon International shares the Los Angeles address and suite number of ABLE (Association for Better Living and Education). ABLE is a well known Scientology front organization. The words “Scientology” and “Dianetics” are carefully avoided in all Narconon promotional literature, and Narconon attempts to present itself as something separate from Scientology and Dianetics, but the curriculum gives the game away. The Narconon “New Life” program is basically an 8 part introduction to Scientology. According to the newspaper Detroit News, Scientology Inc leader L. Ron Hubbard created Narconon and ran it to recruit former addicts into the mob. Courses taught were virtually identical to those offered by the Scientology business and included material packaged as the “Communications Course”, the “Study Course”, and the “Objectives Course”. Michigan Corrections Department psychologist John Hand called Narconon “so misleading as to be termed a ‘con.'” Hand said, “They are phony, a front for the ‘Church’ of Scientology. We found out in Michigan that …
How Does the Botched NCAA Investigation of Miami Affect USC?
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Let me repeat myself here: An NCAA's investigator abused his powers by breaking a universally-accepted rule but because it wasn't in writing, no "NCAA employee knowingly violated a specific bylaw or law." But USC … McNair is now embroiled in a … Read more on Bleacher Report
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