Narconon

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Narconon is an organization for the rehabilitation of addicts . It is based on the teaching of L. Ron Hubbard and is therefore a Scientology organization. The symbol of Narconon is listed in a brochure of the State Office for the Protection of the Constitution of the State of Baden-Württemberg from 2008 as the logo of the Scientology organization. The name is composed of the English word for narcotics ( "narcotics" ) and the French negation "non" . The organization operates worldwide and has existed since 1972. It is represented in 38 countries with 145 centers for drug withdrawal. Narconon's founder, William Benitez , was heavily influenced by the teachings of L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology, on the principles of which Narconon operates. Narconon claims that it is the only organization in the world that is "successful" in rehabilitating drug addicts and the only rehabilitation facility that works without drug substitution . However, this cannot be generally confirmed.

criticism

Critics accuse Narconon of belonging to the Scientology sect through ABLE (Association for Better Living and Education) . ABLE is another organization that can be assigned to the Scientology group. Narconon is even a trademark owned by ABLE. Narconon is often referred to as a sub-organization (also: front organization) of Scientology and the accusation has been loud that Narconon does not mention the affiliation. Narconon stated that all programs, and even the website, did show references to the teachings of L. Ron Hubbard. Scientology also likes to mention Narconon's activities as evidence of social activity.

Narconon is also accused by critics that the organization has not had any success in the actual core discipline, namely in the rehabilitation of the sick; many of the addicts remained addicted and in contact with the drug. Many of those in need of protection and their relatives are said to have been financially tied to the organization through the costly courses and the accommodation.

Sociologist Stephen A. Kent and the Department for the Treatment of Mental Health Problems of Oklahoma rate the Narconon program as a pseudomedical procedure with little effectiveness.

In public, including by German courts, Narconon - like its parent company Scientology - is accused of the business and, in particular, the therapy methods being inhumane and not appropriate to the purpose.

In 1984, 34-year-old Jocelyne Dorfmann died of untreated epilepsy in a Narconon facility in Grancey sur Ource near Dijon . The deputy director was sentenced and the facility was forced to close. A similar death occurred in 2002 in a 33-year-old client of a Narconon branch in Torre dell'Orso, Italy .

Other Narconon-Related Deaths:

  • Paride Ella and Giuseppe Tomba, Valsassina , Italy (1995)
  • Frederica (last name unknown), Torre dell'Orso, Italy (2002)
  • Patrick Desmond, Norcross (Georgia) , USA (2008)
  • Multiple deaths at Narconon Arrowhead , USA (between 2009 and 2012)

In 2013, on allegations of insurance fraud, the Georgia State Attorney's Office searched Narconon's Norcross offices. Extensive material was confiscated.

Web links

Commons : Narconon  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Footnotes

  1. ↑ For 50 years: Saving human lives from drugs. Retrieved January 1, 2020 (de-us).
  2. ^ Reitman, Janet .: Inside scientology: the story of America's most secretive religion . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston 2011, ISBN 978-0-618-88302-8 .
  3. ↑ What is Narconon? January 1, 1, accessed on January 1, 2020 (German).
  4. ^ Association for Better Living and Education. Accessed January 1, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Scientology –Hal Maze of Illusions, p. 133 ( Memento of the original from December 14, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF file; 444 kB) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.hamburg.de
  6. ↑ : "As a junkie, as an alki out" . In: Spiegel Online . tape 43 , October 21, 1991 ( spiegel.de [accessed January 1, 2020]).
  7. ↑ Stephen A Kent: Marburg Journal of Religion 4 (1), p. 5
  8. ^ Mental Health Board of Oklahoma 1991, Lobsinger, Robert W. 1991. "State Mental Health Board Denies Narconon Certification Bid," in The Narconon Story of Oklahoma in the Newkirk Herald Journal.
  9. ^ Judgment of the Dijon District Court of January 9, 1987 (No 118-87)
  10. ↑ Article in La Repubblica, October 11, 2002
  11. ^ Search warrants executed at Narconon drug rehab clinic. Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 26, 2013, accessed May 13, 2013 .
  12. ↑ Raid in the US Southern States: Assault on the Scientology Fortress. Spiegel Online, May 12, 2013, accessed May 13, 2013 .