Dear Mr. Phillips,
I noted your name listed as attorney of record for the William Sweeney vs. Pur Detox. I have an interest in Scientology, Narconon
and related programs. I've been studying Scientology and its front groups since 1997, when I became interested in exposing the
truth about these numerous organizations.
As you are probably aware, Pur Detox has ties to Narconon and Scientology. In fact, Pur Detox is a franchise designed to funnel
people through its program into a Narconon facility.
I don't want to overwhelm you with information. Curiously, some pages have vanished from the Pur Detox website, describing the
benefits of owning your own Pur Detox facility.
https://whyweprotest.net/community/threads/pur-detox.63279/#post-1279076
Of particular interest to the Sweeney case, here Pur Detox claims to be expert in "psych drug" recovery, as opposed to Narconon's
expertise with "street drugs."
"Pür Detox will never accept a person who should be on the Narconon Program. We are experts at handling psych/medical drugs.
Narconon handles street drugs. Its pretty clear cut. If someone arrives at Pür Detox and should be at Narconon, then we will send
them onto Narconon. If Narconon has a person who should be at a medical detox, whether for a quick med detox or that the person
isn't qualified for Narconon then Narconon will send them to us..."
The page this is from,
http://www.purdetoxfieldrep.com/index.html, has been removed.
Dr. Allan Sosin is listed in our database of Scientology Service Completions. He is a Scientologist. The relevance of this shall be
made clear.
http://www.truthaboutscientology.com/stats/by-name/a/allan-sosin.html
He is currently Not a member of the AMA
ALLAN EVAN SOSIN, MD
4 Hughes # 175
Irvine CA 92618
INTERNAL MEDICINE, NEPHROLOGY
License # G 21912
Not Board Certified
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL class of 1969
Office Phone: 949 600 5100
Having established this, it is necessary to look at Narconon and its affiliates. These programs are directly associated to
Scientology, Inc. THIS IS OFTEN DENIED IN COURT. They will infer that Narconon programs are "based on the teachings of L. Ron
Hubbard," Scientology's founder. A man who, incidentally, dropped out of college and had nothing in his history that might qualify
him as a drug rehab founder.
This page, from Narconon-exposed.org, shows Narconon's position on Scientology's corporate chart.
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Narconon/images/internal_orgchart.gif
In Narconon's infancy, they were more open about their links to Scientology. Here is a scan of the 'Narconon News,' a newsletter put
out for internal consumption within Scientology. It describes the Narconon program as "the bridge to the Bridge."
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Stop-Narconon/Documents/narconon-news-v6n3.html
I know that courts often treat out of state evidence as irrelevant. In Narconon's case, it is important to understand that every
facility operates in identical fashion as laid out by L. Ron Hubbard.
It is very important that the program's steps are followed to the letter, as it is a high crime within Scientology to "alter the
tech." So, the programs are identical, their practices are identical, they all benefit from advertising, their staff are trained and
selected by the same methods.Narconon representatives or a team from the umbrella entity, Association for Better Living and
Education (ABLE) may be sent out to ensure that the program is followed to the letter.
"d. NARCONON INT and ABLE may, if NARCONON or ABLE ever deems it necessary or
advisable, send a corrective mission to CENTER to correct any deviation from the standards,
specifications or guidelines of NARCONON INT, and CENTER shall compensate NARCONON INT or
ABLE, as the case may be for all of its reasonable costs and expenses of the corrective action, including
reasonable travel and living costs of personnel and reasonable charges for the time of such personnel at
NARCONON INT's or ABLE's standard rates for such corrective action."
http://web.archive.org/web/20040715164506/www.able.org/pages/grp_forms/nn_lic_agr.pdf
Some important points to know:
Narconon counselors are often fresh out of the program themselves.
Part of the Narconon program is certified by CARF, Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.
http://www.carf.org/Accreditation/
Interestingly, one of the directors of Narconon, W. Kent McGregor, was also working for CARF at the time Narconon acquired it's
accreditation from CARF.
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Stop-Narconon/Documents/accreditation.html
Because the CARF accreditation is accepted by the state of California, Narconon and affiliate programs are listed on SAMHSA's
website as approved. This is not an endorsement, they only list state approved programs.
Narconon staff have no training in addiction therapy, as the program consists of L. Ron Hubbard material. Legitimate drug counselors
are licensed, and must be clean for two years before applying.
Narconon counselors are unqualified to care for substance abusers.
There are many cases of Narconon staff confiscating prescribed drugs from clients. One such case occurred in California, at Narconon
Watsonville, aka Vista Bay. In this case, Narconon staff confiscated prescription drugs from a client they knew to be schizophrenic.
This act led to the death of the father of the young man, who strangled him to death as he drove home from the Narconon facility.
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Stop-Narconon/Lawsuits/Evans/Evans Vs. Narconon.pdf
Along with this death, there has been one case of unsupervised clients driving into town to buy heroin, resulting in a death from
overdose.
http://alley.ethercat.com/storage/1...WrongfulDeathPainSufferingAndOtherDamages.pdf
There has been plenty in the news about a series of deaths at Narconon Arrowhead in Oklahoma. In the most recent, a woman who was
clearly impaired was left alone in a room. She was found dead the next morning. Stacy Dawn Murphy died July 19, 2012.
Here is an account of another death at the same facility:
http://www.tulsaworld.com/webextra/content/items/NarcononComplaint.pdf
And finally, I would like to make the observation that Scientologists on the stand seem incapable of making a yes or no answer. They
will prevaricate, run off on a tangent at any opportunity.
They will start reeling off statistics; how many "millions" have been helped, how many new churches have opened, the square footage
of said buildings, etc. Before you know it, they've wasted 30 minutes of the court's time. Given an opening, they will start
lecturing the court on statistics of drug abuse, how society is in a downward spiral, and the evils of psychiatry. Their tactic is
to delay and drag things out. I have seen these tactics work in court. I've seen Scientologists allowed to drone away on the stand,
not addressing any relevant issue and boring the hell out of everyone.
Now, I'm sure you're a busy guy and all, so you probably won't have time or inclination for this; but a while ago, an ex-
Scientologist named Anon Sparrow was arrested for exercising his First Amendment right to protest outside the Washington DC
Scientology building. The charges were spurious; stalking and, later on, the plaintiff suddenly "remembered" he was also exposing
himself. She didn't mention this to the cops who responded to her complaint, nor did she include it in the 14 page letter she sent
to the police lieutenant the following day. The lawyer for the defendant, Tom Keys, was well informed by his client, and used the
information well. I'm not a huge fan of legal documents, but the transcript for this case is extremely entertaining, as Keys
repeatedly derails the Scientology tried-and-true tactics that worked for them in the past. Especially amusing is Keys questioning
the plaintiff on the stand. He did it exactly right. You can download the transcripts here if you're interested.
http://db.tt/pvWbsvQ
I think that about covers it. I sincerely hope you have some knowledgable advisors helping you with this case, because Narconon is
Scientology and Scientology is not your normal play-by-the-rules organization.
As L. Ron Hubbard said,
"Handling truth is a touchy business also. You don't have to tell
everything you know -- that would jam the comm line too. Tell an
*acceptable truth*.
Agreement with one's message is what PR is seeking to achieve. Thus
the message must compare to the personal experience of the audience.
So PR becomes the technique of communicating an acceptable truth --
and which will attain the desirable result.
If there's no chance of obtaining a desirable result and the truth
would injure then talk about something else.
-- L. Ron Hubbard
HCOPL 13 August 1970 Issue II PR Series 2,
in the Volunteer Minister's Handbook
And...
"THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN CONTROL PEOPLE IS TO LIE TO THEM. You can
write that down in your book in great big letters.
-- L. Ron Hubbard
Technique 88
And here is a thread about a similar facility...not a Narconon Inc.facility, more like the Dana Point set up.
http://forum.reachingforthetippingpoint.net/index.php?topic=10723.0
Well, I hope I remembered everything I wanted to tell you. If I can be of any assistance, let me know.
