The Experiments

It used to be a place where people were sent to recover from their substance abuse issues.

It was a bustling facility that definitely used unconventional techniques, but at least did try and get people sober.

There was some nobility in it.

It is a sprawling facility cut off from the rest of the Hydra that is this organization.

It is on a quiet intersection that is separated from apartments by several blocks.

There it stands, all alone, with its impressive gates and hidden security.

What used to have dozens of cars in the parking lot 24/7, now sees but a handful there on a daily basis.

It almost looks abandoned.

This almost new looking facility, wants to give that impression.

During the day though, there are a half dozen cars belonging to scientists and doctors they have recruited from within their ranks around the world and shuttled to this facility.

In the facility, they are working on new drugs to rid people of their substance abuse issues. The plan is to find a drug that is marketable and can be sold throughout the world.

They see billions of dollars in revenue in their future to make up for their revenue shortfalls they now regularly face.

The issue is they have no one from the government looking over their shoulders as they try new drugs on patients also recruited from their ranks.

Some show effectiveness while others do nothing and many are often harmful.

No one will say anything though.

There is no one to say anything to.

It is all hush hush and if you do try and say something you will be sent somewhere and never heard from again.

There have been several patients who have died or permanently harmed, but they keep trying.

They keep experimenting.

Scientology

Narconon

Deaths at Scientology drug treatment program Narconon bring investigation

Already shaken by a series of high-level defections, accounts of abuse among its staffers, and the high-profile breakup of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, the Church of Scientology now faces scrutiny over its controversial drug treatment program, Narconon.

Four deaths at Narconon’s signature treatment facility in eastern Oklahoma have prompted local law enforcement and health officials to investigate the center and its program.

The inquiry began after Stacy Dawn Murphy, 20, was found dead in her room on July 19 after returning to the facility from a one-day leave. The cause of death is under investigation.

Two other clients died within the previous nine months. Another died in 2009. In two of those cases, serious health issues were cited; the cause of the other death is unclear.

In April, authorities in Quebec shut down a Narconon facility in the city of Trois Rivieres, saying certain treatment procedures “may represent a health risk.”

Church of Scientology public affairs director Karin Pouw said there is no suggestion the two investigations “have anything to do with Narconon’s methods of drug rehabilitation.”

She said media have misrepresented facts about the Oklahoma investigation, but offered no specifics.

As for recent incidents that generated unfavorable publicity for Scientology, Pouw said: “There is no relationship to any of these things, other than the continued growth of the Church and its social and humanitarian programs.”

Narconon centers claim success rates of 75 to 90 percent. But their methods, developed by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, have drawn fire over the years. They include high doses of niacin and lengthy sauna sessions that are said to release stored drug residues from fat tissue — a Hubbard theory contested by many health professionals. – Source

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