Narconon centers

Note: the centers on the map do not match exactly the ones cited in the table of content.

 19.429501, -99.158025, Narconon Libertad 20.499787, -100.143301, Narconon Mexico Pedro Escobedo, Querétaro de Arteaga, Mexico 21.317055, -158.022431, Narconon Hawaii Kapolei, Ewa Beach, HI 21.318575, -157.875413, Narconon Hawaii 1130 N Nimitz Hwy -22.755306, -46.145523, Narconon Brasil Camanducaia – MG 26.180838, -97.721585, Texas Narconon 1214 Dixieland Rd 27.989901, -82.729499, Narconon Florida 22079 U.S. 19 29.784783, -95.522414, Narconon Houston 9432 Old Katy Road 30.388957, -86.437781, Narconon Gulf Coast (FL) 4463 Commons Drive West -31.88772, 115.837205, Narconon Perth 225 Wanneroo Rd 33.196207, -116.647981, Narconon San Diego (CA) Hwy 79, Warner Springs, California 33.607133, -117.925696, Narconon Newport Beach (CA) 1810 W Oceanfront Newport Beach, California 33.851144, -116.301327, Narconon Palm Springs (CA) 27805 Hopper rd, Indio Hills, Ca 33.962669, -84.22567, Narconon of Georgia 5688 Peachtree Parkway Northwest 34.123521, -118.219102, Narconon Drug Prevention and Education (CA) 4442 York Blvd Los Angeles, California 34.154003, -118.137614, Friends of Narconon (CA) 622 E Villa St -34.470829, -58.52861, Narconon Argentina San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina 35.166731, -95.656159, Narconon Arrowhead (OK) HC 67 Box 5 36.983534, -121.726711, Narconon Santa Cruz (CA) 262 Gaffey Road 36.983534, -121.726711, Narconon Vista Bay (CA) 262 Gaffey Rd 37.339053, -5.839778, Asociacion Civil Narconon Mediterraneo (E) Urbanizacion Lapa S/N Alcala De Guadaira, Sevilla 37.614965, -114.511938, Narconon Nevada 37.625514, 15.120048, Narconon Grifone (I) 95025 Aci Sant'Antonio, Sicily, Italy -37.702847, 145.78381, Narconon Melbourne 1025 Woods Point Rd Warburton East, VIC -37.81402, 145.227362, Narconon Victoria Drug Education 38.729343, -120.778488, Narconon Placerville (CA) 1364 Ruthhaven Road 38.920258, -120.021341, Narconon Lake Tahoe (NV) 530 Glorene Avenue South Lake Tahoe, CA 39.128869, 16.252749, Associazione Comunita' Narconon Il Falco Contrada Monti 39.812183, 15.840853, Associazione Comunita' Narconon L'Albatros Contrada Santo Todaro Santa Domenica Talao, Calabria 4.705565, -74.030012, Narconon Colombia 40.603818, -105.068684, Narconon Colorado 1225 Redwood St Fort Collins, Colorado 40.706867, -4.072637, Narconon Los Molinos (E) Calle de San Nicolás 5 Los Molinos, Madrid 40.711953, -4.07652, Narconon (E) Calle del Calvario 6 Los Molinos, Madrid 41.878248, -87.644216, Narconon Great Lakes (IL) 728 W Jackson Blvd 42.141528, 24.75176, Narconon Bulgaria 42.24297, -84.764726, Narconon Michigan 809 W Erie St 42.482322, -71.155229, Narconon New England (MA) 76 Winn St 43.86737, 12.93674, Associazione Narconon Astore (I) Strada della Necropoli 43.887451, 12.828957, Associazione Narconon Alfiere (I) Strada di Montefeltro 44.914969, 8.051816, Narconon William Benitez (I) Regione San Grato Villafranca d'Asti, Piedmont, Italy 45.460184, 8.625895, Narconon Novara (I) Via Gian Battista Bazzoni, 21 45.790509, 15.974121, Narconon Croatia Croatia 46.364103, -72.626781, Narconon Trois-Rivières (QC) 7535 Boulevard Parent 46.8062, -71.287711, Narconon Québec (QC) 2013 boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel 46.812754, -71.215223, Narconon First Step (QC) 46.822903, -71.226572, Narconon Canada 449 3e Av 47.537321, 12.320483, Narconon Tirol (A) Wochenbrunnweg 34 48.13236, 11.571679, Narconon Bayern e.V. (D) Blumenstraße 28, München, 48.209319, 16.362655, Narconon Wienna (A) Löwelstraße 8, 1010 Wien 49.267462, -123.119006, Narconon Natural Detox/Rehab&Prevention (BC) 660A Leg-in-Boot Square 50.857046, 0.549614, Narconon Drug Rehabilitation (UK) Caple Ne Ferne, 2 Albany Road St. Leonards on Sea, East Sussex, UK 50.886578, 4.262973, Narconon Belgium 51.434138, -0.331577, Narconon Drug Education (UK) 85 Waldegrave Park 52.149658, 6.205838, Stichting Narconon Nederland Deventerweg 93 53.540941, -113.493698, Narconon Edmonton (AB) 53.953085, 9.5551, Narconon Norddeutschland e.V. (D) Blauer Lappen 3, Itzehoe, 55.433717, 37.51997, НАРКОНОН-ЮЖНЫЙ, антинаркотическое просвещение и реабилитация Солнечная улица, 7 (RUS) дер. Северово, Московская область, Подольский р-н 55.58951, 11.45659, Behandlingscentret Narconon (DK) Åmosevej 73 55.681493, 12.571172, Narconon Europa Nørregade 26, København K, DK 57.708192, 11.96469, Narconon i Göteborg (S) Kronhusgatan 6 59.262844, 17.878597, Narconon i Huddinge (S) Vårbackavägen 1 60.475954, 25.375891, Narconon Finland Keisarintie 2 -26.201452, 28.045488, Narconon Johannesburg Johannesburg, Gauteng (SA) -33.375584, 18.386065, Narconon New Life Cape Town (SA) 7345 Darling, SA -33.918649, 18.489923, Narconon Cape Town (SA) Maitland, Cape Town, Western Cape, SA 6.087481, -0.26245, Narconon Ghana Koforidua, Ghana 30.064742, 31.249509, Narconon Egypt Cairo, Egypt 27.702871, 85.318244, Narconon Nepal Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal 23.924892, 121.595762, Narconon Taiwan Huā Lián Bridge Ji-an Township, Hualien County, Taiwan -37.750448, 145.709974, Narconon Melbourne Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation 1025 Woods Point Road Warburton East, VIC -27.406931, 152.992265, Narconon Queensland Everton Park, Brisbane, QLD, AUS -37.821641, 145.237253, Narconon Victoria (AUS) 38 Great Ryrie St Ringwood, Victoria 49.98967, 36.208309, Narconon Kharkov "Your Win" (UKR) Kharkov, Kharkivs'ka, UKR 47.369024, 8.538033, Narconon Switzerland Zurich, Zurich, CH 59.61253, 16.54014, Narconon Västerås (S) Västerås, Sweden 59.253964, 18.106283, European Drug Prevention Office Våffelvägen 8, 12869 Stockholm, S 55.839169, 13.303859, Narconon Eslöv (S) Eslöv, S 58.999786, 17.594773, Narconon Sweden Vårby, Sörby - Valåkers väg 16, 153 Södertälje, 39.466685, -0.427794, Narconon Terranostra (E) Xirivella, Valencia, E 38.770663, 0.195218, Narconon Marina Alta Sin Drogas (E) Av de Ultramar, 14 Javea, Valencia 37.981908, -1.111046, Narconon Costa Calida (E) Av de la Región Murciana, 20 Murcia, Murcia 39.482444, -0.444983, Spain Associacion Educativa Quart de Poblet Quart de Poblet, Valencia

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= Introduction = Narconon is the name Scientology uses for a program which targets drug addicts. Although it's name is similar to the more widely known "Narcotics Anonymous", it has nothing to do with that legitimate group. Narconon has been criticized for a number of reasons:


 * It has no scientific background and is based on hypotheses that go against known facts, such as:
 * The impossibility to remove toxins from the body by perspiration in sauna
 * The amount of vitamins, among which Niacin, that a person can take daily without risk
 * The hours of sauna a person can stand daily without risk


 * The success rate usually mentioned is unsubstantied by independent research and does not take into account:
 * People who do not adapt to the program are dropped, sometimes without caution (e.g. left in a motel room)
 * People finishing the program become scientologists and have to write a "success story" as a way out of the program

For these reasons, and others, Narconon is in trouble in many countries and is banned in some (e.g. France).
 * A majority of the staff is usually ex-participants to the program that have no formal training
 * There are often sanitary problems that could endanger the participants
 * The exact same program is used as a "religious" one in scientology (purification rundown) and a detoxification one for 9/11 workers in New York and Iraq wars veterans
 * There are tens of Internet sites aiming at leading families in trouble to Narconon, often under the false impression of independency, see http://wiki.whyweprotest.net/Narconon_centers#Narconon_web_sites.
 * Claims to be independent of the Church of Scientology, when in reality money gets funneled from Narconon to the Church => Narconon funds the Church, not the other way around

Narconon in the news

 * Radio-Canada article - April 2, 2008 en Francais
 * Radio-Canada article - February 20, 2008 en Francais
 * Ça fout la trouille, Cyberpresse.ca (March 2, 2009) - Narconon Trois-Rivières raid Google translation
 * Woman claims rehab home preached Scientology, Daily Pilot (July 7, 2009)
 * Wife sues Narconon. Says Deception, Civil / Human Rights Abuse, Intolerant Culture Exist, Indybay (June 6, 2009)
 * Narconon/Scientology Exposed, Today/Tonight (April 4, 2008) - on YouTube
 * “Experts challenge claims of Scientology's sweat-it-out treatment for addicts”, Edmonton Journal (May 23, 2006) - Narconon
 * The Rundown on Scientology's Purification Rundown, New York Press (June 6, 2007) - "What Scientologists aren't telling you about their detox program"
 * Historical archives matching "Narconon"
 * Interview with former Narconon Canada staff member David Love, The Edge July 16th, 2010
 * Des plaintes contre Narconon, Le Nouvelliste July 9th, 2010 english translation
 * De très mauvais souvenirs, Le Nouvelliste July 12th, 2010 english translation
 * Intoxiqué par l'Église de Scientologie, Le Soleil march 21 2010 english translation
 * NARCONON: Tax funds end up in Scientology (Denmark) (DR1 21 January 2, 2009)
 * Uppdrag Granskning / Mission investigate (Sweden) 2009, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6

External sites
For more details, see:
 * http://www.narconon-exposed.org
 * http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Narconon/watch.htm (2002 list of centers with details)
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narconon
 * http://www.crackpots.org
 * http://www.shipbrook.com/jeff/CoS/narconon
 * http://www.xenu-directory.net/documents/corporate/990s-aggregatesummaries.php#narconon
 * http://www.lindaolsson.com/

Other topics of interest:
 * Norwegian Directorate of Health Narconon Report 2008, governmental review and evaluation of the known scientific studies into Narconon's drug prevention program. Conclusion: There exists no reliable evidence that would warrant governmental support of Narconon
 * http://forums.whyweprotest.net/123-leaks-legal/narconon-tutorial-spamming-internet-50907
 * The NARCONON™ drug education curriculum for high school students: A non-randomized, controlled prevention trial - this is a pro-Narconon study about a Narconon-based education program for highschool students, written by a former Narconon director. However, the study is flawed in a number of ways.

= Americas =

California

 * http://forums.whyweprotest.net/15-media/signal-sheriff-lee-baca-narconon-53949
 * http://forums.whyweprotest.net/123-leaks-legal/new-lawsuit-july-2009-narconon-48840
 * http://forums.whyweprotest.net/295-nm-second-chance-narconon/narconon-socal-articles-incorporation-49872
 * http://forums.whyweprotest.net/69-cos-front-groups/novus-medical-detox-center-narconon-y-crap-plan-open-more-centers-39552

Venezuela
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Spain

 * http://forums.whyweprotest.net/291-scientology-discussion/press-release-narconon-italy-spain-55746

United Kingdom

 * http://forums.whyweprotest.net/123-leaks-legal/narconon-uk-radio-show-56450
 * http://forums.whyweprotest.net/291-scientology-discussion/narconon-criminon-greenfields-england-foi-request-38297

=  ANZO   =
 * http://forums.whyweprotest.net/291-scientology-discussion/narconon-anzo-bamford-trust-tax-deduction-58118/?highlight=narconon

New Zealand
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Taiwan
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