Scientology is hiring for a drug rehab whose location is a secret

 
Scientology is keeping a secret: The location of its new Continental Narconon in Australia.

In 2013, the church announced the creation of a system of “Continental” Narconons. Just as each Scientology “continent” has a Sea Org org called the Continental Liaison Office (CLO), each continent would have a Continental Narconon drug rehab facility that would treat patients and train staff in the program to serve in the smaller surrounding facilities. Since 2013 they have opened Narconon Ojai in California; Narconon Latin America in Villa Victoria, Mexico; Narconon Europe in Helsinge, Denmark; Narconon Nepal in Kathmandu; and Narconon United Kingdom in Heathfield, England. Narconon Trout Run in Maryland received permission to open a smaller facility than Scientology wanted, and they’re now hiring.

But the planet-wide plan hit several snags. Several sites in Ontario were rejected by local officials to be the Continental Narconon Canada. Narconon Africa never materialized. Narconon Australia was planned for Yarramalong, New South Wales but permission to open a treatment center there was denied by a vote of 8-0 by shire councillors.

 
The Yarramalong compound features a golf course, swimming pools, a tennis court, stripper poles, and water slides and is falling into disrepair at last report. It’s zoned “rural residential” and much of the property was built illegally without permits by the former owner. The property is currently listed for sale and we think that Scientology has abandoned Yarramalong and plans to purchase a new property for Continental Narconon Australia.

 
This statistic is cherry-picked from a 2018 report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. The original report’s findings are mixed. Heroin use is down, methamphetamine use is up, and the most popular illicit drug is marijuana. But what help can Scientology offer? In 2010 they traveled to one of the most remote parts of Australia to recruit patients for their unique therapy and to demonstrate how they can help.

 
The town of Tennant Creek, population 3,000, lies more than 500 Km from the nearest city of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. More than 50 percent of the residents identify themselves as indigenous Australians, or Aborigines of the Warumungu group. Once a flourishing nation, the population has fallen dramatically as Europeans and their descendants appropriated Warumungu land. There may be as few as 200 people who can still speak the Warumungu language. Alcohol abuse is a problem among Australians and in particular indigenous people. Purchase of alcohol in Tennant Creek is restricted to a few hours in the afternoon and to either one case of beer, one liter of wine or one bottle of liquor per day. Port and fortified wine is forbidden. Alcohol is also forbidden in “town camps” populated by Aborigines on the outskirts of the town.

Kevin Chapman is the 30-year Sea Org veteran charged with recruiting Scientologists to work at the new Narconon. In 2010 he and other Scientologists wearing Volunteer Ministers shirts traveled to Tennant Creek to promote a “drug bomb” vitamin regimen to detoxify alcoholic patients and the use of Cal-Mag to manage withdrawal symptoms. Cal-Mag is a foul tasting concoction invented by L. Ron Hubbard which he prescribed to treat all manner of illnesses. Local medical workers became concerned about the safety of the treatment, telling the provincial government it could be “potentially fatal” to renal patients and could corrode the stomach lining and cause ulcers. The Northern Territory Health Minister Kon Vatskalis called the brochures “utterly irresponsible” and ordered Chapman to stop distributing the literature. Scientology withdrew and the program was abandoned.

 
Now Chapman is recruiting staff for a new Narconon facility to deliver the drug bomb therapy in combination with saunas and indoctrination into the beginning levels of Scientology. Is it Yarramalong, despite being denied permission by authorities? We think Scientology has instead purchased a new facility in secret and plans to open it soon. It’s probably near Sydney, home to an Ideal Org and the AOSH ANZO compound in Chatswood West. We’ll let you know when we find it.

— Rod Keller

 
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Bonus items from our tipsters

An alert reader noticed that the forthcoming Columbus, Ohio “Ideal Org” got its new signage, but then quickly covered it up. But they managed to snap this photo before the wraps were put up.

So how close is the grand opening shindig with David Miscavige? We are still trying to find out.

 
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Scientology’s celebrities, ‘Ideal Orgs,’ and more!

We’ve been building landing pages about David Miscavige’s favorite playthings, including celebrities and ‘Ideal Orgs,’ and we’re hoping you’ll join in and help us gather as much information as we can about them. Head on over and help us with links and photos and comments.

Scientology’s celebrities, from A to Z! Find your favorite Hubbardite celeb at this index page — or suggest someone to add to the list!

Scientology’s ‘Ideal Orgs,’ from one end of the planet to the other! Help us build up pages about each these worldwide locations!

Scientology’s sneaky front groups, spreading the good news about L. Ron Hubbard while pretending to benefit society!

Scientology Lit: Books reviewed or excerpted in our weekly series. How many have you read?

 
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THE WHOLE TRACK

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[THREE years ago] This is your brain on L. Ron Hubbard: Watergate, Scientology, and late-night radio
[FOUR years ago] Reed Slatkin dies of heart attack — Scientologist served time as major Ponzi schemer
[FIVE years ago] Marc Headley continues his Scientology tour, and Steve Hall describes his defection
[SIX years ago] Sunday Funnies: Scientology Gets Colorful!
[EIGHT years ago] Scientology’s Enemies List: Are You On It?

 
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Posted by Tony Ortega on June 23, 2019 at 07:00

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