Jeff X's Narconon Experience
My name is "Jeff X" and I was a student at several Narconon centers in
2003 and 2004. Let me give you a little taste of my experience. I
was sent there by my parents for alcohol and drug abuse. The first go
around was at a center called Narconon Quebec. It
was in a little town outside of Montreal called St. Roch. I was there
for approximately 4 months. I went thru and completed the
program.
Inside the center there was active drug use. It was not tolerated by
staff but continued the duration of my stay. Marijuana, alcohol, and
heroin I not only saw consumed but unfortunately consumed myself. I
did heroin for the first time in my life at a Narconon center. The
majority of the people there were being treated for opiate abuse. I
myself was there for cocaine and a alcohol. I left the center and
returned home and I received familiar results: I was neck deep in abuse
very quickly.
One of the reasons I was sent there was because they told my parents
there is a guarantee if you complete the program and relapse you can
come back for what they call a re-tread for free. So about 8 months
later I was back at Narconon but this time they had expanded the
facility and had moved to another building on the top of a mountain;
the name of the town is escaping me right now. They taught the
"technology" there and people were either bussed to the St. Roch
location for the sauna part of the program or could choose to stay at
the original center while they did their sauna. Most people chose to
stay.
There was only two staff members on site at St. Roch, and one was an
ex-student. They encourage you to stay after your treatment is
completed for more clean time. Again there was more drug use but this
time I chose to abstain from it. I wanted to get it right this time.
And it was more open; it was honestly like a free-for-all: we had
access to all parts of the building and I actually have video tape of
this. One of the students brought his video camera with him and we
made tape of the facility and taped everyday life at a Narconon.
Well, the funding apparently ran out and they had to shut down the
facility on top of the mountain and move everybody back to St. Roch.
Then about a month later we had to move out of St. Roch and move to
Narconon's Three Rivers facility. At this point I wanted out so I
left and came back home.
Narconon Quebec went belly up and the rest of Quebec's students were
siphoned through Three Rivers. It was a total disaster and the worst
experience of my life. I still talk to several people that were
students with me and if you need corroboration please let me know. I
don't want money or anything like that. I just believe people should
know.
Thank you for your time in this matter,
"Jeff X"
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