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Guest Column: Exploring the relationship of Narconon and Scientology

Title: Guest Column: Exploring the relationship of Narconon and Scientology
Date: Wednesday, 22 March 2006
Publisher: Rock River Times (Rockford, Illinois)
Author: Barbara Graham
Main source: ocmb.xenu.net
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In searching your online edition for drug-related articles, I noticed that a number of them are press releases from the Scientology organization. These articles are a good example of how Narconon combines scientific, medical fact, blended with founder L. Ron Hubbard's fanciful theories on drug abuse. The press releases" you're picking up are released on several newswires by Scientology's Public Relations office. Of course, they hope that mainstream publications will print them. The main use of these pieces is within Scientology's ... [Read the rest at ocmb.xenu.net]