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Narconon Deaths
ethercat:
Narconon has been widely criticized for its dangerous detox ritual. Some have given up their lives instead of the drugs.
Pius Keel:
`Der Spiegel' Magazine Profile / What Germans think about their Narconon
Alternate links:
http://forum.reachingforthetippingpoint.net/index.php/topic,6295.msg14997.html#msg14997
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Narconon/sources/media/spiegel.htm
Quote>>>>Pius Keel, a confirmed Scientologist of 22, ended his stay at the Schliersee tragically. He got himself into deep debt for his community. After some time at Narconon he complained to his mother about the barefaced swindle. Narconon is only about money, he said. On September 14, 1990, after less than two months at Narconon, Pius packed his bags and threw himself under a train. <<<<
Giuseppe Tomba and Paride Ella
CORRIERE DELLA SERA / Tragedy while fighting drugs
Alternate links:
http://forum.reachingforthetippingpoint.net/index.php/topic,6295.msg14998.html#msg14998
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Narconon/sources/media/cs200295.htm
Quote>>>>TACENO (Lecco) - "Why don't you say instead that we saved 1.200 people from drugs?" Angela, an assistant of the Narconon community in Taceno, Valsassina, protests.
Last night another guest of the center, the second, died at the hospital in Lecco. Paride Ella, 22 from Grassobbio (Bergamo), ceased to live after a 5 days agony. He had similar symptoms - vomit and diarrhoea - as the ones felt by Giuseppe Tomba, 26 from Solaro (Milano). But for him there even wasn't enough time to call a doctor.
The <<dianetic>> community - rehabilitation from drugs through purification courses, vitamins and minerals <<to get rid from negative entities>> - is not provided with medical service, and the doctor of the village just established that Giuseppe's heart wasn't beating anymore. The two young men were at the beginning of the therapeutic path, the vitamins phase.
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Jocelyne Dorfmann
Death in a french Narconon center in 1987
Alternate links:
http://forum.reachingforthetippingpoint.net/index.php/topic,6295.msg14999.html#msg14999
http://www.crackpots.us/frenchpr.htm
Quote>>>>This excerpt is from the French Parliamentary Report on Cults of 1995.
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The County Court of Dijon, in a judgement of January 9, 1987 (No 118-87), condemned the assistant-director of the Narconon center of Grangey-sur-Ource for lack of assistance to a person in danger. This center, created by the Church of Scientology, proposes cures of detoxication by applying the methods of Ron Hubbard, namely the "purification rundown", based mainly on several hours of sauna per day, "auditing" and a significant absorption of vitamins.
In this case, the victim was a long time epileptic and had been addressed to this
organization because she wished "to be released from the drugs". The center, without preliminary medical examination, placed her in a room of "weaning". However, the medical expertises showed that the death was due to "a state of epileptic seizures due to the absence of sufficient handling in its beginning and emergency treatment during the seizures."
The judgement does not leave any doubt about the responsibility of the center...<<<<
ethercat:
Just a bit more on Paride Ella:
From http://www.scientology-lies.com/event/1995-02-07/yearold-paride-ella-narconon-tessa.html
Date: February 7, 1995
22-year-old Paride Ella begins the Narconon treatment program in Tessa. Within two weeks, he will be dead.
From http://www.scientology-lies.com/event/1995-02-19/yearold-paride-ella-narconon-program.html
Date: February 19, 1995
22-year-old Paride Ella dies of kidney failure after less than two weeks on the Narconon program.
ethercat:
And a bit more about Giuseppe Tomba:
From http://www.scientology-lies.com/event/1995-02-09/yearold-giuseppe-tomba-narconon-tessa.html
Date: February 9, 1995
26-year-old Giuseppe Tomba begins the Narconon treatment program in Tessa. Within three weeks, he will be dead of heart failure.
Mary_McConnell:
'STUDENT' COMMITS SUICIDE DURING CRIMINON DRUG REHAB DETOX
CODY BATES hanged himself at the San Francisco SBDC New Life Center Criminon facility on August 27, 2008. He'd been admitted to the facility on August 24th and began detox the next day. During the first day of detox, he had been administered medication with known side effects that included suicidal ideation to help facilitate the detox. Cody's mother thought he was under medical care and asked SBDC New LIfe Staff to provide 24 hr suicide watch of Cody because of statements he made to staff indicating he might commit suicide. The staff promised to keep a watchful eye but did not follow through and Cody was found on the 27th to have committed suicide. Apparently there was no medical personnel at the facility either.
Here is legal complaint filed by the victim's mother. I hope she sues the hell out of them:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FdNd4J3qxoM/SHaITQ4PAKI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/do6dQuXcuaE/s1600-h/SBDC_Complaint_amended_Final_pg4.jpg
Cody's parents ( the father joining in soon after the mother filed) sued for for negligence and wrongful death among othere things, and rightfully so. Her lawyer has been informed of the fact that the facility is not licensed by CA ADP despite the Association for Better Living and Education (ABLE) press release about this place ( one of 5 or so 'facilities' operated in Single Room Occupancy Hotels in the City of San Francisco.)
The case was settled in arbitration. It was a nightmare for the family but this is what Scientology and it's front groups like SBDC New Life Center SF do to discourage lawsuits. Shame on them for this.
Over at the Suppressive Person Defense League I found a story about this front group scam from scientology's front group coordinator called ABLE:
"The center has also been granted their license as a drug and alcohol recovery center by the California State Department of Drug and Alcohol. It now operates at an average of 50 students on the program at a time, and the center is still expanding — now having control of over 200 beds throughout 4 hotels in the area." http://www.able.org/news/
Here is their current website: http://www.newlifecentersf.org
Director and scientologist Richard Prescott owns http://SOMANEWLIFECENTER.Org
This is CLEARLY a Scientology program, incorporating the NarCONon drug rehab with the Criminon ' LIfe Skills.
Not surprisingly, neither San Francisco New Life Center, SOCIAL BETTERMENT DEVELOPMENT COMPANY or SBDC New Life are licensed by the California Alcohol and Drug Program, despite promoting that they are via the Facility locator at the federal governemnt site SAMHSA
Global Locator - ABLE International
San Francisco New Life Center...E-mail: info@somanewlifecenter.org. Criminon
www.able.org/contact/global-locator/?groups=criminon
Global Locator - Criminon Groups Around the World
...San Francisco New Life Center..info@somanewlifecenter.org
www.criminon.org/contact/global-locator.php
Richard Prescott is the main culprit in running this large scale detox program without a license. He also reported falsely to the federal facility locator site that it was licensed by ADP. He's currently being sued along with SBDC and related parties. May Cody Bates rest in peace.
BEWARE OF "NEW LIFE CENTER"
Social Betterment Development Company ( legal name). Clear Mind Services, SOMA New Life, SBDC New Life Center, and New Life Center of San Francisco
Social Betterment Development Company
Contracts to SOCIAL BETTERMENT DEVELOPMENT Veterans Administration
(FY 2000-2007) ( contains all identifiers)
Best Vendor Name SOCIAL BETTERMENT DEVELOPMENT
Best Vendor Name Type Vendor Name
Vendor Enabled f
Vendor Location Disable Flag f
Vendor Address Line 1 290 7TH ST
Vendor Address City SAN FRANCISCO
Vendor Address State CA: California
Vendor Zip Code 941034003
http://www.usaspending.gov/fpds/fpds.php?psc_cat=G&fiscal_year=2007&parent_id=202412&sortby=u&datype=T&reptype=r&database=fpds&detail=4&submit=GO
2006
http://www.fedspending.org/fpds/fpds.php?fiscal_year=&parent_id=260906&sortby=u&datype=T&reptype=r&database=fpds&detail=4&submit=GO
SBDC New Life Center registered with SAMHSA:
Facility No. Name Address Phone Distance Maps
1 SBDC New Life Center
1080 Folsom Street
San Francisco, CA 94103 (415) 255-7434 0.00 miles Map It!
Primary Focus: Substance abuse treatment services
Services Provided: Substance abuse treatment, Halfway house
Type of Care: Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Forms of Payment Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Intakes: (877) 300-7044x1 (415) 255-7434x1
Website: http://www.newlifecentersf.org
http://dasis3.samhsa.gov/PrxResults.aspx?&GAD2=1080+Folsom+St&GAD3=San+Francisco%2c+CA+94103-4022&GCITY=San+Francisco&GSTATE=CA&GZIP=94103-4022&GAD4=USA&DSN=MapPoint.NA&LOC=37.777095%3a-122.407427&IC=37.777095%3a-122.407427%3a32%3a1080+Folsom+St&NR=10&DBR=1&FC=&FCT=And&island=&AD2=1080+Folsom+St&CITY=San+Francisco&STATE=California&ZIP=&c2=&c3=&c4=&c5=&c6=&c7=&detail=1
Clear Mind Services
WEBSITES:
NEW LIFE CENTER San Francisco
www.newlifecentersf.com
San Francisco New Life Center
( ABLE shows email site which is not up but is registered: somanewlifecenter.org)
San Francisco New Life Center
1082 Folsom Street
San Francisco, CA 94103 USA
Phone: (415) 255 - 7434
Fax: 415) 255 - 7415
E-mail: info@somanewlifecenter.org
www.able.org/contact/global-locator/?groups=criminon
You can see where the email address name is linked here
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=somanewlifecenter&btnG=Search
Google Search Results 1 - 10 of about 1,040 for "San Francisco New Life Center".
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22San+Francisco+New+Life+Center%22&btnG=Google+Search
LOCATIONS:
290 7th St seems to be an administrative address for Richard Prescott, who runs all this. That address is used only as that, not a location for services on all legal papers personally and related to New Life legal entities. It is a single family home.
There are over 5 locations where services are promoted or have phone numbers:
1080 Folsom St San Francisco, CA 94103
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%28415%29+431-3733&btnG=Google+Search
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%221080+Folsom+St%22+San+Francisco&btnG=Search
http://www.whitepages.com/search/ReverseAddress?street=1080+Folsom&city_zip=San+Francisco&state_id=CA&localtime=survey
http://clearmindservices.org/page17.html
Clear Mind Services
http://who.godaddy.com/WhoIs.aspx?domain=clearmindservices.org&prog_id=godaddy
http://discoverandrecover.wordpress.com/2008/06/25/alternative-to-meds-center-experiences-growth-and-improvement/
1082 Folsom St San Francisco, CA 94103
Clear Mind Services, John Spaw, Dir New Life, Richard Prescott, M & S Management, SOMA Cafe
http://www.whitepages.com/search/ReverseAddress?street=1082+Folsom&city_zip=San+Francisco&state_id=CA&localtime=survey
http://www.whitepages.com/search/ReversePhone?full_phone=415-863-7522&localtime=survey
Clear Mind Services
http://www.usdirectory.com/Rehabilitation-centers/California/San-Francisco/6214980300-1.htm
http://kepler.ss.ca.gov/corpdata/ShowAllList?QueryCorpNumber=C2082088
180 Lexington st San Francisco, CA 94110 (415) 255-7434
http://www.whitepages.com/search/ReverseAddress?street=180+Lexington+St&city_zip=San+Francisco&state_id=CA&localtime=survey
221 7th St San Francisco, CA 94102 (415) 558-1513
New Life Center 221 7th St San Francisco, CA 94102 (415) 558-1513
http://www.usdirectory.com/Rehabilitation-centers/California/San-Francisco/6214980300-2.htm
http://www.whitepages.com/search/ReverseAddress?street=221+7th+St&city_zip=San+Francisco&state_id=CA&localtime=survey
New Life Center 221 7th Ave Apt 4 San Francisco, CA 94118 (415) 558-1513
http://www.yellowpages.com/info-LMS54161217/New-Life-Center/maps
formerly Gina's Hotel 221 7th St San Francisco, CA 94102 (415) 558-1513
http://travel.yahoo.com/p-hotel-5149246-gina_s_hotel-i
34 Sixth St, Apt 501 San Francisco, CA 94103-1662
Whitepages Result matching "(415) 558-1513"
Seneca Hotel:
New Life Center work
34 Sixth St, Apt 501
San Francisco, CA 94103-1662
(415) 558-1513 Type: Land Line
Provider: Pacific Bell
Location: San Francisco, CA
http://www.whitepages.com/search/ReversePhone?full_phone=415-558-1513&localtime=survey
http://www.sfhsa.org/files/Human_Services_Commission/VIIHTenderloinSRO121604.pdf
Whitepages Matching Results for (415) 255-7434
http://www.whitepages.com/search/ReversePhone?full_phone=415-255-7434&localtime=survey
Scientology and it's Dangerous Front Groups
Recent Scientology Related Deaths
http://free-from-scientology.blogspot.com/2008/07/scientology-and-its...
Social Betterment Development Company dba New Life Center San
Francisco - a Criminon-Narconon program run by Richard Prescott and
wife Andrea Presctt, both scilons
http://www.xenu-directory.net/documents/corporate/990s.php?ntt=734
Richard Prescott - The guy being sued has a long history with
Narconon & Criminon
http://www.xenu-directory.net/documents/corporate/person.php?person_id=233
ethercat:
Thanks, Mary.
How unfortunate the whyaretheydead.info site linked above in my posts is not working. Wonder why that is?
I've added alternate links to my posts above, and started a thread for archiving articles of importance to us.
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