Narconon

Narconon [[1]] is a drug rehabilitation program founded in 1966 by William Benitez, while an inmate at Arizona State Prison serving time for narcotics offenses.

The techniques and learning programs help the individual withdraw from current drug use, get into communication with others and the environment, remove the residual drugs from his body, gain control of himself and his environment and reach the point where he can take responsibility, not only for himself, but others as well. The program also addresses and handles the reason why the individual started using drugs in the first place and arms him with the knowledge and certainty he needs to lead a happy, drug-free life.

To do this, the program makes use of a selection of non-sectarian teachings by L. Ron Hubbard covering effective communication, literacy, values and integrity, morality, handling life's ups and downs.

Although developed from materials by L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Scientology, Narconon (NARCOtics-NONe), there is a definite level of separation between Scientology and Narconon. The program does not require adherence to the Scientology faith, although it teaches some of the same fundamentals of life. It operates as a supported organization of the Church of Scientology, rather than directly under it.