What sort of studies exist to substantiate the effectiveness of the Narconon program?
Narconon says in its literature that there have been two studies done of the effectiveness of their program: • An independent 1981 Swedish study of 13 Narconon graduates, that showed that 76% of those that completed the Narconon Program were still drug free two years later. • An independent Spanish study 50 Narconon graduates was conducted in Mar/Apr 1987 by “Técnicos Asociados de Investigación y Marketing” (TAIM) for the Ministry of Health and Social Services and showed that 70% of the graduates were drug-free two years later. It was headed by Dr. Esquerdo (105); TAIM, PDAL, 28007, Madrid, Spain. TAIM’s telephone number is according to John Duff of Narconon International +34 1 273-7400. According to John Duff, both studies were commisioned by Narconon, so Narconon seems to be slightly dishonest about the nature of these studies by claiming that they are “independent”. It should also be noted that TAIM is not at the address given, and not listed in any current Spanish phone directories
Narconon says in its literature that there have been two studies done of the effectiveness of their program: • An independent 1981 Swedish study of 13 Narconon graduates, that showed that 76% of those that completed the Narconon Program were still drug free two years later. • An independent Spanish study 50 Narconon graduates was conducted in Mar/Apr 1987 by “Técnicos Asociados de Investigación y Marketing” (TAIM) for the Ministry of Health and Social Services and showed that 70% of the graduates were drug-free two years later. It was headed by Dr. Esquerdo (105); TAIM, PDAL, 28007, Madrid, Spain. TAIM’s telephone number is according to John Duff of Narconon International +34 1 273-7400. According to John Duff, both studies were commisioned by Narconon, so Narconon seems to be slightly dishonest about the nature of these studies by claiming that they are “independent”. It should also be noted that TAIM is not at the address given, and not listed in any current Spanish phone directories
