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Complaint Review: Narconon Stone Hawk - Battle Creek Michigan

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  • Narconon Stone Hawk 216 St. Marys Lake Road, Battle Creek, Michigan U.S.A.

Narconon Stone Hawk drop my step-son off in a motel after 18 days from a drug rehab that was to last at least 3 months, lost $23,500 Battle Creek michigan

*Consumer Comment: SAME HAPPEN TO ME

*Consumer Comment: My Experience

*Consumer Comment: Two questions for you

*Consumer Suggestion: NarcAnon is a Scientolgy Front

*Consumer Suggestion: Your son wouldn't drink the koolaid

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DRUG REHAB OR MONEY SCAM
YOU DECIDE
Narconon Rehabilitation Centers are all over the world. There is twelve Narconon Rehabilitation Centers in the United States. They are based on the findings of William Benitez and were fully developed by L. Ron Hubbard. L. Ron Hubbard is also the founder of Scientology.
Narconon boast a 60 to 70 % success rate in their Drug Rehabilitation Center. The National average is 10 to 20%.

The Narconon program cost approx $23,500 and this money has to be paid up front upon enter the program. The Narconon program is a non-refundable program and is a 3 to 6 month program. The Narconon program has a Drug-Free Withdrawal where they administered vitamins and Cal-Mag (a drink combination of calcium and magnesium) every six hours. They also have a sauna portion of the
program where they begin sweating and elimination toxins (such as drugs) out of your body.

On June 30th 2006 we entered our son into Narconon Stone Hawk Drug Rehabilitation Center of Battle Creek, Michigan at a cost of $23,500.
(This is a 3 to 6 month program and money had to be paid upon entering the program). After checking him in they took him right to Detox.

After a few days our son finished the detox withdrawal part of the program. Our son started the next phase of the program (Therapeutic Training Routines Course) which teaches one's ability to confront and communicate.
On July 18th around 7:00pm (18 days into the program) they loaded my son's belongings and drove him 26 miles away to a motel room and dropped him off. They paid for his room and gave him $10.00. He was over 400 miles from home.

On July 27th we got a hold of the owner of Narconon Stone Hawk (PerWickstrom) and he told us that there would be No Refund. On September 16, 2006 I had the opportunity to talk to Clark Carr, (president of Narconon) about my situation. He informed me that he
would talk to the owner of that Narconon Center (Per Wickstrom) and see if something could be worked out.

On September 27th I finally reached Per Wickstrom on the phone and his final answer was that I was not going to receive any refund. On October 6, I made the trip to Manistee to confront Per Wickstrom in person about my refund. Out in the parking lot Per Wickstrom told me
that I was not going to receive any refund.

How can a Narconon Drug Rehabilitation Center get away with this type of abuse? I turned to them for help and they dumped my son in a motel 18 days later and over 300 miles from home. Is this a common practice for all the Narconon Centers?
Still waiting on my $23,500 refund
cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Stop-Narconon/Personal/Beha/

Gregory
glouster,, Ohio
U.S.A.

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#5 Consumer Comment

SAME HAPPEN TO ME

AUTHOR: Meredeth - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Wednesday, December 20, 2006

i was put in narcanon stonehawk on aug 14,2006 by my well meaning family and after they took my $30000 i payed extra for a medical detox they missed a major medical condition. and guess what they suspened me for offending a sciontologiest and saying the my father was going to sue them i dont believe i did either. i to believe they listen to our phone calls because there were thing i said only on the phone that were repeated to me good luck and well probley meet in a michigan court someday!!

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#4 Consumer Comment

My Experience

AUTHOR: Cory - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Thursday, December 07, 2006

I "handled" a women, worth 10 millon dollars, who got kicked out of a half dozen different rehab programs in two and a half years. Some of them she didn't last a week. How many has your son-in-law been in?

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#3 Consumer Suggestion

NarcAnon is a Scientolgy Front

AUTHOR: Chris - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Wednesday, December 06, 2006

So obviously their main mission is to make money. If I were you I'd immediately get a good lawyer and sue them (not small claims, the limit is too low). No business (and that's all it is, a BUSINESS), can take your money with nothing to show for it, nor unilaterally terminate the "contract" early with no explanation nor compensation.

Don't let them get away with it!

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#2 Consumer Comment

Two questions for you

AUTHOR: Robert - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Wednesday, December 06, 2006

1-Why would you expect anything of value from a 3rd rate SciFi author? He couldn't even sell his own books. That's when he came up with Scientology.

2-What did your step-son do to get kicked out of rehab? The place didn't just take your money and run. He did something, and that is why they are not willing to refund any money.

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#1 Consumer Suggestion

Your son wouldn't drink the koolaid

AUTHOR: Dave - (Canada)

POSTED: Wednesday, December 06, 2006

They can claim a high success rate because they kick out anyone who won't listen to the Scientology lectures. People who get kicked out aren't included in the stats.
However, people who join "their" cult ARE probably more likely to leave the cult of drug abuse.

So maybe there's something to their techniques.

I hope you can get some real help for your son.

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