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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Shanti Das

Scientology-linked UK rehab centre investigated by charities watchdog

Narconon UK, a Scientology-linked rehab centre in Heathfield, East Sussex.
Narconon UK, a Scientology-linked rehab centre in Heathfield, East Sussex. Photograph: Peter Flude/The Observer

A Scientology-linked addiction charity accused of subjecting vulnerable people to psychological drills that left them “broken” and “traumatised” is being investigated by Britain’s ­charities watchdog.

The Charity Commission said it had opened a regulatory compliance case into Narconon UK, which claims to help people become “drug-free for good” and had been promoted on the NHS website, to examine concerns about its “governance, administration and management”.

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