City of Los Angeles Resolution to Commend the Narconon Program 1974

Description: City of Los Angeles Resolution Commending the Narconon Program and its group for its eighth year of successful work in the fields of drug use education and prevention, drug abuse and alcohol rehabilitation, drug-free detoxification and training courses for counselors and for having achieved remarkable success with 85% of those in the program released on parole have no further involvement in the criminal justice system and for restoring those afflicted with addiction and dependence to productive, happy lives and for providing compassionate care for those in need of a friend. (Narconon 1974)

Resolution to Commend:

CITY OF LOS ANGELES STATE OF CALFORNIA

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, NARCONON IS CELEBRATING ITS EIGHTH YEAR OF SUCCESSFUL WORK IN THE FIELDS OF DRUG USE EDUCATION AND PREVENTION, DRUG ABUSE AND ALCOHOL REHABILITATION, DRUG-FREE DETOXIFICATION AND TRAINING COURSES FOR COUNSELORS: AND

WHEREAS, NARCONON’S MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE PROGRAMS, HALF IN PENAL INSTITUTIONS, AND HALF IN LOCAL COMMUNITY CENTERS, HALFWAY HOUSES, CHURCHES, AND SCHOOLS, HAVE ACHIEVED REMARKABLE SUCCESS, IN THAT 85% OF THOSE IN THE PROGRAM RELEASED ON PAROLE HAVE NO FURTHER INVOLVLEMENT IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: AND

WHEREAS, NARCONON, HEADQUARTERE IN LOS ANGELES, HAS ESTABLISHED CENTERS IN THE MAJOR CITIES OF THE UNITED STATES, AND IN VANCOUVER AND TORONTO, CANADA AND MEXICO CITY: AND

WHEREAS, NARCONON REPRESENTS A UN IQUE AND REMARKABLY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM IN USING COMMUNICATION AND EXTROVERSION EXERCISIS TO ALLEVIATE THE UNDERLYING CAUSES OF DRUG OR ALCOHOL USE AND DEPENDENCE OF PARTICIPANTS:

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL HIGHLY COMMEND NARCONON, ON THE OCCASION OF ITS EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY, FOR CREATIVE AND DEVOTED EFFORTS TO PREVENT DRUG ABUSE AND ALCHOLISM, TO RESTORE THOSE AFFLICTED WITH ADDICTION AND DEPENDENCE TO PRODUCTIVE, HAPPY LIVES, AND TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE CARE FOR THOSE IN NEED OF A FRIEND.

RESOLUTION BY

Councilman 14th District

Arthur Snyder

SECONDED BY

Councilman 8th District

Billy G. Miles

ATTEST:

Rex E. Layton

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the Council of the City of Los Angeles at its meeting held March 1, 1974

President of the Council

John S. Gibson Jr.

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