Amy Winehouse's Troubles Could Get Worse If Church Of Scientology Lends A Hand - Page 2
"She thinks they got her number through one of the American music producers who worked on her Back to Black album," continues the source. "They told her they wanted to help her beat drugs and could tailor-make a program so she wouldn’t have to go to a residential center. She liked that idea because her husband Blake [Fielder-Civil] is out of prison soon and wouldn’t want to be away from him when he’s finally freed.”
Scientology fronts a drug-treatment program called Narconon. Narconon essentially employs elements of Scientology's own brand of psychotherapy (we like to call it brainwashing, they call it auditing) as well as, a "detox" program (aka "purification rundown") which uses high doses of vitamins (especially niacin, which has been proven to be lethal in high doses as the CoS program recommends) as well as extreme heat treatment, like saunas. They claim the result of this combination of techniques results in the individual purging their body of toxins by sweating them out. Investigation into Scientology's claims have shown mixed or inconclusive results, with many people experiencing dangerous side-effects from the process. (Click here to listen to Glosslip Radio's interview with Narconon expert Dr. Dave Touretsky of Carnegie Mellon.)
While I can understand Scientology seeing Amy as a person in desperate need of help from her grave state, the important thing to know about Scientology, is it gives NOTHING for free. So, even if their Narconon program worked for Amy Winehouse, like say famous member Kirstie Alley says it did for her drug addiction problem, Amy in the long run would be worse off.
Not only would Scientology expect complete loyalty from Amy for her "miraculous" cure, but they'd expect a large sum of her earnings, as well as future earnings. Amy would also be expected to shill for the CoS, and she'd have to bring in new members in order to maintain her status within the organization. Amy would also have to disconnect from family members who didn't want to join Scientology, which in her case might include her toxic husband Blake and her enabling father Mitch....that might actually be good, but not for long.
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