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GregFL:
Hmmm....lots of hits on this thread. Okay, you asked, here are more excerpts from the Science report circa 1973:

"The Seed, it attempts to rescue young drug users by changing their attitudes toward drugs and the environment they represent through a process of psychological reconditioning".

"the program's Director and founder is Art Barker......claims 16 years of interest in drug abuse prevention"  

"its detractors charge that it may actually have harmed a number of those it set out to save"

"the furor over the program has led florida governor Rubin Askew to appoint a special comittee to look into the controversy"

"there are those who believe that Barker has used his politically influencial supporters to neutralize the state and local regulatory apparatus"

"clients and their parents report he has told them not to talk to the press. Professionals from other drug abuse programs say he has rufused them entry into his centers.  Thus, he has maintained relative secrecy about many aspects of his operations."

"whether it rehabilitates real drug addicts or not-an issue which is central to the controversy-The Seed apparently does make problem teen-agers abandon the outward signs of rebellion"

"However, they seem to be living in a robot-like atmosphere, they won't speak to anyone outside of their own group."

Want more?  



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[ This Message was edited by: GregFL on 2003-11-13 07:33 ]

[ This Message was edited by: GregFL on 2003-11-13 07:34 ]

Antigen:
Yes, please! I don't have this in the archive. No mention of Askew at all.
If triangles had a God, He'd have three sides.
--Old Yiddish proverb
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GregFL:
Okay, since you asked nicely, here are a couple more snippets from the SCIENCE report circa 1973.

"There, seedlings, in revival style, are called upon to describe before the entire audience their paths to drug abuse and their progress, if any, towards overcoming the problem. Each emotional confession usually ends with the seemingly pro forma seed sign-off "I love you, mom and dad, I love you group"

"The seed used groups of 300 to 500, without professional leadership. Many question whether this kind of peer pressure can accelerate, emphasize, or mask a severe emotional disturbance, and whether the transfer of the source of decision-making from the individual to the peer group is desirable."
One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils in this world are to be cured by legislation.
--Thomas Brackett Reed
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