Scientology-linked UK drug rehab left vulnerable people ‘traumatised’

Exclusive: use of controversial church's repetitive drills led to patients becoming shattered' or paranoid, witnesses say

Read more: My mind had been shattered into a million pieces': inside the Scientology-linked rehab centre

An unregulated rehab centre linked to the Church of Scientology put mentally ill people through intense psychological drills that allegedly left them traumatised" and in trance-like" states, an investigation by the Observer can reveal.

Former patients and staff at Narconon UK say vulnerable people seeking help for addiction were expected to complete mental exercises, similar to methods used in Scientology's controversial auditing" process, at a secluded compound in rural Sussex.