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There is an interesting piece of Tech developed and used by Ron many years ago but not previously written up. It is the use of Locational Havingness to make a person sober.

This process is not used to cure a person of alcoholism. The development of Prior Assessment in Standard Dianetics (R) (HCOB 19 May 1969) handles the conditions that caused a person to be alcoholic.

The use of Locational Havingness will make a drunk person sober in a very few minutes and the cause of his need for alcohol can be audited out later. As society currently has no technology for handling the drunk who is an embarrassment to the police, his family, and often to himself, this process has social value and may serve as a line of co-operation and assistance to the police.

The Locational Havingness process is simply the command "Look at that _________ (room object)". Use very good TR 0. A drunk is usually considered somewhat unconfrontable and he himself certainly cannot confront. One thing he cannot confront is an empty glass. He always refills it if it is empty.

Repeat the command, each time pointing out a room object, as often as required to bring the person to sobriety. Do not Q & A with the frequent comment "What object!" Just get the command carried out, acknowledge, and give the next command.

"DO NOT EVER GET ANGRY WITH OR STRIKE A DRUNK WHATEVER THE PROVOCATION."

We are not particularly in the business of handling the drunk. But we are in the field of helping our fellow man. In a society where the only alternative is a night in the clink and a fine, which is not desired by either the police or the intoxicated person, we can assist both and handle the situation in a matter of minutes. The case can be fully handled later by Dianetic Auditing with excellent lasting results if the person wishes it on his own determinism.

== Document information ==

'''Document type:''' Board Technical Bulletin

'''Date:''' 7 June 1969

'''Author:''' L. Ron Hubbard

'''Place:''' Saint Hill Manor, East Grinstead, Sussex

'''Distribution:''' Remimeo

'''Revised:''' Reissued 27 July 1974 as BTB 

'''Cancels:''' HCO B 7 Jun 69 same title

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