How Cults get a Drug-Like Hold on People

Sex, Drugs, and Cults. An evolutionary psychology perspective on why and how cult memes get a drug-like hold on people, and what might be done to mitigate the effects -- by Howard Keith Henson

This article by Keith offers an interesting insight into how cults hold sway over the minds of their followers. Understanding this phenomena is vital to those who want to break free of a cult and also to those might want to protect vulnerable people from being sucked in.

To read this fascinating article click -- Here --.

Keith Henson was involved in a flap with Scientology that ended with him going to jail after he posted this comment, in a faux-Austin Powers tone, on the Internet. The Tom Cruise Missile that said the only way to "get clear of the Scientology mess is to 'destroy them utterly.'" If your interested in this background story click -- Here --.