founded new_york_city stated purpose treating rescue workers smoke september attacks blocks site park long_island project founder fundraiser actor uses program invented criticized doctors medically dangerous produced positive recipients reported october people completed program project supported public officials received public funding received criticism financial ties exposing rescue workers potential medical dangers use orthodox medicine sources told reporter participants joined families background explained motivation setting project promotional video leaked internet january stated attack air safe breathe video narration contradicted saying devastation spread unprecedented combination air lethal cruise seen dismissing clear course lie outright lie fine finally let money let let person treated sleep night appearance cnn cruise said founded project concern survivors suffer multiple cancer result tissue advocated research way deal problems claiming doctors know chemical doctor going drugs things ineffective program created set procedure clear body clear mind canonical texts known promoted groups affiliated including drug rehabilitation claims flush body fat stores exercise high particularly medical professionals judged ineffective potentially dangerous report california described mega hazardous cases lethal literature reports disturbances including low level low potassium level heat related illnesses frequent effects program participants credit improvements physical mental health families blame death relative project clients required attend programme hours day days promoted way treat memory loss problems fatigue problems suffered workers finances organization received public funding including project received private funding biggest supporter celebrity donors included paul_mccartney smith late donations amounted million program offered free rescue workers offered new_york_city residents paid according tax project pays money bodies related promote able receives contributions executive director involved creating foundation later described group year income went director project drug credits recovery executive director sacramento california group promotes approach endorsements criticism project mixed response public officials member endorsed program helped win public funding subsequently received nearly campaign contributions councillor supported project telling reporters project work seen mayor spoke connections program saying science fund programs scientists believe stand light day supportive member city_council went program drafted official honoring describing christian distanced said believes councillor chair vocally criticized project argued public money spent accused crossing line cult state project publicity included favorable quotations senator new_york deputy secretary later withdrew support denied making statement council speaker denounced program representative wrote letter supporting project warned potentially dangerous calling mayor took opening ceremony long_island clinic police fire department officially supported project initially supported withdrew connection revealed president said members lives benefited program involved religious rhetoric deputy fire commissioner told new_york_times aware members department program way endorse officials department raised concerns firefighters giving existing order department deputy chief medical officer said job proven evidence works actress radio host drew criticism allowing actress promote project outcomes reported october people completed program clinic displayed colored evidence toxic material according director firefighters passed odd colored movements mercury aluminium chief medical officer criticized lack objective evidence saying trouble believing purple stained investigation asked number independent doctors evidence endorsed program effectiveness explicitly described dangerous said peer reviewed research published medical journal apparently supportive studies published lack control groups scientific according deputy fire commissioner doctors investigating program behalf concluded expert denied procedure saying sounds great mean doesn work colleagues published small sample pilot study assessing project doctor promotes method study claimed find evidence elevated levels rescue workers improvement regime scientists published thorough critique study questioned premise rescue workers needed citing studies found blood concentration greater normal exceptions people body like compounds determined exclusively food eat air breathe firefighters occasionally receive job having fought containing electrical fires paper argues project properly tested outcomes concludes application potentially dangerous health problems workers participants spoke favorably program reported improved physical mental health said taking advantage free lieutenant quoted describing colleagues desperate help distress felt aftermath attacks point try officials raised concerns project saying firefighters required pills orthodox medication weeks program passed taken emergency room severe later saying asked stop according clinic associate medical director participants helped medication insistence request downtown medical worker downtown medical told reporters staff discouraged calling ambulance emergency required break contact boyfriend left spokesman responded clinic clear policy calling needed
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