LOS ANGELES, Calif., April 14, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Scientology Churches promoted drug education on World Health Day April 7, with seminars, presentations and drug education distribution events to prevent drug abuse and overdose deaths.

Scientology Churches promoted drug education on World Health Day
PHOTO CAPTION: Scientologists across the globe mobilized on World Health Day to help their communities prevent drug overdose deaths.

With a powerful new synthetic opioid known asĀ ISO (isotonitazene) leaving disaster in its wake, the need for effective drug education and prevention has never been greater than now. Scientologists used this UN Day to introduce their communities to a program that can save lives.

The Pennsylvania-basedĀ Center for Forensic Science Research and EducationĀ estimates that ISO is 10 times more powerful than fentanyl, the drug responsible for the spike in overdose deaths in the United States.

Florida Attorney General Ashley MoodyĀ warned the drugĀ is ā€œso strong that it can kill just by coming in contact with someoneā€™s skin or being accidentally inhaled. ISO has already been linked to overdose deaths in Florida.ā€ And she urges people to ā€œplease, never takeĀ anyĀ illicit drug and know that using just one time could cost you your life.ā€

The UK has also seen an increase in drug poisoning deaths during the pandemic with approximately two-thirds of the deaths related to opioids. TheĀ British Medical JournalĀ statesĀ isotonitazene ā€œis 500 times more potent than morphine.ā€

Scientology Churches and Missions sponsor chapters of Foundation for a Drug-Free World. Volunteers share the Foundationā€™s Truth About Drugs initiative with local families, educators, school resource officers and anyone wishing to prevent senseless overdose deaths and help youth get off to a good start in life.

One of the key elements of the Foundationā€™s drug education and prevention materials is the award-winningĀ Truth About Drugsā€”Real People, Real StoriesĀ documentary. It features interviews with former addicts who lived to tell the tale. And a common thread in their stories is that:

  • No one sets out to become a drug addict.
  • Drug pushers will sayĀ anythingto get you to experiment with a drug.
  • If they had any idea what would happen to them, they would never have started.

It isnā€™t enough to tell kids to ā€œsay ā€™Noā€™ to drugs.ā€ They have to understand why. That is what makes the Truth About Drugs so effective. By watching the videos and reading the youth-friendly booklets, young people can make the self-determined decision to do what experts say is the only foolproof way of avoiding overdose deaths in this age of designer additives: Simply do not experiment with illicit drugs in the first place.

Foundation for a Drug-Free WorldĀ is a secular nonprofit public benefit corporation that empowers youth and adults with factual information about drugs so they can make informed decisions and live drug-free. The Foundation oversees the Truth About Drugs campaign and coordinates an international network of volunteers brought together by their common purpose to create a drug-free world.

Grown to a network of thousands of volunteers in more than 200 chapters around the world, the Foundation partners with some 1,800 groups and organizations.

The Scientology Network original seriesĀ Voices for HumanityĀ documents the kind of change this initiative can accomplish:

  • In San Diego, California,Ā  Beatriz Villarrealuses the initiative to combat drug abuse by educating families on the dangers of drugs.
  • In his native Massachusetts and throughout the U.S.Ā Darren Tessitoreworks with driverā€™s education programs to take action against drug-related accidents.
  • In New York City, the father and daughter teamĀ  Bernard and Meghan FialkoffĀ have reached thousands of innercity schoolchildren with the Truth About Drugs.
  • And fromĀ ColombiatoĀ Malaysia,Ā South AfricaĀ to theĀ PhilippinesĀ andĀ KenyaĀ toĀ India, drug prevention activists are empowering generations of youth with an initiative that continues to grow exponentially at the grassroots level.

Learn more about the Truth About Drugs initiative and Foundation for a Drug-Free World on theĀ Scientology Network. Since launching with a special episode featuring Scientology ecclesiastical leaderĀ Mr. David Miscavige, Scientology Network has been viewed in 240 countries and territories worldwide in 17 languages.

LEARN MORE:

https://www.scientology.tv/series/voices-for-humanity/episodes/

https://www.scientology.tv/documentaries/the-truth-about-drugs.html

https://www.drugfreeworld.org/

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Caption: Scientologists across the globe mobilized on World Health Day to help their communities prevent drug overdose deaths.

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