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Image caption: On International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, Scientology Network highlights the global fight against drug abuse with its Anti-drug Marathon.<\/em><\/p>\n
An estimated 80,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2024, a sharp 27 percent drop from the previous year. While the decline is encouraging, the DEA warns that synthetic opioids and stimulants such as fentanyl and meth still pose an unprecedented level of danger nationwide.<\/p>\n
The day features original episodes of Voices for Humanity<\/em><\/a>, the only ongoing television series dedicated to grass-roots advocates tackling drug abuse, crime and other social issues. These inspiring stories spotlight volunteers who use the Truth About Drugs materials to educate students, law enforcement and government leaders\u2014creating lasting impact from local communities to national policies.<\/p>\n Among those featured is Jorj\u00e3o Oliveira, a Brazilian rap artist whose promising career was derailed by addiction and prison. Today, he leads a rap group that uses music to spread an antidrug message, reaching youth across Brazil before drugs can.<\/p>\n With more than 90,000 partnerships in over 190 nations, the Foundation for a Drug-Free World has built a volunteer-driven network that has reached over one billion people across six continents with its drug education materials.<\/p>\n The day\u2019s programming, airing from 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET, includes:<\/p>\n See the full schedule at https:\/\/www.scientology.tv\/schedule\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n Scientology Network debuted on March 12, 2018, launched by David Miscavige, ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion. Since\u00a0then, Scientology Network has been viewed in over 240 countries and territories worldwide in 17 languages. Satisfying the curiosity of people about Scientology, the network takes viewers across six continents, spotlighting the everyday lives of Scientologists,\u00a0showing the Church as a\u00a0global organization\u00a0and presenting its Social Betterment programs that have touched the lives of millions worldwide. The network also showcases documentaries by independent filmmakers who represent a cross section of cultures and faiths but share a common purpose of uplifting communities. Scientology Network\u2019s innovative content has been recognized with more than 125 industry awards, including Tellys, Communitas and Hermes Creative Awards.<\/p>\n Broadcast from\u00a0Scientology Media Productions, the Church\u2019s global media center in Los\u00a0Angeles, Scientology Network is available on DIRECTV Channel 320, DIRECTV STREAM and AT&T U-verse and can be streamed at\u00a0scientology.tv, on\u00a0mobile apps\u00a0and via the Roku, Amazon Fire and Apple\u00a0TV platforms.<\/p>\n MEDIA CONTACT:<\/strong><\/p>\n Media Relations info@scnmedia.net<\/a><\/p>\n\n
![https:\/\/www.Send2Press.com\/300dpi\/25-0626-s2p-cosdada-300dpi.jpg<\/a><\/p>\nImage caption: On International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, Scientology Network highlights the global fight against drug abuse with its Anti-drug Marathon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LOS ANGELES, Calif., June 26, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — In recognition of the United Nations’ International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, Scientology Network will air special programming on Thursday, June 26, spotlighting the worldwide impact of the Truth About Drugs education initiative by Foundation for a Drug-Free World.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8949,"featured_media":127242,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[608,12804,10,187],"tags":[16392],"class_list":["post-127243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-religion-news","category-ap","category-california-news","category-los-angeles-news","tag-international-day-against-drug-abuse-and-illicit-trafficking","has-post-title","has-post-date","no-post-category","no-post-tag","no-post-comment","has-post-author"],"acf":[],"views":2075,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8949"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127243"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127243\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":127248,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127243\/revisions\/127248"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/127242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}](\"https:\/\/www.Send2Press.com\/300dpi\/25-0626-s2p-cosdada-300dpi.jpg\"){kind=link}