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<\/em><\/p>\nThe Church is making fact-based drug education materials and courses available free of charge to anyone wishing to help turn around what the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration<\/a>\u00a0is calling \u201ca national crisis\u201d that \u201cknows no geographical boundaries.\u201d<\/p>\n Drawing on five decades in the field of drug education and prevention, the Church of Scientology developed the Truth About Drugs, now one of the world\u2019s largest nongovernmental drug information and prevention initiatives. In 2006, Foundation for a Drug-Free World, a secular nonprofit corporation, was formed to serve as the primary distributor of the educational materials and to develop new materials to meet the challenge of continually changing drug trends.<\/p>\n The Foundation today 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.<\/p>\n The Foundation has grown to a network of thousands of volunteers in more than 200 chapters around the world and partnerships with some 1,800 groups and organizations.<\/p>\n The Scientology Network original series\u00a0Voices for Humanity\u00a0documents the kind of change this initiative is accomplishing:<\/strong><\/p>\n * In San Diego, California,\u00a0Dr. Beatriz Villarreal<\/a>\u00a0uses the initiative to combat drug abuse by educating families on the dangers of drugs.<\/p>\n * In his native Massachusetts and throughout the U.S.\u00a0Darren Tessitore<\/a>\u00a0works with driver\u2019s education programs to take action against drug-related accidents, vital with traffic deaths clocking in at\u00a020,160 in the first six months of 2021<\/a>\u201418.4 percent higher than last year.<\/p>\n * In New York City, the father and daughter team\u00a0Dr. Bernard and\u00a0Meghan Fialkoff<\/a> have reached thousands of inner city schoolchildren with the Truth About Drugs.<\/p>\n * And from Colombia<\/a> to Malaysia<\/a>, South Africa<\/a> to the Philippines<\/a> and Kenya<\/a> to India<\/a>, drug prevention activists are empowering generations of youth with an initiative that continues to grow exponentially at the grassroots level.<\/p>\n All this to say there\u00a0is\u00a0effective action parents, educators and community leaders can take to protect their children, communities and the next generation from drug abuse and addiction. According to the\u00a0United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime<\/a>, \u201cPrevention strategies based on scientific evidence working with families, schools, and communities can ensure that children and youth, especially the most marginalized and poor, grow and stay healthy and safe into adulthood and old age. For every dollar spent on prevention, at least ten can be saved in future health, social and crime costs.\u201d<\/p>\n Learn more about the Truth About Drugs initiative and Foundation for a Drug-Free World on the Scientology Network.<\/p>\n Since\u00a0launching with a special episode featuring Scientology ecclesiastical leader\u00a0Mr. David Miscavige<\/a>, Scientology Network has been viewed in 240 countries and territories worldwide in 17 languages. Broadcast from\u00a0Scientology Media Productions<\/a>, the Church\u2019s global media center in Los Angeles, the Scientology Network is available on DIRECTV Channel 320 and can be streamed at\u00a0Scientology.tv<\/a>, on\u00a0mobile apps<\/a>\u00a0and via the Roku, Amazon Fire and Apple TV platforms.<\/p>\n MULTIMEDIA:<\/p>\n
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