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PHOTO CAPTION: Drug-Free World volunteers in Italy share vital information contained in the Truth About Drugs booklets.<\/em><\/p>\n
A study published in November 2021 in\u00a0\u201cThe Lancet<\/a>\u201d\u00a0found \u201cin the past decade, cannabis use, treatment rates and potency levels have increased in Europe, highlighting major concerns about the public health impact of cannabis use.\u201d (*Citation: see link below.)<\/p>\n Italian volunteers bring the Truth About Drugs materials published by the Foundation for a Drug-Free World to their communities and use Zoom conferences and other online resources to promote the importance of drug education in reversing these trends.<\/p>\n The need for effective drug education and prevention is highlighted by recent developments in the illicit drug market in Europe, largely related to globalization and new technologies, including innovation in drug production and trafficking methods, the emergence of new drug trafficking routes and the growth of online markets.\u00a0Europe is an important market for drugs, fueled both by domestic production and by illicit imports from other regions.<\/p>\n In addition to serving as a transit point for narcotics to other continents, Europe is also a region where cannabis and synthetic drugs are produced. Most of the cannabis produced is destined for consumption in Europe, while synthetic drugs are produced for the European market and exported to other parts of the world.<\/p>\n According to the\u00a0UN 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 (*Citation: see link below.)<\/p>\n Learn more about the Truth About Drugs initiative and Foundation for a Drug-Free World on the\u00a0Scientology Network<\/a>, where drug prevention advocates creating change with the program are featured in episodes of the original series\u00a0Voices for Humanity<\/a>.<\/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 RELATED LINKS:<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.scientology.tv\/<\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.unodc.org\/unodc\/en\/prevention\/prevention-standards.html<\/a><\/p>\n
![https:\/\/www.Send2Press.com\/300dpi\/22-0105-s2p-cos-italy-300dpi.jpg<\/a><\/p>\nPhoto caption: Drug-Free World volunteers in Italy share vital information contained in the Truth About Drugs booklets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LOS ANGELES, Calif., Jan. 5, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Foundation for a Drug-Free World volunteers from Scientology Churches and Missions across Italy provide fact-based drug education to help stem the damage caused by drug abuse and addiction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8949,"featured_media":77951,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[608,12804,10,187],"tags":[17463,16393],"class_list":["post-77956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-religion-news","category-ap","category-california-news","category-los-angeles-news","tag-fight-against-drugs","tag-truth-about-drugs-program","has-post-title","has-post-date","no-post-category","no-post-tag","no-post-comment","has-post-author"],"acf":[],"views":2568,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77956","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=77956"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77956\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}](\"https:\/\/www.Send2Press.com\/300dpi\/22-0105-s2p-cos-italy-300dpi.jpg\"){kind=link}