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PHOTO CAPTION: Volunteers from the Church of Scientology Denmark bring the Truth About Drugs initiative to the kick-off of this year\u2019s Tour de France in Copenhagen, Denmark.<\/em><\/p>\n
Passionate about helping youth avoid the tragedy of drug abuse and addiction and the growing crisis of overdose deaths, Scientologists of Copenhagen take action with drug prevention.<\/p>\n
For example, volunteers from the Church of Scientology Denmark brought their Truth About Drugs initiative to the kick-off of this year\u2019s Tour de France in Copenhagen, Denmark.<\/p>\n
Through his research into the mind, spirit and life, Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard found drugs to be \u201cthe single most destructive element present in our current culture.\u201d And to take effective action against the damage of drugs to the individual and society, the Church of Scientology of Denmark sponsors a chapter of\u00a0Foundation for a Drug-Free World<\/a>.<\/p>\n Using the Foundation\u2019s Truth About Drugs initiative, volunteers educate youth and adults on what drugs are and what they do.<\/p>\n So earlier this summer, when the Tour de France held its initial stage or \u201cGrand D\u00e9part\u201d in Copenhagen, volunteers in their signature teal Truth About Drugs T-shirts joined fans gathered to give a send-off to the team, whose Jonas Vingegaard brought home the yellow jersey of the Tour\u2019s overall\u00a0champion\u2014the first Dane to achieve this honor since 1996.<\/a><\/p>\n Copenhagen is known as the world\u2019s most bicycle-friendly city, and the anti-drug cyclists from the Church of Scientology were perfectly at home with their banner and booklets, riding through the city to promote the truth about drugs.<\/p>\n Drug prevention has long been recognized as a vital service to communities, but never more than now, in light of drug overdose trends.\u00a0The UN Office on Drugs and Crime<\/a>\u00a0states, \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 And the Office urges communities to \u201csupport drug abuse prevention based on scientific evidence as an investment in the wellbeing of children, adolescents, youth, families and communities.\u201d<\/p>\n The Church of Scientology Denmark is an Ideal Scientology Organization, dedicated in May 2017 by\u00a0Scientology ecclesiastical leader Mr. David Miscavige<\/a>. It is configured to service Scientologists in their ascent to spiritual freedom and serve as a home for the entire community\u2014a meeting ground of cooperative effort to uplift people of all denominations.<\/p>\n The Church of Scientology Denmark is\u00a0featured in an episode of\u00a0Destination Scientology<\/a>\u00a0on the Scientology Network, which is available at DIRECTV channel 320 and can be streamed at\u00a0Scientology.tv<\/a>, through\u00a0mobile apps<\/a>\u00a0and via the Roku, Amazon Fire and Apple TV platforms.<\/p>\n LEARN MORE:<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.scientologynews.org\/press-releases\/<\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.drugfreeworld.org<\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/en.scientology-denmark.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n MULTIMEDIA:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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