<sup>A lot of Scientologists are active in fighting drug abuse.

In the late 1960s at the birth of the drug culture L. Ron Hubbard started major research into the effects of drugs on the mind and spiritual awareness. He had to.

Lots of products of the drug generation were walking into Scientology churches, and they were not responding to the usual techniques Ron had formulated to help people. Looking into why, he found this one common denominator. Drugs. At that time it was mainly street drugs.

Now pharmaceuticals, particularly psycho-active drugs compete with street drugs in the damage they cause. Literally millions of kids get put on Ritalin, for example, for manifesting the "disorder" of childhood enthusiasm (terribly distressing to parents and teachers who like things quiet and should not have had kids in or gone into a career where they have to take care of them).

Scientologists, understanding how destructive drugs are, swear off them personally. But they also take on the job of helping others learn the truth about drugs.

This article in Scientology Today about a New Yorker named Mehgan Fialkoff, is a case in point, but there are Scientologists all over the world who are taking on this work, distributing booklets, talking to people, giving lectures, speaking out.

The Foundation for a Drug Free World has terrific anti-drug ads. I really recommend them to anyone who wants to join in the real war against drugs which has to be taken to the trenches, on a one-on-one basis, to be effective.

Do you know a kid who's at risk? Send then to see the videos. They are also online on the Scientology web site and the Scientology YouTube channel.


"You may have been taught that the mind is a very difficult thing to know about. This is the first principle of Scientology: It is possible to know about the mind, the spirit and life."—L. Ron Hubbard</sup>