Proud of having won the 2006 "Award for Social Education Contribution" from the Ministry of Interior last November, the staff and members of the Church of Scientology missions of Taiwan have accelerated their anti-drug activities, with the aim of reaching every child and teenager in the country with the truth about drugs.
 | | The staff and members of the Church of Scientology missions of Taiwan want to reach every child and teenager in the country with the truth about drugs. |
Not only is drug abuse devastating to the addict, it is also at the heart of countless social ills. Addicts spread chaos throughout their communities, committing crimes to support their habits.
The Scientologists of Taiwan have a real sense of urgency when it comes to arming young people with factual information about drugs. They know that drugs affect people not only physically, they harm them spiritually as well.
In the late 1960's, with drugs spreading like an epidemic through college campuses in the West, Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard did extensive research into what causes people to start using drugs in the first place, and developed a whole array of technology to help the individual reverse the effect these substances have on spiritual progress and enlightenment.
The "Say No to Drugs" team is dedicated to helping youth avoid getting into the "drug trap." And for those who have already started to experiment with drugs, the volunteers work to convince these young people to quit now, before their lives are ruined.
 | | After their drug-education lecture from "Say No to Drugs" team these children from the Wen-Hsin Primary School all pledged to live drug-free lives. |
Statistics show that the work of the Scientology volunteers is paying off. MDMA, also known as ecstasy, has been the drug of choice for Taiwanese teenagers. But with thousands of children every month learning the truth about this drug from the "Say No to Drugs" team, this year MDMA consumption is down by a remarkable 63 percent.
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