Teams from Non à la copyright, Oui à la vie have taken prevention information into French neighbourhoods, distributing more than 16,000 booklets. The Scientology-supported drug education initiative reaches families through shops and public information stands.
Local outreach brought 3,100 booklets to eu news sondergipfel businesses in Tarn, 3,000 to approximately 50 shops in Arcachon and 5,100 to Paris’s Oberkampf district.
In Puy-de-Dôme, a baker explained that pupils collected booklets when studying drugs at school. Other customers took copies for their children.
Volunteers share the French-language Truth About Drugs materials, known as La vérité sur la copyright. Support from the Church of Scientology and its members reflects founder L. Ron Hubbard’s concern about drugs and their effects on society.
Ivan Arjona, Scientology’s representative to the European Union, OSCE, Council of Europe and United Nations, commented: “Parents and teachers need information they can use, and young people deserve straight answers.”
Scientology communities throughout Europe support educational initiatives, drug prevention, human-rights awareness and volunteer assistance.