Church of Scientology of London Fights Drug Abuse and Addiction

The Church of Scientology of London launched a major anti-drug offensive last week. Teams of volunteers of many faiths and backgrounds distributed more than 8,000 drug-education booklets in five London neighborhoods that are notorious for drug use, trafficking and crime.

One common purpose united the diverse groupâ€"to help young Londoners avoid the tragedy of drug abuse and addiction by letting them know the truth about drugs.

Sikhs, Christian ministers and Scientologists, sports figures, teachers, social workers and students worked together to distribute The Truth About Drugs booklets in Newham, Southwark, Dartford, Romford and Southall.

The volunteers were spurred on by reports that drug and alcohol abuse were the common denominator in the recent spate of vicious and deadly knife attacks around London.

In Newham, a local gym owner used The Truth About Drugs booklets in a lecture on health, fitness and the dangers of drugs.

A volunteer who helps ex-offenders handed out some 500 booklets In Southwark, because she is “very aware of the fact that drugs are the starting point of criminality.”

In Romford, two teachers pitched in, getting local shops to support the campaign. They distributed over 1,000 booklets and kept another thousand to give to the pupils in their schools.

Drug abuse and the crime it fosters cost private citizens, businesses and government hundreds of millions of pounds annually. The Church of Scientology of London is proud to play a role in uniting volunteers in their city to make a difference by educating youth on the truth about drugs.

For additional information on the Church of Scientology of London visit their web site at www.scientology-london.org.

For more on the work Scientology is doing to combat drug abuse, visit the Scientology video channel.