SCIENTOLOGY PRESIDENT CALLS FOR MASSIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM TO FIGHT DRUG ABUSE IN 2006

AT THE DAWN OF THE NEW YEAR, THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, REV HEBER C. JENTZSCH, HAS CALLED FOR A MASSIVE PROGRAM TO EDUCATE PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD ON THE REAL FACTS ABOUT DRUGS. POINTING TO THE CHURCH'S EXPERIENCE THROUGH 15 YEARS OF DRUG EDUCATION, REV. JENTZSCH SAID THAT MANY YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS ARE MISINFORMED ABOUT DRUGS BUT THAT EQUIPPING THEM WITH FACTUAL INFORMATION CAN BRING ABOUT SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTIONS IN DRUG MISUSE.

REVIEWING STATISTICS OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF DRUGS AND CRIMES WORLD DRUG REPORT, WHICH SHOW AN ESTIMATED 200 MILLION PEOPLE, OR 5% OF THE WORLDS POPULATION AGE 15-64, CONSUMING ILLEGAL DRUGS, REV JENTZSCH WANTS TO SEE EVERYBODY WORKING TOGETHER TO CHANGE THE SITUATION.

REV. JENTZSCH SAID THAT CHURCHES OF SCIENTOLOGY INTERNATIONALLY HAVE PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN EIGHT MILLION COPIES BOOKLETS ON MARIJUANA, ECSTASY, COCAINE AND HEROIN. SUPPLEMENTING THIS MASSIVE INFORMATION PROGRAM HAVE BEEN 224,220 DRUG AWARENESS BILLBOARDS AND POSTERS, OVER 45 MILLION FLIERS, 89,000 PUBLIC AWARENESS EVENTS AND MORE THAN 10,200 NEWSPAPER AND TELEVISION STORIES PROMOTING A DRUG-FREE MESSAGE - ALL FINANCED BY THE CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY AND ITS MEMBERS.

"BASED ON THE FEEDBACK WE RECEIVE, THOUSANDS HAVE STOPPED TAKING DRUGS OR DECIDED NEVER TO START AS A RESULT OF READING OUR BOOKLETS ATTENDING ONE OF OUR PUBLIC AWARENESS EVENTS," SAID REV. JENTZSCH. "WITH ALL GROUPS JOINING FORCES TOGETHER AGAINST THE DRUG SCOURGE, THE IMPACT WOULD BE ENORMOUS," HE ADDED. "LET'S FACE IT-- WITH A POPULACE COMPOSED OF 200 MILLION USERS AND BILLIONS MORE TO EDUCATE, IT'S TIME TO MOVE TO AN ENTIRELY NEW LEVEL TO BRING AN END TO THE MISERY DRUG ABUSE CAUSES."

SCIENTOLOGISTS ARE WILLING TO OFFER THEIR OWN CAMPAIGN TO OTHER GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS. "WE HAVE TESTED THESE PUBLICATIONS OVER FOR THE PAST 10 YEAR AND WE KNOW THEY WORK," ADDED REV. JENTZSCH.

THIS YEAR, CLOSE TO 50,000,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REACHED THROUGH THE CHURCH'S CAMPAIGN. ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS HAVE BEEN SWORN-IN AS DRUG FREE MARSHALS OR DRUG FREE AMBASSADORS. MORE THAN 525,000 ANTI-DRUG BOOKLETS AND 5,600,000 FLIERS AGAINST DRUGS WERE DISTRIBUTED INTERNATIONALLY THROUGH STREET EVENTS, LECTURES AGAINST DRUGS, MARATHONS AGAINST DRUGS AND MANY OTHER TYPES OF EVENTS.

REV. HEBER JENTZSCH
CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
PHONE NUMBER: 1-(323)-960-3500
E-MAIL ADDRESS: PRESCSI@SCIENTOLOGY.NET