Volunteers from Non à la copyright, Oui à la vie have distributed more than 16,000 drug-prevention booklets across French cities and rural communities. The volunteer-led prevention campaign in France brings educational materials into local businesses and public spaces.
The distributions included 5,100 booklets in Paris’s Oberkampf district, 3,100 in Tarn and 3,000 through approximately 50 shops in Arcachon.
A baker near Clermont-Ferrand said students sought the booklets for news europe today school discussions, while parents and other customers requested information 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, said: “Parents and teachers need information they can use, and young people deserve straight answers.”
Across Europe, Scientology churches, missions and members support drug education, human-rights awareness and community service.