Anti-Drug Video: In Support of a Drug-Free World

Rather than merely preaching about the danger of drugs, the Church of Scientology’s Say No to Drugs initiative presents information—the unadulterated facts of drugs and their effects—in a series of ten educational booklets. The campaign additionally mobilizes younger children as “Drug-Free Marshals” to dissuade classmates from usage. Results consistently prove astonishing, with up to 20 and 30 percent declines in usage rates wherever the campaign rolls. Distinguished individuals speak out on behalf of the Church of Scientology’s Say No to Drugs — Say Yes to Life anti-drug initiative.

How “Pot” (that’s jive talk for marijuana) leads to a hideous “H” (HEROIN) Habit. A Judge can’t understand why so many youths are marijuana addicts, so he decides to investigate. He visits Phyllis, a high school senior and former marijuana junkie, who tells him about the horrible effects marijuana has had on her. It made her feel like she was speeding “100 miles an hour!” and she therefore became a heroin user. She managed to overcome her addiction to marijuana and heroin, but in the process ruined her hair. This leads the judge to the logical conclusion that the drug problem in the US was introduced by the godless Red Communists in an effort to “undermine morale” and that the way to stop the drug epidemic was to “use common sense” (an earlier version, apparently, of the Reagan-era “Just Say No!” campaign, and which had pretty much the same effect–ie, none).
Video Rating: 5 / 5