Pledge Night

Traditionally, communities are joining forces on the first Tuesday of August in the fight against crime and celebrate National Night Out, an event is to reduce crime statistics in the United States this year the Church of Scientology again participated in all cities of the United States to make this initiative a success. Volunteers from local churches have rolled up their sleeves to help the establishment of zones free of drugs by engaging children to say "no" to drugs and distribution of "The Truth About Drugs" booklets.

Since the drugs and crime often go hand in hand, one of the goals of the 26th edition of National Night Out is to heighten awareness of drug prevention. In a 2002 survey of local jail inmates, 68% of them have been found addicted to drugs or alcohol or abuse, pointing to the importance of drug prevention to reduce crime.

As Rufus King Park, Queens, New York, children have been sworn in as Drug-Free Marshals, pledging to lead a life without drugs and paves the way for France without drugs, while at the same time drug booklets were distributed to staff education. At the end of the evening all participants lit candles for a walk and recommitted themselves to making their community safe and drug free.

Also, in Pasadena, California, Villa Park Community Center, children have been sworn in as Drug Free Marshals, but this time it was not volunteers who read the commitment of youth, but the police board and a woman!

And this was not the only park in California have been there was a place for drug education. There were more booths eg Glendale, North Hollywood and Los Angeles, and the distribution of more than a thousand books of the Foundation for a world without drugs. And these books begin to well known, for example the police. A cop said: "We use these books all the time. They are really great! "

A girl in Nashville, Tennessee, really the idea. Echoing some of the truth about drugs books, "she said," I'll start reading tonight! " Some of his friends came and asked: "Why are you doing this? You do not even take drugs. "She replied:" That does not mean that I can not find information!

With each year an estimated 322 billion circulating in the drug industry, the United Nations describes the drug crisis as a problem more serious than war, famine and human trafficking in terms violence and loss of human life. That is why the churches of Scientology have been the fight against drugs for more than 25 years. By giving young people the facts about the dangers of drugs, they are put in a position where they can make an informed decision to say "No" to drugs.

L. Ron Hubbard, founder of the religion of Scientology, said: "Save the child, you save the nation." Scientologists have taken this to heart and in partnership with associations, police and governments to prevent children from falling into the trap of drugs. With activities on National Night Out sponsored by the Church of Scientology, thousands of lives have been saved from a life full of pain and misery as a consequence of drug use.

For more information on the activities against drugs of the Church of Scientology, visit www.scientology.org .