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Narconon Arrowhead
Drug Education Narconon Arrowhead
believes that effective drug education is vital if the number of people being
attracted to drug abuse each year is to be decreased. Narconon Arrowhead offers
drug education through presentations in both public and private schools,
juvenile halls and camps, youth groups and civic organizations and considers
this a priority.
Even in the area of drug education, L. Ron
Hubbard's discoveries provide new insights about how to better inform children
and adults concerning the harm that drugs cause. Narconon drug education has
proved highly effective based both on the positive responses of participants
and on independent evaluations. One independent study of the Narconon® program's drug education services
conducted in 1989 by the Foundation for Advancement in Science and Education
(FASE) measured the attitude change of students from the 2nd through 12th grade
after hearing a Narconon drug education lecture and concluded:
"The
Narconon drug education program is effective in teaching students about the
adverse consequences of drug abuse and has a very positive influence on the
attitudes of students towards drugs. Students in the upper grades were well
aware of the presence of the problem. What they wanted were hard facts on the
real-life consequences of abuse. The most dramatic effect on attitude (was)
observed in the border-line group of students - those indicating that they
might use drugs in the future. The changes were quite pronounced: comments
indicating that they would now never use drugs were common."
Of the students in this category, 86% indicated that they
were less likely to use drugs following the presentation. Such responses to the
lectures are common, an indication that they are revealing, not only for
students, but also for adults who hear them. A statement issued in the White
House National Drug Control Strategy February 1994 stated the situation:
"Ultimately, the solution to America's drug problem will be found at the
grassroots level in neighborhoods and communities throughout the Nation.
Individuals, families, neighbors, churches and synagogues, and civic and
fraternal organizations must work together to forge efforts to address the
underlying causes of social disintegration within our communities in order to
prevent drug use."
"I learned that by using
drugs I am not going to get anywhere, so I promise I'm not going to use drugs
never because if I use drugs I'll never reach my goals." - R.B.
"Drugs make people stupid, high,
don't want to do anything. Drugs are making our world fall apart. I wish one
day everyone will be drug free. I really wish." -
H.S.
What Professionals Are Saying
About Narconon Drug Education "I would like to thank
you for your outstanding presentation. It was truly one of the most informative
programs and a boost to the Boys & Girls Club. It's people like you that
make a difference in a child's life."
Executive Director
Boys &
Girls Club of Oyster Bay
"Mr. Wiggins was phenomenal in his approach to
kids. He should be highly commended. The Narconon program is an excellent
source of information and education for kids and their parents."
Principal
James L. Mulcahey School
"This Truth about Drugs presentation was
the best of many talks about drugs that I have heard over my 30+ years as a
school counselor."
Assistant Superintendent
Quabbin Regional School
District
"After listening to the
Narconon® lecture I know that drugs are not an answer to problems, they
only make them worse in the long run." - J.K
Today I learned that drugs can
ruin your life after one incident. They can't solve an@ problems." -
J.H
"I learned a lot and it rnade me
realize that I should never touch drugs or even think about it" - Alex
Common Questions Kids Ask About
Drugs This is a compilation of some of the most frequently
asked questions by kids after a presentation. This should give parents a
valuable insight as to what kids want to know about. The answers are given to
provide parents with information they can use to talk to kids about drugs.
Q)
"Do drugs ruin your memory?"
A) Yes. When a person takes
drugs the pictures recorded in their mind at that point in time are fuzzy or
foggy or even blank. Some drugs scramble the sequence of pictures in the mind,
making it hard to remember something that happened in the past.
Q) "If drugs
are so bad, why do people sell them?"
A) Greed. Drugs
are a multi-billion dollar industry and some people care more about themselves
and money then they do about others.
Q) "If my mother or father have
a drink, will it hurt them?"
A) To say that something is
all bad would be silly. For instance, it has been said that a very small amount
of alcohol helps blood circulation and food digestion. But many believe that it
is better not to drink at all because a problem with alcohol may develop and
often does with many people.
Q) "What is the worst drug?"
A) A drug called LSD (or acid). LSD scrambles the pictures in
the mind which can be very difficult to overcome and affects the person for a
very long time.
Q) "How do people get addicted
to drugs?"
A) Drugs kill
all types of pain: physical, emotional, mental. When the drug wears off the
pain comes back stronger. The person doesn't notice the difference, but needs
more drugs to kill the pain. The more he takes, the more he wants. Until
finally he doesn't just want the drug, he needs it to get rid of the pain
created by the drug.
Q) "I heard that marijuana
makes you more creative, is that true?"
A) No. It appears
to the drug user that he's more creative because he feels more open about
things, especially the first few times he uses the drug. Drugs are basically
poisons, and they have been proven to kill creativity.
Q) "If alcohol
is so bad, why do so many people use it?"
A) One reason is
advertising. The alcohol industry has been around a long time. There is an
enormous amount of money being made from the sale of alcohol and these sales
are promoted through advertising. The beer commercials are some of the most
expensive ones.
Q) "Are drugs
expensive?"
A) Yes.
Besides the possibility of dying from taking them, we have known people who
have spent over one-half of a million dollars on drugs.
Q) "Do men use
drugs more than women?"
A) It's about
the same. Men, women, young, old, rich and poor. All kinds of people have
problems with drugs.
"Today we learned how bad drugs are for you. Marijuana never
seemed like such a big deal to me, but now I see the problems that it causes.
Drugs are always around. You never really know the problems they cause by the
way people talk about them." - A.S.
"Having drug education would
prevent me from having brain damage from drugs and prevent me from dying." -
Nicole
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