Narconon Centers Educate Thousands During Red Ribbon Week

Coordinated efforts of the highly successful drug education and rehabilitation
program bring the truth about drugs to students across the country

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Narconon International's management office
in Los Angeles worked with its drug rehabilitation and education centers
throughout the country in a combined effort to speak with thousands of
students and other community members during Red Ribbon Week.

The National Family Partnership's (NFP) Red Ribbon Week is considered the
nationwide observance of drug prevention activities and is held during the end
of October each year, which began in 1988. Narconon staff and volunteer
activities stretched the span of the country to participate in helping kids
stay away from drugs.

In California, Narconon Vista Bay received a proclamation from the Mayor of
Seaside City and delivered drug prevention presentations to hundreds of
students in the local area. In Oklahoma and Texas, Narconon Arrowhead drug
education staff visited several schools and presented to over 1,500
elementary, middle and high school students.

Narconon Georgia held a large event for Red Ribbon week at Woodruff Park in
Atlanta complete with live music and educational literature for the many who
attended, ranging from government workers, to tourists and students, who
combined to promote a drug-free world. Narconon Drug Prevention and Education
in Los Angeles spoke with more than 2,000 students throughout Southern
California just that week.

Narconon Freedom Treatment Center in Michigan held an open house and helped
educate people in the local community about the true dangers of drugs and
addiction, while Narconon Hawaii provided prevention seminars to local ninth-
and tenth-grade students and had them sign a drug-free pledge. One student
was quoted as saying, "My thoughts changed because I feel that taking drugs
can only lessen your chances of being successful and making life harder for
you to live. Staying away from drugs can help me live an easier life and make
better choices."

Drug education and demand reduction activities are vital to stopping addiction
before it starts, and Narconon is proud to have worked with millions of young
people throughout the world over the last four decades to help them learn the
truth about drugs and what they do to a person's mind and body.

According to a study of Narconon's drug education program published in the
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention and Policy peer-reviewed journal,
"...youths who received the Narconon drug education curriculum showed reduced
drug use compared with controls across all drug categories tested. The
strongest effects were seen in all tobacco products and cigarette frequency
followed by marijuana. There were also significant reductions measured for
alcohol and amphetamines. The program also produced changes in knowledge,
attitudes and perception of risk."

More information about Narconon education and rehabilitation programs:
www.narconon.org.

To learn more about Red Ribbon Week: www.nfp.org.

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*(Caption: Narconon drug education activities during Red Ribbon Week.)

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SOURCE Narconon International

Clark Carr, President of Narconon International, +1-323-962-2404