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NASHVILLE, Tenn. /ScoopCloud/ -- Police, nonprofits and community leaders gathered at the Church of Scientology community hall in Nashville, Tennessee, to mark Drug Overdose Awareness Day with a united effort to raise awareness and combat the overdose epidemic.

Drug overdose death rates increased in Tennessee from 17.2 per 100,000 in 2011 to 56.6 per 100,000 in 2021. According to the Centers for Disease Control's National Center for Health Statistics, Tennessee has the country's third-highest overdose mortality rate, under West Virginia and the District of Columbia.

The event underscored the importance of collective action, with speakers stressing that drug abuse is not an isolated issue but one that affects the entire community. By increasing awareness and encouraging cooperation between community groups, Drug-Free Tennessee aims to create a safer and healthier Nashville for future generations.

Organized by Drug-Free Tennessee, the local chapter of Foundation for a Drug-Free World, the event featured education and prevention strategies and emphasized the importance of reaching young people with factual, engaging drug prevention materials.

"Our community must work together to end the devastating impact of drug abuse," said Rev. Brian Fesler, Director of Public Affairs of the Church of Scientology of Nashville and coordinator of Drug-Free Tennessee. "Education is the foundation of prevention and that's why we make resources like The Truth About Drugs available for everyone to use." He emphasized the importance of reaching young people with factual, engaging drug prevention materials. "Our community must work together to end the devastating impact of drug abuse."

Attendees engaged in discussions about strategies to reduce drug-related harm and left with copies of The Truth About Drugs educational materials to share within their organizations and communities.

This year's UN Office on Drugs and Crime motto stresses the importance of drug education-"The evidence is clear: invest in prevention." UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that "breaking the cycle of suffering means starting at the beginning, before drugs take hold, by investing in prevention."

Foundation for a Drug-Free World is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit with consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council. Thanks to the support of Churches of Scientology and Scientologists, the Foundation makes its acclaimed secular drug education and prevention materials and programs available free of charge to anyone wishing to use them to educate others on this vital subject.

For decades, Scientologists have engaged in drug education and prevention in their communities, inspired by humanitarian and Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard, who wrote, "Research has demonstrated that the single most destructive element present in our current culture is drugs."

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olice, nonprofits and community leaders gathered at the Church of Scientology community hall in Nashville, Tennessee, to mark Drug Overdose Awareness Day with a united effort to raise awareness and combat the overdose epidemic.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. /ScoopCloud/ -- Help is a central concept of the Scientology religion. In a lecture delivered by Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard in 1958, he said, "the biggest right there is, is not the right to vote, is not the right to freedom of speech or press or religion or anything else. The biggest right there is in human rights is the right to help."

This concept is not only part of Church Scripture but is also in the very structure of Scientology Churches, with their coordination and support of humanitarian and social betterment programs. It is echoed in the Code of a Scientologist, which calls on members to "support true humanitarian endeavors in the fields of human rights."

The Church of Scientology Nashville marked this year's Volunteer Recognition Day and National Volunteer Week by acknowledging its own volunteers and volunteers everywhere who devote their time and efforts in service to others.

"Volunteers are the lifeblood of any community," said Julie Brinker, Public Relations Officer of the Nashville Scientology Church. "Their dedication and selflessness uplift society and inspire others to make a difference."

Among the various humanitarian and social betterment groups the Church supports is Tennessee United for Human Rights - the local chapter of United for Human Rights International. Rev. Brian Fesler, pastor of the Nashville Church of Scientology, serves on the planning committee of the Tennessee Human Rights Commission and the Church has hosted the Commission's recent annual International Human Rights Day Celebrations, marking the UN's adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

The Church also hosts community open house events for other national and international days including a World Happiness Day open house, cohosted by the local chapter of The Way to Happiness Foundation, another in honor of World Civil Defense Day in coordination with the Church's Volunteer Ministers, and yet another marking International Day Against Drug Abuse, cohosted by Drug-Free Tennessee, the local chapter of Foundation for a Drug-Free World.

This month, the Church celebrated 39 years in Nashville and the 2009 dedication of its new home by Scientology ecclesiastical leader Mr. David Miscavige. The following year, the Church, located at 1130 8th Avenue South, took top honors in the City of Nashville's 35th Annual Preservation Awards for meeting all safety standards with its restoration of its new facility while preserving the beauty and grace of the original 1898 building.

An Ideal Scientology Organization, the Church of Scientology Nashville realizes Mr. Hubbard's vision that all Churches of Scientology not only provide the ideal facilities to service Scientologists on their ascent to higher states of spiritual freedom, but they also serve as a home for the entire community and a meeting ground of cooperative effort to uplift people of all denominations.

For more information or to participate in humanitarian and social betterment programs supported by the Church of Scientology, visit the Church of Scientology Nashville or the nearest Scientology Church, or watch episodes of Voices for Humanity on the Scientology Network to see how activists of diverse cultures, creeds and nationalities use these campaigns to create change in their communities and nations.

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Help is a central concept of the Scientology religion. In a lecture delivered by Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard in 1958, he said, "the biggest right there is, is not the right to vote, is not the right to freedom of speech or press or religion or anything else. The biggest right there is in human rights is the right to help."

Related link: https://www.scientology.org/

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