While a fierce debate rages over the dramatic rise in prescriptions for "ADHD" for children as young as four, there is another side to the ADHD medication issue—street use of these drugs.

The Scientology religion is founded in a belief in human dignity and human rights.

The Foundation for a Drug Free Europe was is the newest member NGO Committee of the United Nations Office for Drugs.

Staff and public of the Dublin Mission are very involved in community programs to help improve conditions; from taking care of the environment with beach clean ups in Bull Island to campaigns to "Say No to Drugs and Yes to Life."

The Scientology Mission in Kaohsiung, Taiwan is rapidly expanding, and this last week another auditor (Scientology counsellor), Leo Hung returned to the Mission from extensive training overseas. This Scientology Mission also recently trained three new supervisors to work in their ever expanding religious studies.

Young and old alike, people have come to the yellow Volunteer Ministers tent to learn to improve their lives and help their fellows -- and the children are no exception.

An expansion conference was just held near Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan - where Scientology Mission Directors from cities across that vast nation met to coordinate their activities and parishioners attended to learn more about how to join the team.

News in the first six years of the new millennium can be characterized by extremes.

September 30th is the 40th anniversary of Independence for the people of Botswana.

The Scientology Handbook was released to the people of West Bengal at the Calcutta Book Fair, and the impact it has made just 8 months is a testament to the power of the technology developed by L. Ron Hubbard.

The Scientology Volunteer Minister Trans-Siberian Goodwill Tour is using the Scientology Handbook in courses and seminars to help people improve conditions in life.

As a top model in India, Sheena Chohan is a familiar face to the people of her home city of Calcutta.

Dr. Oliver Hsueh, the Mission Director of Kaohsiung and Taichung Missions in Taiwan, has recently been conducting a series of seminars in cities all around Taiwan—specifically for parents. The seminars cover the subjects of marriage, children, relationships and the truth about good parenting.

Scientology Missions in Germany are experiencing an unprecedented interest in L. Ron Hubbard's books, and are making them available in all sorts of places.

Fifty-eight years after adoption, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights comes to life in 30 PSAs.

The Scientology Volunteer Ministers South Pacific Goodwill Tour was warmly welcomed to the capital of Fiji by traditional dancers and more that 200 other dignitaries.

Scientology Mission Executives from the Commonwealth of Independent States attend conventions every Quarter hosted by Scientology Missions International CIS.

The Mission of Nice on the French Riviera in the South of France is getting the word out this week on Dianetics Technology and letting all the local tourists and interested public know how to find out more about it.

The Scientology Volunteer Minister tour will travel to 15 towns and cities on the Trans-Siberian Railroad route over the next year, it will travel to Vladivostok on the Sea of Japan, some 9,000 km to the east.

If you've seen a group of kids in parks, at fairs or on the streets of New South Wales passing out booklets and getting kids to sign an anti-drug pledge, you have probably met the Sydney Drug-Free Ambassadors.

This past month a team of Scientology Volunteer Ministers from Tel Aviv has been helping to restore calm and security in the face of the violence and destruction.

Local singing group "Ukrainian Souvenir" dressed in traditional costumes, welcomed the newly opened Scientology Mission of Dnepropetrovsk by singing traditional Ukrainian folk songs.

The yellow tent of the Scientology Volunteer Ministers has become a common sight to the people of Brescia.

In the Guayana region of Venezuela lies this state's most important city, Puerto Ordaz.

The Boston Volunteer Ministers operate a Scientology Volunteer Ministry in Dorchester to bring solutions to this crime-ridden area.

The grand opening of the new Mukachevo Mission in Uzhgorod, Ukraine started with a traditional song performed by three internationally awarded laureates.

Having the fifth largest population in North America, it was only fitting the new East Toronto Mission have a hugely successful grand opening. Many attended the event, including two Federal Members of Parliament , community Inter-faith leaders, the Ontario Human Rights Commissioner...

The Scientology Volunteer Ministers African Goodwill Tour is providing help to the people of Mochudi, Botswana.

Ever since the devastating earthquake in May 2006, the International Scientology Disaster Relief Team has been helping civic and religious groups, schools, hospitals, and individuals in Yogyakarta overcome their loss and get on with rebuilding their communities.

In Sydney, Australia, the 26th stop of their 2006 World Tour, Youth for Human Rights International focused on the urgency of full implementation of the right to education.

Drums and dragons signaled the start of the Scientology Volunteer Ministers Asian Goodwill Tour, which launched this week on Kinmen Island, a small island two kilometers off the coast of Fujian province of China, and 280 kilometers from the island of Taiwan.

Just east of the Ural Mountains in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk, Mission Director Sidelnikova Nargiz, recently opened the Scientology Mission of Bely Yar

Civil and government leaders welcomed Youth for Human Rights International to South Korea this week, praising the human rights education campaign they have created in partnership with the Church of Scientology International. The campaign is designed to help young people understand and take responsibility for accomplishing human rights for themselves and others.

As they near the completion of their 2006 World Tour, Youth for Human Rights International travelled to the Philippines where they met with educators and civil and community leaders who embraced the goal of the group - to make human rights a global reality.

The Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre International hosted its 37th Anniversary Gala in Hollywood on Saturday, August 5th.

At a time when images of bombings and death in the Middle East fill the headlines and TV screens around the world, Youth for Human Rights International visits the region with a message of peace through human rights

With the National Drug Threat Assessment 2005 Summary Report warning that Los Angeles is a national-level cocaine distribution center supplying every region of the country, the Los Angeles Drug-Free Marshals have stepped up their work to protect the young people of their city from drug abuse.

Concerned about what has been called a ''considerably larger homeless problem than many cities of similar size,'' the Scientology Volunteer Ministers of Toronto participated this week in Ansaar Foundation's annual ''Walk for the Homeless.''

A team of 20 Scientology Volunteer Ministers from the Church of Scientology of Moscow boarded the Trans-Siberian railway this week, signaling the official launch of the Scientology Volunteer Ministers Trans-Siberian Goodwill Tour.

Civil Defense Agency of Calcutta Adopts Disaster Response Training

From Cyclone Larry to the South Asian tsunamis, and from Ground Zero to the London terror bombings, Scientology Volunteer Ministers have traveled the world, providing effective help in times of peril.

Two months after the 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit the region, the Scientology Disaster Relief Team continues their work in Java where they man relief stations.

Over the next year a predicted 1500 lost or runaway children between the ages of 3 and 18 will spend up to three months at the Kiev City Orphanage for Youth and Teenagers. It was a group of these young people that Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI) addressed on the importance of human rights.

For Scientologist and Mission Director, Danielle Ambert (far left), it has been a whirlwind of excitement and Scientology expansion in the South of France; first with newly expanded premises of the Marseille Mission along the Mediterranean coast.

At the sound of trumpets playing in the town's main square, officials and community members gathered at the entrance of a traditional old-style castle for the opening of Czech Republic's newest mission, the Scientology Mission of Pelhrimov.

Arriving in Kiev after four months of post-election deadlock, with supporters of two political parties attempting to seal off approaches to parliament in protest, Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI) and the Church of Scientology Mission of Kiev called on the people of the Ukraine to uphold a respect for human rights in these times of political and social upheaval.

With this week's unveiling of 30 new TV public service announcements - each illustrating one of the 30 articles of the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 17 languages - churches of Scientology around the world in partnership with Youth for Human Rights International (YRHI) are stepping up their grassroots efforts to make human rights an everyday reality.

The Scientology Volunteer Ministers Goodwill Tour is in Auckland New Zealand, preparing for its launch to Fiji, the first stop in its tour through f the South Pacific islands.

Located in one of the top commercial and industrial cities in Italy, Bari is also where Mission Director Fabio Rutigliano, opened one of the newest Scientology Missions to provide Dianetics and Scientology services to his community.

As Italy is a transit point on the trafficking of heroin from southwest Asia through the Balkans to Western Europe, Italian Scientologists have created a Say NO to Drugs group to safeguard the children of the country.

Youth for Human Rights World Tour arrived in Italy this week, the 5th country of its 2006 World Tour.

A group of dedicated students from the Church of Scientology of St. Louis turned the tables on their local Narcotics Division, when they swore in the officers as "Drug-Free Marshals."

The latest edition of Freedom Magazine, published by the Church of Scientology International, includes the story of Steve Carlson, a 34-year-old Scientologist and entrepreneur who was a key organizer of relief and rebuilding efforts in Banda Aceh and other battered areas of Sumatra following the tsunami that hit that island in December 2004.

Scientology Volunteer Ministers team leader, Mohammad Khalil Ullah, continues his work to help the children in the slums of Calcutta, India.

The story begins, "Volunteer Ministers rushed to aid survivors of the south Asian tsunami.

It was not just a normal day for the youngsters in one Brighton school: these 12 to 16 year-old students were participating in a very special class, delivered by the President of Youth for Human Rights International.

Scientologists held the grand opening for the Mission of Gorky situated near the internationally famous Gorky Park in south central Moscow.

Youth from the Berlin chapter of Youth for Human Rights International celebrated their freedom as part of the Youth for Human Rights International 2006 World Tour.

The International Scientology Disaster Relief Team continues its work in the Bantul district of Java, which was hit six weeks ago by a devastating 6.2 magnitude earthquake.

LOS ANGELES, CA — Bolstering UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's call to "arm people with the information they need to say no to drugs," the Church of Scientology International (CSI) today announced a major step-up in its two-decade-long "Say No to Drugs, Say Yes to Life" worldwide drug awareness campaign.

Bob Adams, spokesperson for the Church of Scientology International supports the "Say No to Drugs, Say Yes to Life," campaign through which Scientology churches around the world have printed and distributed more than 8.3 million brochures laying out the facts about drugs.

The Scientology Disaster Relief Team in Yogyakarta is helping survivors overcome the trauma with the use of Dianetics technology.

Youth for Human Rights International launched its 3rd annual World Tour this weekend as part of their campaign to make human rights a fact through implementing human rights education around the world.

Located 32 miles north of San Francisco, Petaluma is one of the oldest cities in California and is renowned for its many traditional historic buildings.

From their training in assist technology, families and community groups now have the tools they need to help the victims of the disaster.

Scientologist and Mission Director Mike Quint and the Public Information Officer for the Hancock County and Mississippi Volunteer of the Year spoke at the grand opening of the new Scientology Mission in Gulf Coast, Mississippi.

The Mission Director, Hector Flores, established the new Villahermosa Church of Scientology Mission in a prominent two-story building and erected a huge sign visible from many locations.

The city of Upland is located in a beautiful area southeast of Los Angeles at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains.

Tijuana, Mexico is located on the US border, 12 miles south of San Diego, California. It is one of Mexico's major tourist cities with tens of thousands of visitors each year. 50,000 vehicles pass by the location of the new Scientology Mission of Tijuana.

The Scientology religion has been expanding at a phenomenal rate throughout those countries formerly under the yoke of communism. In keeping with that tradition of expansion, Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan is now home to the new Esil Mission.

Brussels - With an estimated 1.2 million children trafficked every year, the need to put an end to modern slavery was the emphasis of a ceremony held in Brussels to honor four "Human Rights Heroes" in Brussels last week.

Drug-Free Marshals and East Wave FM teamed up and visited some of the primary schools in Lenasia, South Africa. Their purpose was to provide a message about the life-ruining dangers of drugs and to hand out information fliers about the effects of drugs like dagga (cannabis), cocaine, mandrax (a synthetic drug that is highly addictive), alcohol, heroin and ecstasy.

Leaders of the Church of Scientology International's "Say No to Drugs, Say Yes to Life" campaign are calling upon community leaders and concerned citizens to join initiatives organized in major cities around the world in observance of the United Nations' International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on Monday, June 26.

The Scientology Volunteer Ministers India Goodwill Tour has completed delivering a six-week training program to staff in two major Calcutta hospitals.

A dedicated team of Scientologists have gained support from all sectors of Hungarian society to bring about a Drug-Free Hungary

The first team of Scientology Volunteer Ministers has begun providing trauma relief in Yogyakarta, Indonesia to survivors of the 6.3-magnitude earthquake that killed at least 6,234 people, injured an estimated 46,000 to 53,000 and damaged or destroyed more than 139,000 homes.

The first teams of Volunteer Ministers have arrived in Java to help in the aftermath of this week's earthquake, which left more than 5,000 dead and over 20,000 injured.

The Executive Director of Youth for Human Rights International, Tim Bowles, has returned to Ghana to spearhead broad implementation of human rights education in the country.

A ceremony to honor four national winners of the first Human Rights Heroes Award drew a standing room crowd

The Dianetics racing team announced its entrance into one of the world's most popular sports, joining the NASCAR family.

Dominated by the profit-driven psychiatric industry, human rights abuses in the child welfare system are rife, including forcible, unwarranted family separations and brutal treatment of children coerced onto mind-altering drugs.

For weeks, the most basic approach to parenting using Dianetics principles has been making headline news worldwide-and the result is a surge of public demand for L. Ron Hubbard's bestseller, Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health, and its practical answers to achieving success and happiness in life.

What is a quiet or silent birth? Having a quiet, gentle birth is all about providing the best possible environment for the birthing mother and her new baby.

Scientologists, friends and admirers this week are celebrating the extraordinary life of international best-selling author and founder of the Scientology religion, L. Ron Hubbard (1911-1986).

“Hundreds of our volunteers rushed to the scene to help,” said Ms. Stewart. “Now they are heading up the coast to help our fellow Australians recover from the damage they have sustained from this storm, and we welcome the help of anyone who wants to support this activity or join us.”