Except for antibiotics or other prescribed medical drugs by a medical doctor, no. Any other drug use, such as the use of street drugs or psychiatric mind-altering drugs, is forbidden.

If one has a medical or dental condition requiring treatment and wishes to take some medical drug other than antibiotics, he should inform the appropriate staff member and consult his doctor or dentist.

Drugs are usually taken to escape from unwanted emotions, pains or sensations. In Scientology, the real reasons for these unwanted conditions get handled and people have no need or desire for drugs. Drugs dull people and make them less aware. Scientology’s aim is to make people brighter and more aware.

Drugs are essentially poisons. Small amounts may act as a stimulant or as a sedative, but larger amounts act as poisons. Drugs also dull one’s senses and affect the reactive mind so that the person becomes less in control and more the effect of his reactive mind, a very undesirable state.

Despite the claims of psychiatrists that drugs are a “cure-all,” at best they cover up what is really wrong, and at worst, actually cause harm. The real answer is to handle the source of one’s troubles — and that is done through Scientology.

How many hours of auditing a day can one participate in?

This depends upon one’s particular auditing program. Some participate in auditing for a longer time than others. An average probably is around 2 1/2 hours a day for the five weekdays. Auditing is best done intensively, at least 12 1/2 hours a week (2 1/2 hours a day for the five-day week). The more intensively one is audited, the more rapid progress he makes as he is not distracted by day-to-day routines or upsets. Of course, one is not always receiving auditing so when one is, his best chance of making rapid progress is intensively.

Has the technology of auditing changed since the early days of Scientology?

The basics of auditing have not changed, but there have been considerable advances and refinements in auditing processes over the years. L. Ron Hubbard continued his research and development of Scientology auditing technology throughout his life, and completed it before he passed away. All of his technology is now available and presented in an exact sequence of gradient steps in which it should be used.