Children in many countries have also adopted the “Drug-Free Marshals” campaign, adapting the name for their group according to their own choice.

Australia has a growing and active group of “Drug-Free Ambassadors” who have taken on projects such as painting murals with anti-drug messages in prominent city locations. The “Drug-Free Ambassadors” in Canada have enlisted city officials and celebrities in their efforts to keep their peers away from drugs. In South Africa, schoolteachers participate in the campaign, and thousands of “Drug-Free Marshals” participate in weekly activities including essays and lectures about the drug problem and its solutions. In Spain, the “Drugbusters” have formed a soccer team which promotes the benefit of keeping the world of sport drug-free.

Groups of church volunteers and celebrities in Italy lead regular citywide drives to round up and safely dispose of used hypodermic syringes, discarded in public parks by addicts—potentially lethal hazards. Rome, Verona, Padova, Torino, Brescia, Pordenone, Novara, Monza, Florence and Milan have all benefited from such cleanup drives. Officials in many of these cities support this important public service by providing equipment to collect and dispose of the discarded syringes.

Scientologists’ industry in combating drug abuse has been widely recognized. Scores of cities throughout the world have issued commendations to the Church for its anti-drug work. From Perth to Adelaide in Australia, from Madrid to Stockholm to Milan in Europe, from Cape Town to Pretoria in South Africa, from more than forty cities in the United States and fifty in Canada, city governments have recognized the value of the efforts of Scientologists in this area. In fact, wherever one finds a Church of Scientology, one will find Scientologists making a concerted effort to turn youth and adults away from drugs.