12.5 Is it okay to take any sort of drugs when you are in Scientology?
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This article is from the Scientology Catechism, by scninfo@pcnet.com (Scientology Information Server) with numerous contributions by others.
12.5 Is it okay to take any sort of drugs when you are in Scientology?
Except for antibiotics or prescribed medical drugs by a
medical doctor, no.
If one has a medical or dental condition requiring
treatment and wishes to take some medical drug other than
antibiotics, he should inform his Director of Processing.
A medical or dental consultation will be advised and a
handling worked out in liaison with the Director of
Processing to best accommodate one's progress in
Scientology.
Any other drug use, such as the use of street drugs or
psychiatric mind-altering drugs, is forbidden.
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 and can kill one.
Drugs 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 harm one. The real answer is to
handle the source of one's troubles -- and that is done
with Scientology.
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