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QUIZ: Identify These Illegal Drugs By Their Scientology 'Street Names'

By Rosa Goldensohn | January 29, 2015 1:55pm
 The Foundation for a Drug Free World's materials warn of the dangers of ritalin.
The Foundation for a Drug Free World's materials warn of the dangers of ritalin.
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Foundation for a Drug-Free World

NEW YORK CITY — Can you guess what "Kiddie Cocaine" is?

The Church of Scientology-backed Foundation for a Drug-Free World runs anti-drug programs in dozens of city schools, DNAinfo New York first reported Wednesday.

The program distributes booklets to city kids and teachers filled with questionable facts about drugs, including strange "street names" for common drugs.

The city's Department of Education told DNAinfo they did not recommend the materials, which drug policy expert Jerry Otero called "scare tactics." A department official said whether or not the materials are factually accurate was "subjective."

"It's the school leader's decision," she said, in reference to whether or not the group could enter the schools. 

Take our quiz and see how well you know your drug street names, according to materials provided online by the Foundation for a Drug-Free World.

The group, led by Meghan Fialkoff and her father, Queens dentist Dr. Bernard Fialkoff, posted on their Facebook page that they had visited dozens of public schools last year. The page also shows pictures of them training school officers and working with NYPD. 

Meghan Fialkoff told a community precinct council meeting in January that the group was filling in gaps left by budget cuts that eliminated school substance abuse counselors.

Scientology is known for its controversial opposition to psychiatry and psychological medication. The materials on the Drug Free World site cover the dangers of not only illegal drugs but prescription drugs such as ritalin, which is commonly prescribed to children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.