Through Scientology, I was able to stop the abuse of toxic substances and the desire to take them. In addition to that, I found out what the source was of the desire to take the drugs and thus was able to fully understand that part of my life. Now, that's when it started to get interesting. I began to learn about self determinism. As I was learning about this, I realized several influences in my life that were not positive. Having isolated the influences, I then learned how to deal with them. Now, those past influences and even present day influences that are similar, do not interfere with my goals.