how long were you in Scientology?
Could you explain what you saw in regards to taking medications while in there?..
from what I have come to undestand, was that there was no official rules about not taking medication.. but they would treat you differently if you were..
also.. that certain medication were explicitly forbidden.. namely psychiatric medication?
Have also heard stories that the people at the Sea Org were not even allowed to take aspirin..
Early on in the church it was asserted that scientology processing could cure everything.
They ran afoul of the FDA on that one!
During the time period I was in scientology it was A-OK with using medical drugs for treating physical conditions. There are even policy letters on how to adjust antibiotics for best results.
The dogma at that time was that the doctor would treat the physical manifestations of the illness, and the scientology auditor would help the client address the spiritual and mental factors "holding the illness in place".
The dogma further implied that there are no physical causes for mental illness, and scientologists believe that only they can effectively treat or cure mental illnesses. As a result, taking "psych drugs" is regarded as a BAD THING. Not only are you indicating that your crazy, you are trusting psychiatrists to cure you!
Psychiatrists are regarded as one of the ultimate sources of evil on earth. All psych drugs we invented to suppress or control people, etc.
"Street drugs" are also forbidden. LSD has its own special place in scientology drug lore. Taking LSD one time would permanently disqualify someone from joining the Sea Org. Hubbard believed that 'LSD crystals' would lodge in capillaries and break loose at odd and inconvenient times to cause flashbacks.
As to aspirin use? As far as I know there is nothing forbidding a Sea Org member from taking it. But, I don't know that for sure.
It's also possible there are some processes that current drugs in the system might interfere with.
For example, some scientology processes, if mis-run, can cause a headache, and correcting the error is the preferred method of addressing such pain. Taking aspirin, or any other pain reliever, would make it difficult to know when/if the correction was done correctly or is complete.
You might find this interesting.
Former Spy who infiltrated the KGB is furious about the deeds of Scientology.
Here are two interesting videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBl4mSYjrfI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BQJKUP8z94