The War On Teenage Drug Abuse
Drug abuse by people of all ages is not exactly new in society. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote of his fictional detective’s use of cocaine and, in addition to ‘free love’ and Rock ‘n Roll, the sixties also heralded in the liberal use of so-called mind expanding drugs such as LSD.
Despite this emerging culture, however, the schools remained relatively free of illegal substances and teenage drug abuse was not yet the cause for grave concern that it has become in the last 10 years.
Already, in many first world countries, spot checks and other screening procedures are routinely implemented in their schools in an earnest attempt to minimize teenage drug abuse.
However, these in-house measures have certainly not eliminated the problem and sources beyond the classroom prove even harder to monitor.
While programmes designed to prevent the proliferation of teenage drug abuse are clearly of vital importance, it remains equally important for society to provide effective facilities for the treatment and rehabilitation of those young people who may already have become addicted.
Although there are many excellent examples of such centres, truly effective treatment can be lengthy and expensive so success is often limited by inadequate funding.
It should also be remembered that alcohol has the potential to produce addiction and its role in teenage drug abuse must not be overlooked. New regulations surrounding the sale of liquor has made it freely available in supermarkets and corner stores where, often, little attention is paid to the apparent age of the purchasers.
Here is what one mother did to fight teen drug abuse.
It is clear that if humanity is to win the on-going battle against teenage drug abuse, the campaign will need to be fought on many fronts.
Victory will require an alliance of parents, teachers and retailers as well as crime prevention, law enforcement and healthcare agencies, in order to cleanse societies of this modern plague and win back, for our beleaguered youth, the kind of future that they deserve and that their parents pray for.
We will do whatever it takes ...
SCRC's approach is aimed at facilitating change from the culture of addiction to the culture of recovery.
This process will yield limited success when approached outside of a residential treatment facility particularly when detoxification is required. It is imperative that individuals entering treatment are given as much training and education as possible.
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