The problem of the health of the nation, and even more so of children and youth - its future, worries any developing society. It is useless to complain that drug addiction has long turned into a scourge among young people, as well as any common truth. Let’s leave this occupation for pensioners on benches at the porches. All competent and willing to help in the fight against drug addiction need to act. The only question is how?
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Healthy Values Information
Instruction manual
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Everyone can remember at least one video clip or a poster with social advertising about the dangers of drugs. As a rule, they say the truth about the consequences of their prolonged use, which means nothing personal. And if you see this advertisement every day, and activist educators do not stop moralizing on this topic? The natural defensive reaction of any normal psyche is to remove the stimulus from the field of view, turn off when presented. Do you understand what this is about? Advocating that “drugs are bad” and banning them is a questionable activity. It will work only with those younger than adolescence - for them adults are still authoritarian, but this will pass quickly. Intimidation can only affect those who are weaker than you. A person demonstrative and exalted detailed description will only attract to the subject of discussion.
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In the prevention and treatment of drug addiction, emphasis should be placed on the “benefits” and values that a healthy lifestyle implies. For a list of values, you can contact the psychologist Rokkich - family, love, friendship, creativity, interesting work, and more. However, the worklist may be supplemented as appropriate. It will be easier to cope with any addiction if the close relatives of the drug addict also undergo therapy or if they simply have an attitude towards a healthy lifestyle, if it has not yet reached dangerous experiments.
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In each case, try to understand the purpose for which the child or adolescent decided to try illegal drugs. As a rule, these goals are not so many, but their understanding directs the work in the right direction. Among them - to attract attention, take revenge on others, declare their rights, fear of being known as the "black sheep", the desire to be like a significant drug idol.
Useful advice
Teenagers need role models. Tell them in detail about the Straight edge (Street Age) youth movement, which is actively advocating a healthy lifestyle and listening to rock music.
