Reaching Our Children Before
it's Too Late
Kids today are flooded with false information
about drugs, faced with peer pressure and various media
influences. The message kids receive today is that of
the quick fix, less effort is better, and that one
should not have to work hard for what they desire in
life. This often leaves them with little ambition and a
feeling that there is no game in life. Drugs can be used
as a solution to boredom and the hopelessness they often
feel. The risk taking and the effects of the drugs
themselves make life exciting again-at least for a short
time.
Advertising worldwide pounds them daily
with messages to drink beer, smoke cigarettes, to solve
any pain, discomfort, inability to sleep, or any
emotional or physical problem with some medication
instantly and at once. They see drugs and alcohol being
used all around them, but are being told that "they"
shouldn't try drugs. In the United States, the average
age a young person is exposed to street drugs being
tried or abuse of medical drugs is 8 years old (the
third grade). This could happen even earlier if the
child has grown up in a family that abuses alcohol or
medications on a regular basis. Helping children to
reach a sane and self-determined understanding of the
truths about alcohol and other drugs can save them and
the world enormous future trouble.
A full
understanding of what drugs are really doing to a person
and the long-term consequences, allow kids to weigh
their options and come to a rational decision about
them. The key to this is providing them with the correct
information, but also in such a way that it relates to
their world and their experiences. The Narconon® program provides various educational
information, videos and booklets that contain the
precise information that has been shown to increase
young people's perception of risk, and help them make
the decision not to use drugs. These are offered, in
addition to the information contained on this page as
tools for parents in educating their children.
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