Substance Abuse Prevention
We live in a time where illicit substances are easily accessible to just about anyone anywhere, what can we do to prevent ourselves and our loved ones from abusing them? The most powerful prevention against substance abuse is to be educated about the risks of drug and alcohol consumption. Often times the media depicts drugs as something cool or normal for kids and teens to be doing, it's important to teach them the truth. That drug/alcohol use does come with life endangering risks A great way to prevent the use of drugs is to have good coping mechanisms to reduce stress and anxiety in life. For example: exercise, drawing, listening to music, or even just taking walks. When kids have a healthy way to release tension, they are less likely to engage in abusing substances. Prevention starts with awareness and support, when we educate and promote healthy coping skills, we are reducing the chances of a kid falling into the clutches of substance abuse.