Drugs. The word drugs has had a negative connotation for the last century. As I recall from watching in the Drug years of Marijuana in the History Channel, Marijuana is considered deadly. I am for Marijuana legalization. People believe that marijuana or pot is dangerous that its addiction and destroys brain cells; however, from my personal experience- all of my best friends smoke and they are geniuses- going to IV league schools. Many people have tried pot because it releases pain and its a relaxation.
Someone may oppose this article the majority of the audience would be families. Rehab has been shown by society that its for people who are weak and need help or else there going to die- which is true. But I think teen rehab is not a good choice to send addiction teenagers for help. I researched AA (Alcoholic Anonymous)the "12 steps". While browsing through this steps I feel this steps are overwhelming. When someone goes to rehab they have low self-esteem to point that could lead to suicide, and their couple of step is to admit your week. I find this 12 steps controversial.
My late uncle went to rehab because he was forced. The whole appeal of marijuana in the 1990's was not acceptance especially in a developing country. Marijuana was his "daily shower" without he couldn't do anything productive. From what I recall, his addiction -from a sic-year-old- it was like he was the same nothing changed. I know to this day, he relapsed and did smoke behind the whole family. He said that rehab changed his mind on how to live his life; for instance, have a family, be independent and have a good job. But he would occasionally smoke, but not that often. I don't think rehab is effective, family therapies and individual counseling are helpful.
Parents can have other options if their child is spiraling to drug addiction. I think confronting someone is the best way to go and family therapy. I also think it depends on the drug their using. If I ever have a child who gets Straight A's, honors, clubs, class president, athlete and smokes pot occasionally, I wouldn't have a problem. Its there stress reliever from all the commotion in the world. If parents do have a serious problem with it than they can send their child to Boot Camp to fix the behavioral problem but family therapy is better.
Peer pressure is the main reason behind teen therapy groups. Teenagers like to boast on what drugs they've used and show others the glamour behind drugs. Teen therapy groups create an urgency to try different drugs. That isn't effective. Family therapies are better because it makes the teenager realize that people care and not to feel "defeated".
My parents are very conservative and my older brother has followed into their footsteps, they are all scared of trying new things in other words open minded. I in the other hand, I'm very open minded- but I have limits. I don't condone extreme drug use or drinking. I like to be sober and have fun. Its not the end of the world if I don't smoke or drink.
People need to be careful who to surround with. My mom always tells me "Dime con quien tu andas y yo te dire quien eres". That means tell me who you hang out with and I will tell you who you are. If you hang out with potheads then you must be one- thats the way society and the media have brainwashed our minds to downside and fear drugs.s But there are drugs who are less harmful then drinking.
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