The Juvenile and Adolescent Substance Abuse Prevention Program was implemented in 2007, in Fulton County, Georgia. The program was geared toward promoting and developing healthy choices concerning drug and alcohol use in both juvenile and adolescent individuals. Participants were required to have parental permission and given a pre-test and post-test to establish their knowledge and personal outlook on substance abuse before and after the program. Participants were given age appropriate material and taught how to identify and resist peer pressure through various outlets: role play, discussions, group activities, and interactively. By the end of the program, participants scored higher on the post-test indicating greater knowledge, increased
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They may not be 100 percent effective, but that is to be expected, because no program is or ever will be due to the human component involved. Participants in this particular program seemed to have an acceptable outcome and I certainly hope the program is still being used and updated due to advancements drug technology and over marketing of the get high lifestyle, through celebrities. Since 2000, the CDC has reported a 137% increase in overdoses from a synthetic opiate called Fentanyl; age groups include but are not limited to individuals from 25 and up from various backgrounds and typically a history of prescription drug abuse. Heroin addicts are particularly plagued because it is being mixed with heroin before it hits the streets and is undetectable. Unfortunately, many other deadly synthetic drugs and alcohol based products have also been sensationalized in recent years by celebrities, hence, causing death and permanent organ damage. Therefore, promptly maintaining prevention programs like JASAP could be an essential tool used in the future era of the “war on drugs” in the United States because substance abuse never goes away, it just seems to change forms, become more deadly, and less expensive due to ease of manufacturing. Therefore, continued efforts by government entities to prevent illegal drugs from making it into the country or on the streets, strengthening laws governing pharmaceutical companies, establishing more programs or facilities to treat current substance users, and increased use of awareness programs are of the utmost importance. Essentially, I believe, empowering people with greater knowledge and skills at a younger age not only helps to prevent or limit substance use, but could also aid in the counseling process later in life, if
They may not be 100 percent effective, but that is to be expected, because no program is or ever will be due to the human component involved. Participants in this particular program seemed to have an acceptable outcome and I certainly hope the program is still being used and updated due to advancements drug technology and over marketing of the get high lifestyle, through celebrities. Since 2000, the CDC has reported a 137% increase in overdoses from a synthetic opiate called Fentanyl; age groups include but are not limited to individuals from 25 and up from various backgrounds and typically a history of prescription drug abuse. Heroin addicts are particularly plagued because it is being mixed with heroin before it hits the streets and is undetectable. Unfortunately, many other deadly synthetic drugs and alcohol based products have also been sensationalized in recent years by celebrities, hence, causing death and permanent organ damage. Therefore, promptly maintaining prevention programs like JASAP could be an essential tool used in the future era of the “war on drugs” in the United States because substance abuse never goes away, it just seems to change forms, become more deadly, and less expensive due to ease of manufacturing. Therefore, continued efforts by government entities to prevent illegal drugs from making it into the country or on the streets, strengthening laws governing pharmaceutical companies, establishing more programs or facilities to treat current substance users, and increased use of awareness programs are of the utmost importance. Essentially, I believe, empowering people with greater knowledge and skills at a younger age not only helps to prevent or limit substance use, but could also aid in the counseling process later in life, if