“Two million children between the ages of twelve and seventeen are addicted to an illicit substance”, says Project know. Teen drug addiction is a growing problem in the United States of America. Rather than telling you the dangers of drug addiction, I will present you with a solution. A zero tolerance policy. Too many teens are addicted to drugs to give them a warning . “How would this program work?” Well first, it would start with the police. A zero tolerance policy means zero tolerance. This means first offenders will be taken to the program, while “regulars,” would be taken into custody Teenagers would be taken into a jail or prison for a short period of time to get shown an intense anti-drug program showing the dangers of drug addiction.
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I am saying that the child should be taken to the jail to meet regular substance abusers and that they should be shown the effects and the toll that these substances take on a person. According to Drugabuse.gov, Marijuana is the most abused illicit substance for teens. This is most likely do to the fact that in some states medical marijuana is legal. While widely used in those states, it is still illegal in most. The most widely used non-illicit substance is alcohol, probably because of how easy it is to obtain a substance like this nowadays. “You have covered people who are not necessarily addicted, but just starting, what about the addicts?” A teen rehabilitation center. Even if these people are doing wrong by breaking the law that doesn’t mean that they don’t have a right to privacy and a right to be respected. If someone is going through something like this, it doesn’t mean that they are lesser, it just means that they need to reevaluate some …show more content…
That is exactly why I wouldn’t go with a “Scared Straight” approach. People may not necessarily agree with my ideas, but at least they will help the people who use my solution. “There aren’t enough teens abusing illicit substances to make a rehabilitation center specifically for them!” Isn’t that what we want, though? I hope that the center is never full, it would be horrible if all the rooms were filled because that means that all of the teens in that building are abusing a substance. The center would be for teens to get away from their addiction and relax, so having a center full of teenagers might not help them get better. Another idea is to just get help. Find a Counselor, or a Psychiatrist. Some people use drugs because they are stressed out or something is happening in their life, and for them, drugs take away the pain. These people would help you through your addiction, one step at a time. They would work at the rehabilitation center I brought up earlier. A Psychiatrist or Counselor would probably be the most helpful of these solutions because it doesn’t need a program created or a center built, but too many people aren’t taking advantage of talking to someone. Because sometimes that’s all it takes, talking to someone. This is an underappreciated resource that can be used to stop the problem before you even have to take steps like
I am saying that the child should be taken to the jail to meet regular substance abusers and that they should be shown the effects and the toll that these substances take on a person. According to Drugabuse.gov, Marijuana is the most abused illicit substance for teens. This is most likely do to the fact that in some states medical marijuana is legal. While widely used in those states, it is still illegal in most. The most widely used non-illicit substance is alcohol, probably because of how easy it is to obtain a substance like this nowadays. “You have covered people who are not necessarily addicted, but just starting, what about the addicts?” A teen rehabilitation center. Even if these people are doing wrong by breaking the law that doesn’t mean that they don’t have a right to privacy and a right to be respected. If someone is going through something like this, it doesn’t mean that they are lesser, it just means that they need to reevaluate some …show more content…
That is exactly why I wouldn’t go with a “Scared Straight” approach. People may not necessarily agree with my ideas, but at least they will help the people who use my solution. “There aren’t enough teens abusing illicit substances to make a rehabilitation center specifically for them!” Isn’t that what we want, though? I hope that the center is never full, it would be horrible if all the rooms were filled because that means that all of the teens in that building are abusing a substance. The center would be for teens to get away from their addiction and relax, so having a center full of teenagers might not help them get better. Another idea is to just get help. Find a Counselor, or a Psychiatrist. Some people use drugs because they are stressed out or something is happening in their life, and for them, drugs take away the pain. These people would help you through your addiction, one step at a time. They would work at the rehabilitation center I brought up earlier. A Psychiatrist or Counselor would probably be the most helpful of these solutions because it doesn’t need a program created or a center built, but too many people aren’t taking advantage of talking to someone. Because sometimes that’s all it takes, talking to someone. This is an underappreciated resource that can be used to stop the problem before you even have to take steps like