Out of all the ways that an individual can be prevented from using drugs, educating them in the facts about drugs and their damaging effects is often one of the most successful. Individuals often see drugs as an effective way to suppress life problems or “fit in” with a peer group, but they rarely know exactly what can occur as a result of their drug use, and often aren’t interested in drug use once they do know.
As effective as drug education can be in preventing drug use from occurring, it can be equally effective in bringing drug use to an end. Because of the nature of drug addiction and the body’s dependency on and craving for drugs, the individual needs a lot of personal strength and willpower to successfully battle substance abuse and win. With the facts about drugs on their side, many individuals are all the stronger for this battle and can persist even when the journey to sobriety becomes tough. Three books come highly recommended as illustrating the facts individuals need to know in order to quit drugs for good:
The Truth About Becoming Addicted
This free booklet is provided by the Narconon Drug Education and Rehabilitation Program, one of the most effective drug education programs in existence today. It addresses the most basic causes of addiction, as well as the many phases of addiction and what can occur as a result of continued drug use and abuse. The booklet outlines the simple fact that until an individual understands addiction, they cannot confidently choose a rehabilitation solution that will work for them. The booklet is not only valuable for substance abusers themselves, but also for their loved ones who many not understand what is occurring or why.
The Way To Happiness
This free booklet contains a non-religious moral code broken down into twenty-one precepts that, when applied, can assist an individual in living a happier life and helping others to live happier lives as well. The booklet includes precepts like “Be Temperate” and “Don’t Do Anything Illegal” and explains how failure to be temperate or live within the law not only affects one’s own happiness, but the happiness of others around them. By providing simple tools that can be used to improve one’s life, The Way To Happiness is a valuable ally when trying to quit drug use.
10 Things Your Friends May Not Know About Drugs
This free booklet addresses some of the myths regarding drugs and drug use, like the idea that there are good and bad drugs, that most drugs aren’t habit forming, that most people don’t know what causes initial drug use to occur, that alcohol isn’t a drug, that marijuana isn’t harmful, that drugs only remain in the body for a short time and more. It presents, in clear, easy-to-understand language and with illustrations, the facts about drugs and their effects on the body. The booklet also explains what an individual can do in order to handle drug use and abuse – by self, a friend or a loved one.
The Power of Information
Many individuals make poor choices in life simply because they lack the information they need to make a better choice. Education is a powerful way to arm individuals with the facts about drugs, their effects, and their solution. The above three booklets are free and easy to understand, but very powerful simply because they contain the facts that individuals need to make the right choice to quit drug use.
Sources:
http://www.becomingaddicted.org/
http://www.prweb.com/releases/narconon-first-step/latin-america/prweb11703641.htm