Drug abuse prevention in California
(State efforts and programs, school programs etc.)

Drug abuse is caused due to over consumption of prescribed drugs or performance enhancing drugs for non-medical or non-therapeutic effect. Commonly abused drugs are alcohol, barbiturates, amphetamines, cocaine, opium alkaloids and methaqualone, as well as some minor tranquilizers. Usage of these drugs leads to criminal penalty depending on local jurisdiction.

Drug abuse is considered a chronic condition, both nationally and internationally and as per 2004 survey conducted by California Department of Alcohol and Drug Program, this abuse was found more in Californians aged12 years and above. The drug situation in California is now considerably much better than it was some decades ago.

State efforts and programs- California State encourages those working in drug abuse prevention programs. These programs feature various strategies that are proved to be highly effective. Over time, it proved that those who participated in such programs saw better outcomes than those who did not.

Some universities have come up with peer led abuse prevention programs that considerably reduce the teenager’s drug use by 15 per cent. Most of these programs disseminate information about the consequences of drug usage and teach resistance skills, without considering the effect of peer influence. Usually study shows that peer influence affects teenagers and they found that social network was tailored to prevent the curricula, which was very successful.

California boasts of many associations that promote community programs that mainly focuses on education and treatment of alcoholism, drug abuse as well as uses its awareness to solve issues related to drug abuse. California spends millions of dollars to support drug abuse prevention programs targeted towards the youth.

Such finance usually supports innovative state programs to help the youth to resist drugs and opt for a better lifestyle. California Government plans new strategies to reach out to the young people and their families and educate them about drug abuse prevention. They educate youngsters and lead them towards taking healthy decisions like preventing drug consumption and choosing the right path.

Prevention is mainly the key that is used to curb drug abuse and the problems can sometimes have a devastating impact on society. The programs that help parents and educators comprehend and prevent drug abuse among youth are made available by the California Attorney General's Office.

School programs-

Many schools and colleges adopt the environmental approach to curb drug abuse as well as drinking and they also focus on alcohol free environment. Colleges and schools nowadays promote safe and healthy behavior on campus.

School programs generally feature various strategies and each program is developed as a research study and over time these programs have yielded exceptional results.

Such Programs mainly focus on community development and research has shown that the programs address drug use, mental and health, violence as well as promoted academic motivation and achievement.

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Information on this page last updated on 06/10/2007