Meditation, social consulting and faith towards god will result in avoiding drugs.
How can teenagers overcome and avoid drug abuse?
Talk to your child before it is to late,show them people hooked on drugs show them movies of people hooked on it,,,, tell them how much you love them always have open arms drugs are part of this world it is very hard to keep children off of drug like pot and pills you just have to moniter their actions I guess you noticeable though drugs will always be on the streets for our children to get so don't take it to hard if your child askes about it just be open with them.
Keep away from those taking the drugs
Well they ned to learn how to stay alway from stuff like that and to learn how to say no
Well as an ex long time addict myself I would say most importantly ALWAYS KEEP YOUR DREAMS IN MIND!!! I got very heavy into drugs at 13 and stayed addicted until I was 19. Because of my choices I lost my family, friends, dropped out of school, had a miscarriage, and was in and out of jail and foster homes for years. I had dreams of becoming a singer/actress and was great at it, but because I chose drugs I lost out on years that I should have been going after my dreams instead! I had an extremely supportive family that I stole from, lied to and completely alienated out of my life. We have since rekindled our relationship but to not have the ones you love the most in your life for years is never an easy thing to cope with. My friends all distanced themselves from me and my new "friends" were nowhere to be found unless I needed drugs or had some to share. If you are not in it already I suggest taking stock of everything that is most dear to you in life then take a long hard look at what your life would be without any of those things. Don't waste years of your life doing stupid things because when you are my age not only will you not have any good memories but it may be too late to reach for the dreams you really wanted. If you already have an addiction or are starting to get into it, you need to be upfront with anyone you feel like you can go to with the problem. Find any resources you can to avoid being around it. If you are into church then go! If it's shopping, movies, bowling, youth groups whatever you can find to fill your time DO IT!!! If you can find a support group I highly recommend it! There are support groups for teens already addicted and groups for teens trying to stay away from drugs. Those type of groups usually have some sort of "safe house" where the kids can go and hang out that is fun and far away from temptation. Most kids who get into drugs don't just try it to try it, there is usually some underlying issue going on ie. Bad home life, depression, low self esteem, a need to fit in, stress. Whatever it may be you have to be willing to stop and ask yourself "What is really going on that I would be willing to risk everything I love for this?" As corny as it may sound you may want to sit down and make a list, pro's and con's of your actions for getting into drugs. I promise you if you do you will not come up with more then maybe 1 or 2 "pros" and if you think hard about even those, they will be completely superficial reasons like "I will fit in" They will not be reasons that would be realistic enough to put yourself through the hell that comes with it.. And to anyone who says "I am only going to do it once" I am living proof that this statement is a complete crock! You have to love and respect yourself enough to not do it, find things in your life that get you through and focus on those precious things!
