Drug Use refers to the prohibited consumption of illegal or restricted substances, such as cocaine, oxycontin, alcohol, or tobacco. Drug misuse distinguishes unhealthy from proper drug consumption such as drinking or smoking at a legal age.
$11 billion is spent on direct health care costs
Reduced crime and delinquency
585,000 people died as a result of drug use
Fewer incidents of family violence
High-risk of unsafe sex and unplanned pregnancy, mental health disorders
Improved school attendance and academic achievement
Reduced productivity in work, learning
Better health outcomes
The star of Home Alone, Macaulay Culkin known as Kevin McCallister, wrote an experimental novel, Junior, where he describes his childhood trauma of parental abandonment that lead to years of drug abuse.
The novel aims to sensibilise young people about the bad effects of drug abuse.
The Above the Influence (ATI) drug and alcohol prevention campaign was introduced in 2005 by the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, and the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). The insightful strategic messages take a different approach toward teens, reinforcing the fact that they value themselves and their aspirations above the debilitating and self-destructive influence of drugs.
Starting social clubs in school discussing the consequences of drug abuse
Starting an awareness campaign in the city focused on stopping drug use
Preparing a handbook for free drug prevention programs to help addicted young people
