Drug Designing: Open Access
Open Access

Ten things you may not know about drugs that ruins life

2^nd International Conference and Expo on Drug Discovery & Designing

October 27-29, 2016 Rome, Italy

Taiwo Ayedun

Narconon Nigeria Initiative, Nigeria

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Drug Des

Abstract :

At every point, it seems that our youth who are future of our tomorrow are surrounded with insidious influences that seem to encourage or condone substance abuse. Movies, television, sports figures, movies stars and musicians â�?�? everywhere, there seem to be people who can use drugs and still be successful. How do we counter these influences so that we can keep our young people from falling into substance abuse and addiction thus destroying our future hopes? What we hear over and over is that educators are frustrated in their attempts to find a drug education curriculum that is simple, comprehensive and above all, effective enough to get desirable results. And in this context, â�?�?desirable resultsâ�? means just one thing: fewer young people using drugs. That decision, coming from their own hearts, is stronger than any advice or counsel that comes from the outside. Constant awareness on the risk of using drug is one of the most effective choices for prevention of substance abuse among youth. Our success in reaching students is measured by the question, "Did your thoughts about using drugs change after hearing our presentation?" To date, we have received an overall 95% positive response to the program. 40% reported an increased perception of risk. 45% said their decision not to use drugs had been reinforced after hearing the talk on drug and substance abuse. Over 90% felt they knew more about drugs after the talk. Research has also proved that in every ten person that use drug for the first time nine got hooked or addicted that is the reason why we have to do everything within our reach to put end to this menace in our society.

Biography :

Email: narcononnigeria@yahoo.com