Nancy Barile's, "Educating Teens About Drugs--The National Institution on Drug Abuse" discusses being a teacher and seeing students abusing drugs all around her. She realizes that the 70s aided in the perception of drugs, glorifying them as something that cool and laid back people do. Parents often try to alert their children of the dangers of drugs when they are young, but this often is not enough. Barile mentioned that the books, "Go Ask Alice" and "Jay's Journal" are novels that describe the lives of drug abusers in vivid terms. These books are sometimes enough to scare a child away from drugs. However, when this is not enough, Barile recommends the website, Scholastic's Heads Up, which provides a lot of information on drug statistics, videos and real life stories.
Barile also recommends Al-anon and Alateen facilities to help teens with drug problems. Often times teachers will not know what to do with students they suspect are on drugs. Taking the time to establish an open and trusting relationship with students is important for teachers. Students who do not have good relationships with their parents need to know they can turn to someone, and I believe that it is a teacher's job to act as a second parent when at school.
website used: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/classroom-solutions/2011/02/nida
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