REFLECTIVE ESSAY ABOUT THE MYTHS AND MISCONCEPTIONS

OF DRUG ABUSE

There are many common misconceptions about drugs, but even more myths about drug
addiction that most people believe to be true that making it difficult for friends and family members to
truly understand what an addicted loved one is going through. There are no easy answers to the
problems caused by drug use, but knowing the facts can helps us deal with drugs issues and it’s
important that people get the facts around drug use so that they don’t believe everyone else is doing it
and the truth is they’re not. Overcoming the cultural stereotype is an important first step — both for an
individual struggling with an addiction, as well as their friends and families who are attempting to help
them. In general, common misconceptions must be addressed and overcome for someone with a drug
or alcohol addiction to truly receive the help they need to regain control over themselves and their life.
Although information is not enough, it’s still important and every young person has the right to know
the facts.

For me, the truth about drugs education is the ideal supplemental aid. It fills the growing
demand for practical tools to help the teacher, instructor or drug prevention specialist communicate the
truth about drugs swiftly and effectively. It provides lesson plans, assignments and classroom
activities that capture and retain young people's attention—and elicit their participation. Students
willingly read, view and, most importantly, use the information to make the right choices about drugs.
Accurate and up to date information about drugs is an important component of drug education.
Wherever possible, programs need to go beyond information provision to include exploration of
attitudes and values and the development of personal and social skills. Life skills approaches are likely to
be most effective.