THE INTERVIEW
WHAT CAN YOU DO ....?
Get educated about drugs and start in the home and talk with your children and family members . Download our truth about drugs booklets and watch our truth about drugs documentary on www . Duniabebasnarkoba . Org and share them online with your friends and associates .
Get your local community groups and schools to implement effective drug education . Share the truth about drugs materials with your elected officials in your local area and also law enforcement .
Do not give in to pessimistic thoughts of failure . It is not true . Drug education does work .
Start a local drug education group for your town . Your actions will save lives .
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emotional health . They need to know how to spot toxic anti-social people and be proofed up against them , so their judgement isn ’ t swayed by someone who does not have their best interests at heart .
Young people are increasingly trusting with the internet age , they are willing to share all sorts of details online that their parents would be horrified to have revealed . The bad thing about the Internet is no one polices its content and the accuracy of information . It takes judgement and an ability to tell the false from the true .
Indonesia is taking positive steps with the censoring of the internet content coming in from the US and other countries that promote pornography and gambling and such things , which are major problems causing great misery in the West .
Young people are also curious and learning about the world . A friend says – “ I tried this , it won ’ t hurt you ”. This can sound interesting and quite safe . And it might not hurt them the first or second time or even 10th time . But then even marijuana can trigger psychosis , or the metabolism of a young person is different to their friends , and they have a toxic reaction . Young people need to learn with confidence that you do not have to personally experience everything to be able to know and make a reasonable judgement call . You do not have to be in a car crash to understand it and know about the damage it can do .
THE LINK : Has your organization been effective in reducing drug abuse , and what challenges do you face ? The challenges we face are the apathy from people who feel that the war on drugs has “ failed ” and promote this pessimistic message and that the solution is we should just legalise drugs to take away the crime aspect . The media promote this and officials . This is a false idea . Legalisation has not lessened any drug problems
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