As you know, many people today especially the youth are experimenting with drugs. What can you do to help these people? It's simple.
*Firstly, remember that whatever you do, make sure ur goal is to NOT stop a person's drug habit. If you make that your goal, you will be limiting yourself by focusing on ways to STOP his behaviour rather than working with him to help him realize on his own that he can get out of it and there is always a choice.
*Be a comforting friend/confidante to them
*Understand what they are going through
*DONT be harsh by saying things that will put them down. They are addicts. They are human.
*Be there as much as you can emotionally, invest time and patience.
*It may seem like it's not helping and the world isn't going to change but the world for that person will change drastically. Slowly but surely.
*Lastly, don't give up. U need to be strong till the very end. There's no guarantee that their drug habit will stop permanently. They could relapse. The best way to help them stop is the rehab. But then again, they hav to be willing to go.
Look at it this way. Maybe if you hadn't been there, they would have lost their life long before they truly lived. U being there for them, would have not only extended their life expectancy but also would have given them one more chance at life or one last breath of happiness before death. Peace.
*Firstly, remember that whatever you do, make sure ur goal is to NOT stop a person's drug habit. If you make that your goal, you will be limiting yourself by focusing on ways to STOP his behaviour rather than working with him to help him realize on his own that he can get out of it and there is always a choice.
*Be a comforting friend/confidante to them
*Understand what they are going through
*DONT be harsh by saying things that will put them down. They are addicts. They are human.
*Be there as much as you can emotionally, invest time and patience.
*It may seem like it's not helping and the world isn't going to change but the world for that person will change drastically. Slowly but surely.
*Lastly, don't give up. U need to be strong till the very end. There's no guarantee that their drug habit will stop permanently. They could relapse. The best way to help them stop is the rehab. But then again, they hav to be willing to go.
Look at it this way. Maybe if you hadn't been there, they would have lost their life long before they truly lived. U being there for them, would have not only extended their life expectancy but also would have given them one more chance at life or one last breath of happiness before death. Peace.
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