Alternatives to Drug Abuse Across California and Beyond
A Christian Science Monitor report outlines youth drug use alternatives such as hot lines, halfway houses, and drop in centers. Programs in Newton Massachusetts and Los Angeles encourage crafts, art, and music to deter experimentation while addressing life chances and parental education.
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Communities Aid In Drug Battle Sixth in a series
San Francisco report surveys a nationwide shift from punishment to nonpunitive youth drug help. Hot lines, drop-in centers, and crisis houses offer confidential listening and guidance to white middle class youths, with police wary but many officials endorsing noncriminal approaches.
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Turning youths toward service amid family and community gaps
Parents and leaders must reassess priorities to engage children in helping others. Teens report small efforts clash with the scale of wars, while a Lafayette high school senior recalls drug friends as acquaintances. Dr Schwartz notes youths seek missing closeness in families and communities.
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