strategy
Overcoming drug habit
Synonyms:
Recovering from substance addiction Implementation:
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is an international fellowship of recovering drug addicts who meet regularly to help each other drug clean. Started in 1953 under the inspiration of Alcoholics Anonymous, the movement is now active in over sixty countries with more than 25,000 weekly meetings. NA members have found that accepting that their addiction is a disease has helped them come to terms with it. They are encouraged to observe complete abstinence from all drugs.
Claim:
The only realistic solution to the drug issue is to tackle it at the demand end, which is to educate people -- to address the issues of self-policing and taking care of one's own body.
Broader:
Overcoming Facilitated by:
Controlling drug abuseTreating drug addictionResearching addiction to drugsRelieving stress in human beingsProviding preventative drug education Problems:
Medical treatment for non-medical conditionsSocial costs of substance abuse
Vulnerability of drug users to AIDS
Organizations:
International Commission for the Prevention of Alcoholism and Drug Dependency IOGT International Narcotics Anonymous Cocaine Anonymous World Service Office Subjects:
Societal Problems → Addiction, drug abuseHealth Care → Pharmacy
Psychology → Behaviour
Type Classification:
C: Cross-sectoral strategies