National Substance Abuse Prevention Month in October

. National Substance Abuse Prevention Month in October October is National Substance Abuse Prevention Month, a time to bring awareness to substance abuse and how the cycle of use begins. In an effort for young individuals to recognize the signs before the cycle starts, National Substance Abuse Prevention Month aims to slow, and eventually stop, the rising numbers of substance abuse statistics. Various organizations and governments have started using National Months and Days to help bring awareness to certain issues, which can prove to be very beneficial for the causes they support. History of National Substance Abuse Prevention Month According to the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, October was first declared as National Substance Abuse Prevention Month in 2011. Since then, October has been a time to highlight the vital role of substance abuse prevention in both individual and community health, to remember those who have lost their lives to substance abuse, to acknowledge those in recovery, as well as children, parents, family, and friends supporting them. Studies show that the earlier an individual starts smoking, drinking or using other drugs, the greater the likelihood of developing an addiction. Some statistics the same organization reports are as follows: 9 out of 10 individuals who abuse or are addicted to nicotine, alcohol or other drugs began using these substances before they were 18 Individuals who began using addictive substances before age 15 are nearly 7...
Source: Cliffside Malibu - Category: Addiction Authors: Tags: Addiction Alcohol Children Parenting child development family family disease family involvement family program family support family therapy homeless children military children National Substance Abuse Prevention Month Source Type: blogs