Drug Prevention Groups Can Help Stem the Tide, Let's Hope--Good Luck!
The more people who say they are rooting for prevention rather than the downward spiral of too many looking away and being busy or hoping for NIMBY, the better.. the healing can catch on all that faster, maybe with some interventions as well to help remind folks of 'what's really going to make it reasonable to live with respect, support and progress.
' Likely we need an array of teams to help people regain or build basic skills and keep up some good habits (even ADLs-- activities of daily living).
Key to all of that is finding some friends and ways to make the mundane fun and meaningful, feel included and able to address matters calmly and creatively rather than allow conflict to fester and divide. More mentors and others willing to bridge the gaps will assist with a flow of positive regard.
Attention to avoid 'roadblocks' socially, economically and otherwise could be factored in so people are not working 'at cross-purposes or even driving people apart with no particular referee or reference point to mend the fences or bridges.
Many agree to 'disagree' or 'avoid for the most part or all together ' without any actual 'reasons' (nothing clarified just more personalities above principles.. rather than the other way around which is promoted in 12-step programs.
It Would be nice if Each 12-step program, any non-profit such as a library, church or other group, school, hospital or program could be open to some coaching and accountability for not insisting some people leave (for no reason, with no warning, and no protocol other than someone informing them abruptly that is the case.)
Any volunteer or professional who wants to demean, dismiss, threaten or otherwise ostracize or even punish or persuade (in the name of recovery or righteousness, etc) likely needs to 'be reported to Someone'..
.Could there be some go-to folks on this kind of committee to be aware of what needs fixin' (or addressing) even if names are not given, but the overall pattern of Control over Others is described.
Overall, abuse of power likely is a root cause of many conflicts, and a factor of why people use substances or stay in unsafe relationships or situations.
Of course "love is a drug" a wise few folks have realized (the chemical reactions, bonding, controller-pleaser dynamics, lack of boundary issues, cultural,religious, social and other major factors.. such as the laws of each state.
Not knowing why a person got into a relationship (from long ago or more recently), what the legal, social and other expectations are (even financial and input to caring for homes, kids, cars, or other basics let alone anything 'extra') can be areas to 'pull back the veil' and explore as helpful points to review for any person, couple, family or group of people living in a shared setting at home or working together or being at school, sharing rides etc.
The more basic info that can be accessed and used, the more 'surprise or hidden' troubles can shrink (and maybe go away but that could take a while.) Progress not perfection I think the saying goes.
But not breaking the law (or having to take people to court) could be promoted through helpful "Do's and Don'ts' so everyone is better informed from grade school on up through the teen and young adults years, and hopefully better able to plan and use resources and relationships wisely in one's 20s and 30s and so on over the decades.
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