Question

How prevalent are drug and alcohol abuse in your life and your community? What protective factors and skills would help prevent substance abuse in your family, school, and community? What would you do if someone you knew was having trouble with substance abuse? What are some alternate choices people could make to help them deal with substance abuse issues?

Answer 1

As someone who deals with family alcohol abuse there isn’t much you can do to help someone out. They have to want help however finding ways to take their mind of the substance or finding alternatives. Example: people who want to quit smoking tend to use patches or a nicotine free cigarette.

Answer 2

This depends on your situation but here.

Step-by-step explanation:

Although I don't deal with much alcohol and drug usage in my family I do see people using it at school and outside frequently. In my community I dont see people smoke but you can smell it. If I knew someone who was close to me was struggling I would talk to them about it, ask them, why did you start? why are you continuing to do this? Let them know the health risks and then talk to a trusted adult to help me figure out what I should do to get them to stop. Overall I don't really deal with much substance abuse issues but it is still something at large in america that is worth attention.