Alcohol abuse in high schools

Alcohol abuse is an escalating problem facing high schoolers today. High school is the foundation of young adolescents in many ways, especially "experimenting" with different things such as alcohol. Teachers must think of ways of helping these young children. They have to be on the cutting edge on techniques to save the lives of teenagers from substance abuse. What can teachers of high schools do to save the lives of their student's alcohol abuse? The …

…prevent it. The National Institute of Drug Abuse has a list of "Prevention Principles" stated on its web page. A few of them are stated as: *Prevention programs should target all forms of drug abuse *Prevention programs should include a parents' or caregivers' component *Community programs that include media campaigns *Schools offer opportunities to reach all populations Schools have many opportunities to reach their students and give them the knowledge they need to help themselves.