In order for a person to remain drug-free, they should engage their selves into sports, hobbies, community activities, and organizations. Having productive hobbies will improve a person’s quality of life, since it will impose a positive perspective in the person’s mind. Being involved in sports and doing physical activities with other people will distract and refrain a person from drug use. Participating in community activities, such as volunteering in community programs, and organizations can improve a person’s emotional, mental, physical, and social well-being.

The healthy alternatives to drug use include hobbies, sports, community activities, and organizations.

Drug-Free School Zones (DFSZs) are designed to establish drug-free premises for the youth through a unified approach of education, prevention, enforcement, and other drug-control related efforts within the 1,000 to 1,500 feet from the edge of the school property and perimeter. There will be increased law enforcement activity and people who are caught being involved in the supply and demand of illegal drugs will receive greater penalties for all the drug-related offenses.

Drug-Free School Zones are the areas within the 1,000 to 1.500 feet from the school’s perimeter wherein people who are caught selling illegal drugs will receive greater penalties than the other drug-related offenses.

Rehabilitation is the set of process that involve medical and psychotherapeutic interventions or treatment for the physiological and psychological dependence of a person on psychoactive substances, such as alcohol and illegal drugs. Rehabilitation is designed to optimize the function of the human body organ systems and reduce the drug dependency among individuals that developed health conditions that compromised their life.

Rehabilitation is a set of process that involve medical and psychotherapeutic interventions for individuals who developed drug dependence.

Committing to be drug-free before being offered illegal drugs will prepare the individual for an effective refusal statement against illegal drug use. The person’s perception of the serious dangers of drug use will not be influenced by negative peer pressure. Moreover, committing to be drug-free will provide them a better quality of life.

It is important to commit to being drug-free before being offered drugs because it will prepare the person to refuse drug use when in a pressured situation.

Some of the healthy activities a former drug user could try in order to remain drug-free are being involved in sports and exercises, exploring new hobbies, joining support groups, setting life goals, volunteering, and participating in community programs and organizations. Being involved in sports and exercises for an hour or so could relieve stress. Exploring new hobbies and volunteering in community programs and organizations can distract the former user’s mind and it is a great way for drug abstinence. Joining support groups could help in a successful recovery because it will provide guidance to the former user with regards to his/her life choices. Setting short-term goals in life will keep the person preoccupied and will motivate him/her to stay drug-free.

The healthy activities a former user could try in order to remain drug-free are exploring new hobbies, doing exercises, joining support groups, setting life goals, and volunteering, and participating in community programs and organizations.

HEALTHY ALTERNATIVES TO DRUG USE
1. Develop positive and healthy routines. Do positive daily routines that would benefit your health and well-being.
2. Exercise regularly. Doing activities, such as playing sports, for at least 30 minutes in order to distract yourself.
3. Eat healthy meals regularly. Eating healthy foods will improve your health by regulating the body’s systems.
4. Get enough sleep. Getting enough sleep could alleviate insomnia-induced anxiety, depression, and stress.
5. Improve spirituality. Having a connection, faith with God provides inner strength that helps in coping with problems.
6. Join support groups. Support groups can provide you guidance and support in your decisions and choices in life.
7. Learn breathing, meditation, and mindfulness techniques. These techniques could help in stressful experiences.
8. Positive reframing. Thinking of positive things instead of negative ones can change your life for the better.
9. Take short breaks. Having short breaks could improve your mental health, especially during stressful situations.
10. Volunteer in the community. Volunteering in programs can improve emotional, mental, and social well-being.

List of healthy alternatives to drug use

During the morning hours were in deciduous trees shed their leaves, a 27-year-old man decided to harvest the buds, flowers, and leaves of his Cannabis plant and store the cannabis in a container for its drying and curing process. He has been growing Cannabis in the basement of his house since he graduated from the university, which had been four years already. As his harvested cannabis leaves dry out, he can already sense the earthy and complex smell of the marijuana and it made him feel the excitement of trying his new harvest. However, this excitement vanished as he realized that it would still take weeks of patience to try it out.

After six weeks of drying and curing the Cannabis plant, he decided to roll a joint and try it out. As he is rolling the dried marijuana into a piece of paper, he felt thrilled and electrified. Until finally, he got to experience the pleasure and euphoric sensation of marijuana consumption. He felt high like the clouds in the sky, but as soon as he used marijuana, a friend of his called, inviting him to a party and asked him to bring some weed. Out of excitement, he hurriedly went to his car and forgot to fasten his seatbelt. He accelerated the speed of his car to immediately reach the party’s venue, but suddenly, he got into an accident. His car crashed into an electric post which made him unconscious and injured.

Months had passed since the accident, and he realized the negative consequences of marijuana consumption and that made him want to stop. He searched for different resources that could guide and help him during the process of his drug abuse recovery until he found SMART Recovery. SMART Recovery is an international non-profit organization that provides assistance, guidance, and support to individuals who have considered abstinence from drug or substance abuse.

SMART Recovery supported him in the process through self-empowerment and self-reliance, encouraging him to live a healthy lifestyle, providing techniques for positive changes, advocating the appropriate consumption of prescription drugs and psychological treatments, and providing open discussions and educational meetings for individuals who seek help. This organization helps him gain independence from drug abuse and dependence. And because of this, he started volunteering to help his community and the individuals who are also suffering from addiction.

Story about someone who stopped using drugs.