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Footsteps 23

DRUG REHABILITATION

Drug abuse is a huge and rapidly growing problem. It is easy to ignore it – until it reaches your own community. All of us – and particularly young people – need to be fully aware of the dangers and risks involved in order to prevent this enormous problem from ruining still more lives. The abuse of nicotine is also covered. However, we have not had space to look at the abuse of alcohol – another addictive drug which wrecks countless lives and families.

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Bible study Security in God’s love. We can help people to face up to huge problems in their lives, without feeling insecure, by remembering always that God is in control. He wants the person we are helping to be totally free. Being honest about our own life an... More >>

Changing Lives - case study 1 The dictionary describes the word rehabilitation as ‘to restore to effectiveness through training’. There are many different types of rehabilitation projects available for those who are seeking help in recovering from drug dependency. In these page... More >>

Changing lives - case study 2 The La Roca Community, Viña del Mar, Chile by Roberto Parra La Roca began after much discussion and prayer as concerned Christians in Viña del Mar, Chile saw young people turning away from their drug addiction when they became church members, but la... More >>

Editorial People addicted to drugs are a very challenging section of society to work with – difficult, unresponsive and often depressing. Rehabilitation work is very demanding. The most successful projects need more than simple concern: they need huge extra ... More >>

Growing bamboo The valuable Bamboo plant has many uses. It can be used to carry water, as building material, for making furniture, craft work and to control erosion on riverbanks. But bamboo is always in short supply because it is not usually cultivated by farmers.... More >>

Ibtida - drug rehabilitation programme, Karachi A community-based drug rehabilitation programme: a project of the Diocese of Karachi, Church of Pakistan The official number of heroin users in Pakistan was 1.5 million in 1994. 80% of the West’s heroin now comes through Pakistan, with Karachi as th... More >>

Letters Burning less wood. I enjoyed reading your article about environmental sustainability in Footsteps 20. Many of the problems mentioned can be linked to deforestation. While it is important to think about planting new trees, we also need to think about... More >>

Problems with drugs by Dr Taha Baasher. Throughout the history of mankind, nearly all countries and cultures have had problems with the use and abuse of drugs. Since the earliest recorded times, drugs have been used for different reasons – mainly religious, medicinal ... More >>

Puppets How to make and use them. When a health worker or animator tells people that they are ignorant or wrong in their way of life, their natural reaction is to disagree. They become defensive about their way of life. A barrier to learning is created. Bu... More >>

Resources Making Puppets Work. by Issy Sanderson. This is a handbook which describes how to make and use three types of puppet: shadow puppets, rod puppets and body puppets. Though written to help communicate messages in environmental education, it is a usef... More >>

Smoking: a deadly habit Why should there be an article on smoking in an issue on drug rehabilitation? Surely, smoking is a pleasant social habit! Advertisements for smoking lead us to believe that it helps us to feel in control of our lives, it helps us to relax and makes... More >>

Why turn to drugs? by David Partington. What is it that encourages people to begin taking addictive drugs? We all have things in our lives which bring special pleasure, things that we want to experience over and over again, things that we would struggle to give up. We... More >>

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