Students Praise Narconon Drug Education Program
Narconon Arrowhead educates tens of thousands of students each year about drug and alcohol abuse. Successes from the kids pour in every week.
Sometimes questions are raised, such as "Do we really reach the kids" or "Can we actually prevent them from using drugs?"
At Narconon Arrowhead we know that our drug education program is making a difference in society, but we feel that the direct responses from the students speak for themselves.
The kids respond to Narconon Drug Education
Here are some answers to one of our survey questions:
"Did your thoughts about drugs change after hearing the talk?"
This first answer is one of our favorites:
“I think that if adults heard the talk they would change their thoughts too.”
-- Elementary School Student
We can only agree 100%!
Following are more answers from the kids themselves:
“Yes, especilly about acid. I've never tried it before, and now I really don't want to.”
-- High School Student
“Yes, because I have friends that smoke weed and all kinds of other drugs. They offered me some and I almost took it and now I know I'm not going to take it after that talk.”
-- Elementary School Student
“Yes, my thoughts changed deeply, because at first I thought it was safe, even though I didn't do it, but now I know it's dangerous.”
-- Middle School Student
“Yes, I didn't think speed and PCP were such a big deal until we discussed the long term effects.”
-- Middle School Student
“I could understand where he was coming from. I was recently thinking about trying some, but after hearing about some of his experiences, I changed my mind.”
-- High School Student
“Yes, they sure have, I thought it was really interesting. The man said some things I have never heard in my entire life. I thought it was the best drug education program ever done!”
-- Elementary School Student
“I thought that he reaIIy understood where we stand as teenagers and after that talk I will take drugs more seriously and consider my actions more carefully. I know now not to believe everything I hear.”
-- High School Student
“You explained things in a very logical way that made us be able to make connections between cause and effect. This helped me. I was getting too comfortable with my friends doing pot. This gave me a better grip on reality.”
-- High School Student
“Yes, I've learned that not everything your friends or the TV tell you is true. Its better to hear it from someone that had it happen to them.”
-- High School Student
“Yes, before I just knew that I couldn't use them, now I know why.”
-- Elementary School Student
“My thoughts about drugs changed dramatically. I never want to see, smell, or even hear about drugs, especially alcohol, again.”
-- High School Student
“Yes, I thought that the talk was very interesting because it not only told you about what drugs could do to you. But, he made it sort of fun to listen, because he explained it very thoroughly. He shared some of his life stories with us. Not all just facts from a book.”
-- High School Student
“My thoughts on drugs did change, especially after hearing how long the drugs stay in your systems even after you're off them. I'll never smoke pot again.”
-- High School Student
“We have tried marijuana and thought differently about doing it again after he talked about it.”
-- Middle School Student
“Yes, you can learn a lot listening to him. I don't think I will be to quick to pick up drugs now.”
-- High School Student
“Yes, I thought smoking was cool, but now I know it's stupid to smoke.”
-- Elementary School Student