"Drug use is rampant in our society this is a scourge which must be stopped because it destroys our youth and their families", with these words, the mayor of San Pedro del Pinatar, José García Ruiz, presented by the Guide for Parents, published by the City Council and funded by the Directorate General of Citizen Services, Addictions and Consumption, which was founded with the goal of preventing drug use, "Parents must be prepared to distinguish a change of character produced by drugs and how to help our sons and daughters, how to communicate with them and where can we get help, "continued Garcia Ruiz accompanied by the councilman of Health, María José Albaladejo, who reported on the need have a tool that provides suggestions for families and forms of communication so that parents know how to educate and prevent drug consumption.
"This guide is intended as a means of developing communication with children and arises out of the draft Plan of Drug Dependence and we realized that parents do not know how to deal with this serious problem in many cases are detected 5 or 6 years after smoking initiation, "said Albaladejo, committed to this project because" it is a responsibility to the Department of Health provide resources for families to take preventive measures in an appropriate and that the Guide for Parents has been by psychologists and is supported by the NGO Project Man with which they have scheduled talks with students of 1 º and 2 º ESO so that young people know how to say no to drugs and where to go if you need help. "
There is always a way out and this guide helps you find the mayor said so easy, modern design and the work of volunteers of NGOs working in the field of drug addiction, "This project responds to an election commitment, soon in the Social Services Centre which opens soon relent release for "Project Man" to guide parents and young people, to get to families touched by the drug problem and return to be happy and free and all, to educate on prevention. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Pedro del Pinatar