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Tamara Berbekova

Tamara Berbekova

Tamara Berbekova

Doctor of Political Sciences, Russia


 

Questions

  • Doctors tend not to talk about "recovered drug addicts," and prefer the term "inactive addicts" those who dont use drugs right at given moment. In your opinion, is it not possible to get rid of this label? Even in the opinion of drug treatment experts, patients remain forever addicted. How can the modern society be taught to have an adequate attitude toward former drug addicts and consider them as a part of the society?

    Find them a job that meets their abilities. They should feel their necessity to society.

  • In you opinion how important is parental education and relationships within the family in preventing drug addiction?

    I would say that relationships within families are very important in the prevention of drug abuse. We must be friends for our children and be aware of all their problems.
  • What should be in the Internet age and growth of online communities informational methods to combat drug addiction? What do you think, what means will be most effective today, and how the state should behave in order to successfully affect the suffering of drug addiction and to conduct prevention among healthy population?

    Youth needs to be informed about the dangers of drug abuse, its consequences as much as possible. TV channel must be opened which will extensively and comprehensively cover drug addiction problem.


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