The Use of Substances among Children Settings in Algeria in the School Environment: Status-Quo, Prevention, and Treatment

Abstract

This paper aims at making a program that raises awareness about, and prevents, the use substance and addiction by schoolchildren. Besides, it shall shed light on the main therapeutic methods. It is a scientific contribution that helps the educational stakeholders make a fast intervention to prevent this phenomenon that horribly penetrated the school milieu. In this regard, the annual reports of who officially confirm the spread of drugs and their addiction in schools because the drug dealers promote for their goods in the school to take advantage of the vulnerability and immaturity of the schoolchildren. Besides, the Algerian Health Ministry and the Organization for Combatting Crime and Corruption launched alerts. Therefore, the researchers must provide the stakeholders with scientific data based on the nature of the society and psychology of the Algerian child and adolescent to limit the rapid spread of use substance and addiction behavior.