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Community Level Barriers

Joyce Walker

Ashford University

Community Level Barriers

Recap

The group which was chosen is those people are addicted to alcohol and also abuse drugs. Substance abuse has become so prevalent in some communities. The issues have become critical that it requires programs which can ensure that people affected can be assisted. Most people are involved in substance abuse for various different reasons. The government and the society are responsible for ensuring that substance abuse and alcohol use have been mitigated. When a society has been affected by substance abuse, its economic, social and political well-being is highly affected. It is therefore necessary to ensure that the problem has been reduced or it has been avoided to ensure that the society moves in the right direction of growth and development. The individuals who are affected by these issues are also expected to play their part in helping in the fight against substance abuse (Apthorp, 2003).

The youth have been identified as the group which is highly affected by alcohol and drug abuse. The young people are also at high risk of engaging in the act of abusing drugs. It is possible to control this issue through the right programs and measures. Poverty has also been identified as central to alcohol and substance abuse. In most poor communities, the level and rate of substance abuse are very high. The best program which has been identified as preventive measures. This means that people should be prevented from substance abuse. The ones who have already been involved should be taken through treatment and rehabilitation to help them recover from the effects of drug abuse.

Three Critical Barriers

There are various barriers which impact the well-being and the health of people who are alcohol addicts and abuse drugs. These barriers lead to the deterioration of the well-being of these people. To ensure that substance abuse has been effectively mitigated, necessary measures to overcome these barriers should be taken. One of the barriers is low-income levels of this group. This has been the main barrier affecting the well-being of these people. Most of the substance abusers are have low-income levels. This leads to poverty and stress (Monti, 2012). When people have low living standards and have financial problems, they turn to drugs for solace. This is, therefore, one of the main barriers to the well-being of people with alcohol drinking problems. The low-income factor is also a barrier since most of the rehabilitation centers are very expensive which makes the affected people unable to have access.

The second barrier is community and government based. It is very hard to have access to a rehabilitation sector and also it is very expensive. The government has been unable to build many rehabilitation centers which would ensure that drug addicts are able to find a place where they can access the right care. The other problem is that even the available care is not affordable. As stated earlier, this group of people is mostly affected by poverty which means that it’s hard for them to be able to cater for their rehabilitation bills (Freeman, 2001). The third barrier is rejection and stigmatization. Most of the people who abuse drugs have been rejected by their families, and they are also stigmatized. This is because substance abuse is considered immoral in the society. This makes it hard for this group of people to recover. They have no support to encourage them to avoid alcohol and substance abuse.

Proposed Solution

The low-income barrier can be solved in different ways. There can be a training program to ensure that people have been equipped with skills which they can use to earn more money. The government can also create a conducive environment to ensure that people can be able to do business to support them. The education system should also be made skills oriented to ensure that people can be able to depend on themselves after school. The second barrier of no accessible and affordable care can also be solved. The government should invest more in building institutions to help drug addicts. The government should also sponsor some of the substance abusers to ensure that they have been rehabilitated (Fisher, Roget, 2009). The third barrier of social rejection and stigmatization should be solved through creating awareness and also public campaigns. This will ensure that the society supports the affected group which makes their well-being improve.

Requirements and Issues in The Proposed Program

There are various ethical legal, regulatory and accreditation requirements for the preventive measures and also treatment measures. It's ethical to ensure that the affected people are willing to be assisted. The various care institutions should also ensure that they have met the required standards to be accredited as rehabilitation centers. The therapists to help this group of people to recover must also have the acceptable level of education and skills. These requirements are necessary to ensure that the proposed program is successful.

References

Apthorp, S. (2003). Alcohol and substance abuse: a handbook for clergy and congregations. New York, N.Y: Authors Choice Press.

Fisher, G. & Roget, N. (2009). Encyclopedia of substance abuse prevention, treatment, & recovery. Los Angeles: SAGE.

Freeman, E. (2001). Substance abuse intervention, prevention, rehabilitation, and systems change strategies: helping individuals, families, and groups to empower themselves. New York: Columbia University Press.

Monti, P. (2012). Adolescents, Alcohol, and Substance Abuse: Reaching Teens through Brief Interventions. New York: Guilford Publications.