A new look at the fight against drug addiction and innovative methods of prevention

The World League “Mind Without Drugs” will hold a global conference dedicated to the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Traffic On June 26, 2012 at 10:00 GMT, the Mayaplanet.org anti-drug portal will open the discussion platform “A New Look at Drug Abuse and Innovation” prevention methods. "

Leading representatives of the world political and intellectual elite will discuss modern approaches to the problem of drug addiction, as well as the extent of deviation threatening stable social development.

On this day, anti-drug Manifests of the world’s main drug fighters will be published. The list of TOP-12 World drug fighters was determined by the Council of Honorary Members of the World League “Mind Without Drugs”. It included: the Dalai Lama XIV, Empress of Japan Michiko, Her Majesty Elizabeth II, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, model and actress Charlize Theron, Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev and others.

As you know, a year ago, a special UN Commission concluded that the previous methods of combating the spread of drugs lead only to toughening state control, but in no way can stop the growing percentage of drug addicts and reduce the volume of imported drugs in developed and developing countries. The UN called the only true and effective method an information policy against drug abuse in each specific region.

In this regard, it is planned to discuss the issue of legalization of drugs as an alternative method of combating narcotic substances and their illicit trafficking. In particular, the economic model of drug market regulation proposed by financier George Soros will be on the agenda. Already today, one can observe some liberalization of the legislation on narcotic substances in a number of countries, including the United States, where during the presidential election of Barack Obama, a democratic party may take the initiative to legalize. Recall that the annual drug market turnover, according to experts, is about $ 500 billion.

Also during the conference a number of questions will be raised on key points: what economic models will be more effective in case of legalization? Is such action acceptable in developing countries? in what form do you need to leave control over the drug market? and etc.

Experts participating in the conference voiced their vision of methods for solving the problem of drug addiction in exclusive comments. Some of them focus on the relevance of modern methods of communication in anti-drug propaganda, while others offer completely new approaches. So, for example, the legend of world football Diego Armando Maradona believes that you can not interfere in a conversation without knowing what is being discussed, without speaking the language in which it is conducted. “Now the Internet and social networks have their own language. I think that the methods of struggle should be the same, and all that the government needs to do is learn the language. If you learn this language, you can use the same methods of struggle, ”summed up Maradona.

The former head of the Federal Drug Control Service, Alexander Mikhailov, believes that the “wedge is kicked out” and the priority is to create conditions for the development of other addictions, harmonious personality development, healthy ambitions, positive alternative hobbies for culture, science, technology, and sports. This is the hardest problem today. And in this, it is necessary to use communicative communications, including the Internet, where in recent years, drugs propagating resources are increasingly appearing. Mr. Mikhailov also offers to create software that suppresses drug propaganda sites, identify their owners, and use all the measures provided for by the Law to combat them.

An interesting solution was proposed by Doctor of Psychological Sciences, Professor T.G. Wiesel: “From the standpoint of neuropsychological knowledge, I believe that to combat drug addiction, a more extensive and accessible in form and content publication on the Internet of knowledge about the human brain, about how drugs affect it and how you can do without them using your own brain reserves. "

In addition, the professor notes the importance of refuting social stereotypes: “There must also be a convincing debunking that the drug and its use are a means of increasing prestige in society. Such ersatzsredstva introduction to the elite always existed, at all times. However, among them there are relatively harmless ones, such as, for example, clothing and the image as a whole, and there are deadly ones, such as drugs. ”

You can familiarize yourself with the full versions of exclusive expert comments on our website on the opening day of the conference, which will be held June 26, 2012 at 10:00 GMT on the official website of the Maya project www.mayaplanet.org