Iceland had 42% high rate of drug abuse among teens. What it did to get it down to 5% was introduce SPORTS to teenagers.
THE MANTRA
Participation in organised activities
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Sudarshan Karnavat
Iceland had 42% high rate of drug abuse among teens. What it did to get it down to 5% was introduce SPORTS to teenagers.
THE MANTRA
Participation in organised activities
Iceland knows how to stop teen substance abuse but the rest of the world isn’t listening
In Iceland, teenage smoking, drinking and drug use have been radically cut in the past 20 years. Why won’t other countries follow suit?
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