Prevent Opioid Abuse and Addiction

One solution to the inflating narcotic trafficking industry, the United States urges the United Nations to consider reducing the amount of opioid prescriptions medical professionals are authorized to prescribe for legitimate medical conditions. Many people who have been prescribed a painkiller abuse it therefore, becoming addicted. The United States has created a three-step plan to avoid this. First, set requirements a patient must meet in order to be prescribed the drug in the first place must be established. Then, the patient must be regulated, only being given specific dosages that pertain to their condition along with required follow-up appointments to ensure they no longer are in need of the medication. As a third and final step, professionals must make certain that the patient no longer has access to the medication as the drug serves no purpose in helping them. This plan should be effective in greatly reducing the amount of people who become addicted to opioids which as a result, decreases the need for illicit drug trafficking.

As a second solution, the United States recommends devising a program to help raise awareness of the deleterious effects drug abuse has on millions around the globe. This program will be funded by the International Development Association (IDA) and implemented into schools as well as the public in numerous countries focusing almost entirely on children of the ages fourteen to seventeen and in some cases, even younger. Early introduction and reinforcement of this information has proven to be the most effective. The idea that drugs and working in the cartel are not the solution to their situation must be conveyed. Thus, this group will receive a basic knowledge on the consequences of narcotic abuse and be motivated to remain in school rather than dropping out to work in the cartels. Therefore, the industry in the area will suffer a lack of workers, or “foot soldiers,” and operation will then be forced to decline. In some cases, awareness is the key to prevention.

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