Refuse tobacco, alcohol and poison! The "struggle" of a coffee shop in Taipei

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Walk into Future Coffee, an old alley on Songjiang Road in Taipei City, and a board game called Monopoly Against Alcohol, Tobacco and Drugs is attracting summer teenagers.

"So there's a special line for drug addiction and smoking cessation." Young Bo, who was playing the Monopoly board game, said. Xiao Bai lives in New Taipei City. He said it was his first time participating in an activity organized by the Rehabilitation Youth Care Association.

Fangfang, a girl, said: "Through the game method, let me know the harm of drugs, and have a deeper impression on the way to refuse tobacco, alcohol and drugs. I think it's fun."

Chen Yanjun, hostess of "Future Coffee" and director of social work of Rehabilitation Youth Care Association, told reporters that this is a new project launched by the summer camp "Refuse Smoking and Alcohol, Health for a Long Time" jointly organized by Taipei City Social Bureau and New Taipei City Social Bureau. Future Coffee has applied for funds to carry out public welfare activities against tobacco, alcohol and drugs for four consecutive years. "This is the first one in Taipei."

Liu Qianru, head of the Children's Section of the Social Affairs Bureau of New Taipei City, who came to cheer up for the summer camp, said that New Taipei shares life and employment circles with Taipei. To create a friendly environment for young people to grow up healthily requires "double north" cooperation.

According to statistics from the authorities, the number of second-class drugs in Taiwan in the past five years has reached an all-time high with 39097 seized in 2016. The number of new drug prisoners exceeded 10,000 in 2016, and from January to June 2017, it increased by 9.6% compared with the same period last year. What is even more worrying is that there are 1337 teenagers, much more than before, and anti-drug is imminent.

Police officer Gu, who has been working for 29 years, said that the phenomenon of drug abuse among Taiwanese teenagers is getting more and more serious. Nightclubs and hotels are densely distributed in Zhongshan Area of Taipei City. For teenagers from some problem families, it is easy to be lured by lawbreakers and contaminated with drugs. During summer vacation, more young students hang out in Internet cafes, nightclubs, KTV and other places, which are easy to associate with cigarettes, alcohol, betel nut and drugs. Juvenile crime is at its peak.

Liu Qianru introduced, There are studies show that there are smoking, drinking, chewing betel nut behavior of teenagers, The possibility of drug contamination, Far higher than no smoking, drinking, chewing betel nut behavior of teenagers. Therefore, the education of young people to refuse smoking, betel, alcohol and drugs should be carried out first.

For example, she said, Summer camp for Taipei City Zhongshan Area, Zhongzheng District and New Taipei City Banqiao, Luzhou, Zhongyonghe and other areas to carry out practical tests, Social workers and interns led teenagers to actually visit Shuangbei City 63 chain supermarkets to do tests, Found that there are 21 stores for minors to buy cigarettes, alcohol and other commodities, Did not check identity documents, Cause harm to teenagers physical and mental health a big loophole.

Using the knowledge gained in the summer camp course and focusing on creativity, the campers staged a short drama about refusing tobacco and drugs. As one of the 20 campers surnamed Liu said, there are students around because of cool smoking, there are also students because of drug abuse suspension. The 18-year-old said she was impressed by the knowledge she learned about anti-smoking and anti-drug activities at summer camp. In the future, when you encounter the temptation of tobacco, alcohol, betel nut and drugs, you will be more confident and brave to say "no".

Chang Yuan-kai, secretary of the Rehabilitation Youth Care Association, says that only by cultivating young people's sensitivity to drugs can we prevent problems before they occur. During the summer, the association will organize a number of activities beneficial to the physical and mental development of young people, including trail expeditions, seven-day boat camps, parent-child growth camps, outdoor challenge camps, etc. for the public to register free of charge.

Take coffee and stay away from drugs. "Welcome to the hand-brewed coffee tasting class." Chen Yanjun told reporters. She said the basement and upstairs of the cafe could be places for teenagers to have useful activities. "Anti-drug education needs to start from life. That's the only way to keep poison away from teenagers."