ABSTRACT
Where adolescents have developed a drug-oriented identity and lifestyle, participation in self-help programmes such as Nar-Anon is essential. These programmes provide the unique combination of peer support and confrontation required to erode the denial that characterizes many adolescents who have become habitual drug users. Such drug users deny their physical and psychological dependence on drugs, the impact of their drug-related behaviour on their emotional and social development, the impact of their drug-related behaviour on their family relationships and their drug-related crimes.
