Tutors from England have been called in where a teenager has a moderate drug problem – but not sufficiently serious for the teenager to be admitted to a clinic. Our tutors are with their pupils 24 hours a day, every day. Drug addiction is normally due to low esteem and boredom; busy, successful teenagers do not usually take drugs – they are too busy and our tutors keep their pupils busy, increasing their self-esteem by helping them to get good at something. For example, squash, a very good game in that it requires no natural ability and so can be played to a reasonable standard by anyone. The teenagers gain confidence by success on the squash court and, of course, the exercise is good for them and this in itself makes them feel better and less inclined to want to take drugs. 

Our tutors are not critical – they never criticise their pupils for taking drugs; they are understanding and become friends and role models for their pupils; their pupils have confidence in them and come to trust them, but most important, our tutors keep their pupils busy; they have no time to want to take drugs. 

The big question is: what happens after the tutor leaves? The pupil has to come to respect his tutor so much as a mentor or role model that he will feel that he is letting him down if he returns to his life of drug-taking. Tutors from England become very strong role models for their pupils and their influence is very long-lasting. Their presence create a beneficial momentum in the lives of their pupils, forming habits that prepared them to be able to absorb all the stresses of teenage years.