My grandparents always said that “Idle hands are the devil’s playground.” When I was really young I didn’t understand what that meant, and I thought that they were crazy. I guess that is an old adage that time has proven right time and time again. When people don’t have anything to do, they tend to look for something to do, and sometimes that “thing” is not a good thing.
There are not a lot of activities in this area to keep teenagers and young adults entertained in a healthy manner. Drug abuse and alcoholism run rampant in this area. People are just so bored that they turn to drugs, booze, and sex to keep themselves entertained. If it weren’t for easy access to birth control, we’d have a really high rate of teenage pregnancies, of that I am sure! What’s really sad is that so many of these people become addicted and end up having to seek help through an alcohol rehabilitation center.
Many of them, however, wait until their doctors tell them that they have to quit drinking because it is having a negative effect on their health; for example liver damage is a common side effect of alcoholism. Or they wait until they’ve gotten married and had children and then lose their loved ones because their addiction has turned them into abusive partners and parents. Alcohol rehabilitation is one vital business service that I wish was not necessary, but really glad that it exists! I think that with the economy turning sour, we will need these services even more than before!