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Virgil Miller Newton III (September 6, 1938 β August 8, 2025), also known as Father Cassian, was an American Antiochian Orthodox priest best known for his rehabilitative youth centers.
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βA certain group of adolescents evidence clear βdruggieβ behavior and attributes some time before they actually begin drug use.β
βAdolescence in my growing up period was truly βHappy Days,β the title of a TV show connotating the quality of this life period.β
βSecond, the only proven technique for treatment for chemically dependent people involves use of a spiritual program of self-change.β
βAs the therapeutic relationship is established and progress occurs in problem areas, the therapist can "lead" and "push" the adolescent toward abstract reasoning skill.β
βSecond, I use inference from technical studies and theories in order to provide practical information for therapists. Those thoughts are several steps removed from scientific validity.β
βOur teenage βdruggiesβ are habituated to drugs rather than addicted. While beer and other alcoholic beverages are preferred drugs, kids have simply not used alcohol long enough to become addicted. The other drug of preference β marijuana β is not addictive.β
βOur own unresolved authority problems from our youth sometimes get transferred to our youthful patients, because we are still "covert adolescent rebels." In subtle ways, we encourage the adolescent patient to rebel towards parents, school authorities, and society in general.β
βCareful listening to current country and western and rock music with the help of an interpreter for coded phrases shows that young people are hearing a constant stream of messages about getting high, feeling good, going on trips, and using drugs of all kinds with all methods.β
βFinally, law enforcement needs to increase the consequences for kids found intoxicated or in possession of drugs. The current slap on the wrist leaves kids with the idea "Cops are cool. When they take our drugs they are going to use them to get high. They are really helping us avoid the silly law.β
About Virgil Miller Newton
Virgil Miller Newton III (September 6, 1938 β August 8, 2025), also known as Father Cassian, was an American Antiochian Orthodox priest best known for his rehabilitative youth centers.