1980
Adolescent Quest Tranquility Though Drugs
"Never before in history has man advanced so dramatically in discovering ways and means to appease his psycho-social needs and to ease his pain and anxiety." Dr. Ghaderian reviews the powers of the rational soul as composed of intelligence, imagination, knowledge and wisdom, comprehension and memory which all emerge from the mind and consciousness. He addressed the effect of drugs on the consciousnesses.
Adolescents today are suffering from alienation, boredeom, lack of faith and spiritual belonging. The Baha'i community can provide love and purpose as a tranquil alternative to the destructive power of mind-altering substances.