The Standard Drink in México

140 T he S tandard D rink in M exico | L ife skills and tools 3. Values: They are symbolic categories that define what is “right” from what is “wrong” and they grant significance to people, events and things. Values help give sense and depth to beliefs and feelings. They constitute a protection factor because they allow to meditate on what is truly important for an individual. Friendship, love and honesty are elements that secure a feeling of community, which turns into the foundation of emotional ties, elements that will make a relationship with something or someone resistant and deep. If an individual values life, friendship and their parent’s effort to give them the best opportunities, they might make more responsible decisions, such as not driving if they have consumed alcoholic drinks, thus putting themselves and others they care for, in risk. 4. Spare time: Promoting the correct use of spare time is important in a prevention programme since by using one’s time in activities that develop the person, one avoids substances like alcohol, becoming the only option to “pass the time”. Each person is different, therefore the activities that can be interesting or amusing may be very different. The use of spare time has subjective, singular and liberating rewards; it is defined from the individual's singularity, that is to say, spare time represents an aspect of one’s personality. It is a way to channel one’s energy and attention into constructive activities that provide personal satisfaction to the individual that reinforce the sensation