DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

REGION III
DIVISION OF CITY SCHOOLS
DISTRICT IV
ISLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CABANATUAN CITY

NARRATIVE REPORT
NATIONAL DRUG EDUCATION PROGRAM

According to Oxford Dictionaries, a drug is a medicine or other

substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise
introduced into the body; therefore drug addiction can cause many long-
term negative consequences, including physical health problems. Indirect
long-term effects of drug addiction include broken relationships, legal
problems, financial problems, injuries, and poor overall health.

In view of the urgent need of the drug prevention education, last

August 17, 2018 , Isla Elementary School took part in the campaign of the
Department of Education in the implementation of the National Drug
Education Program (NDEP) which aims to prevent drug abuse among
students through the development of desirable values, attitudes and
practices.

Different activities were conducted to raise awareness on the part of

the teachers, parents and pupils, about the unscrupulous effect of drug
overuse and addiction. A symposium was held in the morning and
spearheaded by Ma’am Dianny A. Galdores, School’s Science Coordinator.
She used Audio-Visual Presentations to show the harmful effects of drug
misuse. She also highlighted the social, emotional and physical dangers of
abuse of illegal drugs. More importantly the legal responsibility and liability
of users and pushers were discussed.

In the afternoon, the intermediate pupils interpreted the “Bawal na

Gamot” song popularized by Willy Garte.

The pupil’s involvement in the drug abuse campaign is a necessary

step because they play an important part in helping stop the spread of
illegal drugs in our country

Cliché as it may sound but “prevention is always better than cure.”