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A REPORT OF DRUG & SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN ORGANIZED BY SECURING THE CREATIVE GOLDMINE IN YOUTHS INITIATIVE AT MARYLUCK COMPREHENSIVE COLLEGE DOMICILED IN ADUWAWA OFF BENIN-AUCHI EXPRESS ROAD, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE ON THE 9TH OF NOVEMBER 2018

A REPORT OF DRUG & SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION  CAMPAIGN ORGANIZED BY SECURING THE CREATIVE GOLDMINE IN YOUTHS INITIATIVE AT MARYLUCK COMPREHENSIVE COLLEGE  DOMICILED IN ADUWAWA OFF  BENIN-AUCHI EXPRESS ROAD, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE ON THE 9^TH OF NOVEMBER 2018

In furtherance of her Substance and Drug Prevention Advocacy Campaign Project, Securing the Creative Goldmine in Youths Initiative organized a one day  Drug and Substance Abuse prevention campaign programme with the theme Drug and Substance Abuse prevention, a panacea for reducing Social Vices among Youths, wherein the UNODC’s  standard manual of drug Education for school children: Increasing Knowledge and keeping safe was adopted,  the programme  took place at Maryluck comprehensive College domiciled in Agbi street  off Benin Auchi express road, Aduwawa,  Benin city, Edo State on the 9^th of July 2018, The Principal of the School mr Erhabor Erhiagbonye who was exited on arrival of the team at past 10:am after which the team took their position.

 The programme was well attended by staffs and students of the school, while  Mrs. Grace Obakina  of Smiles Africa International Youths Development Initiative diligently anchored the programme, After the introduction of both the team and participant,  the Executive Director Securing the Creative Goldmine in Youths Initiative,  Mr Edwin Asibor mounted the podium to give his opening remark which centered on the need for students who form the bulk of youths population to be educated on the concept of drugs and its cost benefit on the society  with a view to keeping safe as well as the need for stakeholders to be holistically involved in the prevention and reduction of Substance and  Drug abuse. The insightful lectures were  presented  by Miss Ruth Idemudia, Mr philip Imumorhen,  Mr  Idemudia Jude, Mrs Grace Obakina and Mr Edwin Asibor  with the topics: Drug education, keeping Healthy, Concept of Drug (Licit, Illicit, Stimulants, Depressants, and Hallucinogens ) Alcohol, Tobacco, Cannabis, Cocaine, Heroin, Cough mixture (codeine) and Tramadol and their short and long time effects each on the users, family  and the society at large. The highly participatory programme gave the curious students opportunity to ask various questions  with the appropriate answers, at the end of the presentation a  written test questions was given to the students to evaluate their understanding and knowledge  of the subject.

Stakeholder’s Dialogue : The  high point of the Programme  was  a Stakeholders dialogue between the school staffs and the  team, where in Mr Edwin Asibor who presided over the dialogue laid emphasis on the pivotal role played by teachers on the development of  students as well as communication with  the parents during Parents Teacher Association (PTA) meetings, hence a collaborative effort in the prevention of  drug menace. Mr Erhabor the principal highly appreciated the organization for the laudable program and seek for a continuity of the exercise, while Mr yahayah one of the teaching staff harped on the very importance of the programme to the students,  according to him, the project came  at the right time due to the prevalent nature of the school environment as well that of the students hence knowledge gained therein will deter the students from engaging in the act while they too will share  the information to residents especially drug  users  in  their environment and  further pleaded for a continuation of the exercise which he is convinced will have a lasting impact on the students with a view to  preventing the onset of new influence

Conclusion: The programme came to an end with the presentation of some IEC materials to the Principal  by Mr Edwin Asibor the Executive Director, the materials which are to be used by teachers in continuation of sensitization of the students during and after class.

Project Team: The team comprises of Mr Edwin Asibor, the Executive Director, Mr Philip Imumorhen the progrmame manager and Miss Ruth Idemudia the Admin/Secretary  from  securing the Creative Goldmine in Youths Initiative and  Mrs Grace Obakina from Smiles Africa international youth development initiative and Mr Jude idemudia the Executive Director of living spring empowerment Organization, Some  Members of the press were equally present to grace the programme with their reportage

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