By Dang Samson Garcia
PARAÑAQUE City 2nd District Rep. Gus Tambunting has filed a bill incorporating a drug abuse prevention program in subjects from Grades 7 to 12 under the K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum.
House Bill 9251 or the proposed Drug Abuse Prevention Program in Basic Education Act seeks to establish a more developed school-based drug abuse prevention.
The proposed Drug Abuse Prevention Program under the Health subject aims to equip students with critical information and skills on drug abuse prevention.
The measure proposed the integration of drug lessons in subjects from Grades 7 to 12 in all public and private schools. These lessons will include the adverse effects of the abuse and misuse of dangerous drugs.
Lessons should also include preventive measures as well as health, socio-cultural, psychological, legal and economic dimensions and implications of the drug problem.
