The document discusses drug abuse, noting that while drugs themselves are not inherently bad, abuse can lead to negative physical, intellectual, psychological, and emotional effects. It defines drug abuse as continuous drug use resulting in impaired life. Common reasons for drug abuse include economic factors, with some using or selling drugs to escape poverty, as well as family problems and not knowing how to cope, leading some to use drugs to forget their issues. Peer pressure and curiosity, especially among teenagers, can also contribute to drug abuse, as curious individuals may get hooked on drugs. The document emphasizes that St. Scholastica's College aims to be a drug-free institution that glorifies God.

1. Mrs. Julienne Rose P. Saballa, RGC
Head, Guidance Office
St. Scholastica’s College Tacloban
Sta. Cruz St., Tacloban City
Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Seminar
November 25, 2015

3.  People experiment with drugs. Drugs per se is
not bad, drugs as defined is a chemical
substance that brings about physical, emotional
or behavioral change in a person taking it.
However, when one abuses the use of drugs this
will surely lead to different effects in one’s
physical, intellectual, psychological and
emotional make up and more. Drug abuse is the
continuous use of any chemical substance, licit
or illicit, resulting to individual’s life physical,
mental, or social impairment. There have been
various reasons leading to Drug Abuse.

5.  One of which is economic. Many people rich or
poor people would go into drugs either using it
or selling it, because they think this is an easy
way to escape poverty but of course it is not!
Another, is family. Family problems occurring in
some of the individuals and often they do not
know how to cope with their situations. They
would do drugs to forget their problems. Some
would also attribute it to curiosity and peer
pressure. People particularly, teenagers like you
would be curious about drugs and slowly these
curious individuals get hooked with the habit,
thus having Drug Addiction which would later
lead to various effects on the individual.

8. SSCT S.Y. 2012

11. SSCT is DRUG FREE INSTITUTION!
That In All Things God May
Be Glorified!