SS2 Second Term Civic Education Lesson Note – Effects of Drugs and Drug Abuse

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WEEK 7

SUBJECT: CIVIC EDUCATION

CLASS: SS2

TOPIC: EFFECTS OF DRUGS AND DRUG ABUSE

CONTENT:

• WAYS OF PREVENTING DRUG ABUSE.
• GOVERNMENT AGENCIES THAT ARE WORKING TO PREVENT DRUG ABUSE

SUB – TOPIC 1: WAY OF PREVENTING DRUG ABUSE.

The following among others are means by which drug abuse can be prevented.

1. Drug education should be emphasized in our schools and colleges.
2. Parents, guardians and others should re-orient their children on the negative effects of drug abuse on their health and the society.
3. Government agencies in charge of drug and food NDLEA and NAFDAC must intensity their anti-drug campaigns in order to have drug-free society.
4. Sensitization and awareness campaigns for the youths on the consequence of drug abuse should be organized regularly.
5. Sponsorship of media programmes to enlighten the populace about the dangers of drug abuse.
6. Government should ban sale of hard drugs in the markets, buses and public places.
7. People should avoid the use of drugs without medical prescription in order to ensure safety of their lives.
8. People should exercise their body to relief stress and to lift their mood.

EVALUATION

1. List five ways to prevent drug abuse
2. What can people do to keep themselves from drug abuse?
3. Enumerate the effects of drug abuse on the individual and the society.

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