Guidance > S3 (Student Support System) Programme

Substance Abuse. Monday 7th February.

Substance abuse is a major concern in many countries, especially among the younger generation. To illustrate this, we can take the example of the Hong Kong government, which spends about HK$ 80 million each in order to curb drug abuse. Working together with the government is the Kelly Support Group that tries to promote drug awareness among other things in young people. As part of its nation-wide effort to fight drug misuse, the Kelly support group came to Li Po Chun to give a talk to Li Po Chun Students.

The presentation started with a crossword puzzle about the names and effects of common drugs. Surprisingly in an instituition which has the top intellects from all over the world, only one student was able to complete the crossword puzzle even after numerous hints by the facilitators. This only served to show the lack of knowledge about drugs which is in the youth. After this came an interactive presentation about drugs, their common names and effects and fines and punishments for using them. Many people were taken aback by the fact that if you buy drugs for your friend you may be found guilty of drug trafficking and have to pay literally millions of dollars worth of fines and maybe spend years in prison.

After this came a role-play by the students where they had to depict a young man introduced to drugs by his friends, which was very interesting and fun for the scholars. This served as the conclusion to the afternoon which was one of the most enlightening and informative S3 sessions at LPC.