High school takes up antidrug drive

High school takes up antidrug drive

JAKARTA (JP): Students at the all-boy SMA Pangudi Luhur High
School in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, have launched an
antidrug campaign with the support of the National Drug Abuse
Prevention Center (NDPC) and ASEAN Secretariat.

In a media conference at Kemang hotel on Monday, the students
talked about their programs, which are divided into pre-campaign,
main campaign and post-campaign stages.

The first stage began last week earlier with the public
distribution of antidrug pamphlets and the conducting of free
urine tests for drugs for the entire enrollment of 412 students.

Results of the tests, funded by parents of the students and
examined at St. Carolus Hospital's laboratory, showed that none
of the students used drugs on the day of the test.

"The students were not informed about when the test would be
carried out. The test was also done in the classrooms so students
couldn't manipulate their urine sample by mixing it with water,
for example," said the school's principal, Father Frans D.
Atmadja.

Frans promised to conduct a similar test again to verify the
results.

For the main campaign on April 9, the students will march from
their school on Jl. Brawijaya to Senayan stadium to distribute
antidrug pamphlets.

At the same time, they plan to hold a forum with celebrities
and experts from NDPC and ASEAN, as well as music entertainment
at their campus.

The post-campaign period includes the proposed founding of an
antidrug crisis center and drug abuse prevention center
laboratory. (09)