Sec.43 Art. IV of RA 9165

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Republic of the Philippines

Congress of the Philippines


Metro Manila
Twelfth Congress
First Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila on Monday, the twenty-third day of
July, two thousand one.
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[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. ] 9165
AN ACT
INSTITUTING THE COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2002,
REPEALING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6425, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE DANGEROUS
DRUGS ACT OF 1972, AS AMENDED, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

ARTICLE IV
PARTICIPATION OF THE FAMILY,
STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND SCHOOL AUTHORITIES IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF
THIS ACT

SEC. 41. Involvement of the Family. – The family being the basic unit of the Filipino
society shall be primarily responsible for the education and awareness of the members
of the family on the ill effects of dangerous drugs and close monitoring of family members
who may be susceptible to drug abuse.

SEC. 42. Student Councils and Campus Organizations. – All elementary,


secondary and tertiary schools’ student councils and campus organizations shall include
in their activities a program for the prevention of and deterrence in the use of dangerous
drugs, and referral for treatment and rehabilitation of students for drug dependence.

SEC. 43. School Curricula. – Instruction on drug abuse prevention and control shall
be integrated in the elementary, secondary and tertiary curricula of all public and private
schools, whether general, technical, vocational or agro-industrial as well as in non-formal,
informal and indigenous learning systems. Such instructions shall include:

1) Adverse effects of the abuse and misuse of dangerous drugs on the person,
the family, the school and the community;

2) Preventive measures against drug abuse;

3) Health, socio-cultural, psychological, legal and economic dimensions and


implications of the drug problem;

4) Steps to take when intervention on behalf of a drug dependent is needed, as


well as the services available for the treatment and rehabilitation of drug
dependents; and

5) Misconceptions about the use of dangerous drugs such as, but not limited to,
the importance and safety of dangerous drugs for medical and therapeutic use as
well as the differentiation between medical patients and drug dependents in order
to avoid confusion and accidental stigmatization in the consciousness of the
students.

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