Drug Misuse and Overuse Community Service Project: Rise International School
This year, the Faculty of Pharmacy at Tishk International University launched an initiative against drug abuse. The Drug Misuse and Overuse Community Service Project was established by the faculty to raise awareness on drug abuse, and bring students and staff members to work together to prevent drug abuse by youth in our community. This project aims to raise awareness and provide a range of skills, knowledge, and understanding surrounding substance misuse.
On the 13th of February Faculty of Pharmacy at Tishk International University arranged a visit to Rise (Ronaki International School). The activity was organized and supervised by Research Assistant Dr. Asia Omed and coordinated by Pharmacy Dean of Student’s Representative (Dr.Zeynel Polat) and Mr.Tahir Swar. Third-grade students also participated in this project. The visit was part of the series of activities of the Drug Misuse and Overuse Community Service Project.
Faculty staff members and students were warmly welcomed by the President and staff of Rise International School. The event was performed in two separate sessions. Third-grade student volunteers and their supervisor presented a seminar for the 10th and 9th grades. The organizer of this activity started by delivering a brief opening about the project. Rawan Auday, a 3rd-grade pharmacy student talked about antibiotic misuse and overuse in our community. He was followed by Muhammed Ahmad Qadir, who presented the misuse and overuse of analgesics. The third part of the seminar was delivered by Helen Jawad, who discussed the danger of smoking and vapes in the young community.
To wrap up the event, the organizer gave a closing speech and thanked the school students and staff members for their hospitality and their interest in this topic. Both school staff and students returned valuable feedback and emphasized the importance of the subject. Students found the seminar beneficial and informative.
Rise International School also presented a Certificate of Appreciation to the Project Organizer and volunteers and thanked the team for their hard work. On behalf of the Faculty of Pharmacy, we also would like to extend our gratitude to Rise International School for their collaboration and great hospitality.
