Anti-Drug Essay and Poetry Writing Competition 2011

Dear children, You are invited to write one of the following essays with not more than 500 words.

1) A short story on the consequences of drug abuse beginning with the following phrase:

"I thought it would not happen to me ..."

Cue: You can use this as a flashback to start your story eg. "I thought it would not happen to me. I have always seen glue-sniffing as a bad habit which I should never even try. It all started with an innocent invitation to Bryan's new house at Yishun Condominium."

2) A short story on glue sniffing with the help of a picture of a young man sniffing a packet of glue in an alley.

Cue: You can write a story about a teenage boy who went astray and picked up glue-sniffing after he befriended friends outside his school.

3) A short story that includes all of the following words:

friends arrested destroy drug rehabilitation centre family future glue-sniffing heartbroken

Cue: You can write a story about a teenage boy who was diligent and helpful. However, he went astray and picked up glue-sniffing after he befriended friends who encouraged him to play truant (skip school). His family asked him to leave this group of friends but he did not listen to them. His relationship with his family was destroyed.

Subsequently, his friends encouraged him to steal items from 7-eleven convenience stores, and eventually, coaxed him into glue-sniffing. However, one day, the police raided the alley they were hiding in and arrested his friends and him.

His mother was heartbroken. He was sent to a drug rehabilitation centre. His future was ruined.

(Please do not copy what I have written. It is an example.)

Judging Criteria:

• engagement of drug awareness issue - 40% (whether you are able to show that you know anything about drug abuse or its effects)


• creativity/originality - 30% (whether you can think of good stories but not copied from elsewhere)


• diction / expression - 30% (whether you use good English or vocabulary)

Please give a title to your work, type the stories out and indicate your word count.

Submit the work with a completed entry form that was given to you last week.

Click on CNB (Central Narcotics Bureau) website for more information on drug awareness and activities!