Introduction Drug abuse refers to the use of illegal substances or misusing drugs prescribed by a Doctor in excess amounts thus resulting into substantial medical harm and misery due the repeated usage of and overdependence on the substance. (MedicineNet.com). It is the saddest thing to see someone expose themselves to the dangers of drug abuse. I say expose themselves because, if at all someone is not abusing drugs because of a mental or psychological problem, then it just a matter of personal choice for an individual to abuse or not to abuse drugs. Discussion During my time in high school and college I saw many students who became victims of drug abuse. In my community I have met people who are completely destroyed by drugs financially, emotionally, psychologically and even socially. It has broken families. It is not pleasing to see the potential in the youth of our society to be wasted. The problems brought by drug abuse are enormous, compounded by the financial implications especially for those in low income bracket. In college I joined a guidance and counseling association where we were trained in counseling our peers in the college against drug abuse. During the holidays I also joined a guidance and counseling organization which is also a member of the Community Anti Drug Coalitions of America. In those organizations I met different people with various experiences of drug abuse. Those encounters had a big role in shaping my desire to want to help change the lives of those who had this problem of drug abuse. During my time in the above organizations we planned for various campaigns against drug abuse and held education forums for college, high school and also community drug abuse education programs. I have also been very instrumental in contributing to the newsletters produced by these organizations which aim at educating the youth and parents against drug abuse. Through these organizations we also organized various awards and ceremonies and still do, to promote awareness of the problem of drug abuse. In order to move to a higher level with my efforts in serving my community I decided to take up the graduate education in social work. I figured out that with an increased education in this field I can be able to better understand my work and be a positions where I can be able to implement changes that affect people positively more efficiently. Loyola University, School of Social Work has a Nonprofit Management and Philanthropy Sector Program that teaches leaders coming from both the public and private areas of philanthropy to better give service to the general society. Through this program, participants are able to acquire various skills which are pertinent to an individual involved in social work. Some of the leadership skills that one is equipped with through this program are raising of funds for use in social work, the management of non profit making organizations, planning at the strategic level of management, giving grants and donations and most of all they develop an understanding of how the charity organizations function.(Loyola University Chicago). Loyola University School of Social Work has a great contribution towards training the leaders who are given to serving others, serving the society, mankind. The issue that I am dealing with is th