Drug abuse awareness events held in districts; students write letters to parents appealing to them to give up alcoholism, tobacco, substance abuse
Tamil Nadu has launched a drug-free mission involving awareness events and student-led appeals to parents to quit substance abuse. Officials are providing support and rehabilitation resources to families affected by addiction.
Why it matters
This community-based approach to tackling substance abuse highlights the role of education and government intervention in public health crises.
The drug abuse awareness events were organised in the districts on Tuesday after Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay administered the awareness pledge through videoconferencing as part of the ‘drug-free Tamil Nadu’ mission.
In a function organised in a private engineering college near Tirunelveli, District Collector Anand Mohan and Superintendent of Police Vishwesh Balasubramaniam Shastri participated.
The Collector and the SP appealed to the students to keep themselves away from tobacco, drugs and alcohol, which should not be tried playfully even once or at the instance of friends. “It will land you in stress, depression and tension all the time and will never allow you to excel in your career by destroying your analytical skills and critical thinking,” they cautioned.
They also disbursed prizes to the winners of various competitions and sports events organised as part of anti-drug awareness campaign.
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