DIR LOWER
\nDistrict Youth Officer in collaboration with District Administration Dir lower under the \u201cKhushal Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Program\u201d arranged an awareness seminar on \u201cDrug Abuse Prevention among youth\u201d on Friday here.
\nThe main objective of the event was to educate students about the harmful effects of drug addiction on health as well as their personal and professional life.
\nGuest speaker, Miss Ismat Shah (Clinical Psychologist at Abeer Saeed Memorial Hospital Chakdara) addressing the event warned the students that the menace of drug addiction is destroying our youth and affecting the whole society. She highlighted the gloomy reality of the rising trend of drug addiction among college and university students.
\nDrug addiction is increasing among Pakistani female populations as well, she further added. We need to engage our youth in healthy co-curricular and sports activities to prevent them from indulging into drug addiction. She stressed upon the students that if any of their family member is drug addict, he or she must be treated in the drug rehabilitation centers.
\nMrs. Farrukh Naz (Principal Govt Degree College Adenzai), invited as Chief Guest said that parents should build strong and friendly bonding with their children to help them in their stressful situations, which is one of the common reasons for drug use initiation. She further added that a safe academic institutions\u2019 environment and strong family system together can help in eliminating this menace from our society.
\nAsst. Prof. Abbier Iqbal and Asst. Prof. Shazia Muhammad also addressed the students regarding the negative impact of drugs and narcotics.
\nShe emphasized that the drug addict persons must be encouraged so that they utilize their energies in social welfare and healthy activities rather than becoming drug addicts.
\nAt the end of the informative and beneficial session, Mrs. Farrukh Naz Principal Govt Girls Degree College Adenzai and Youth Officer Shahzad Tariq presented shields to the respected guests and key participants of the event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
DIR LOWER District Youth Officer in collaboration with District Administration Dir lower under the \u201cKhushal Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Program\u201d arranged an awareness seminar on \u201cDrug Abuse Prevention among youth\u201d on Friday here. The main objective of the event was to educate students about the harmful effects of drug addiction on health as well as their personal […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-374716","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-peshawar"},"yoast_head":"\n