Drug Demand Reduction Activity Regarding Awareness against Narcotics

Directorate of Administration, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University Peshawar in collaboration with Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) arranged an awareness session against Narcotics at the campus. Inspector Rafia Baig (ANF) along with her team enlightened the students about the misuse of drugs, its control and prevention. She interacted with the students and explained how youth has become a vulnerable target for the drug mafia and the how Anti-Narcotics Force is taking different measures to control it. She also stated that in the previous decades, the wars were fought with swords, With the passage of time they were fought with ammunition but now the anti-state agents have targeted youth in this well-knitted menace to distract and drive youth away from being an active part of the economy and the Anti-Narcotic Force aims to unearth the roots of such mafia but this can’t be done alone. The community, especially youth has to step forward and put a break on its spread by understanding the lethal damage being done to the society. She encouraged the students to spread awareness and take the relevant authorities onboard. While answering one of the question floated by a student, Inspector Rafia declared that the main aim of ANF is to control this network and rehabilitate the affectees. 

On the occasion, university Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Razia Sultana appreciated the team for taking out time in order to spread awareness among the newly admitted students of the university and hostel. She said that the drug addiction is more common in male population of the society but it is equally important for women to be aware. She added that we encourage collaboration with all the organizations from where the students or the community gets benefited.

Director Administration, Major Majid Saleem (r) stated that females are change agents in the society. They are the nation builder. Therefore it is important for us to aware them. By arranging such seminars we provide platform for students from where they can learn and spread the awareness among their families. Talking about the measures taken by the universities, he added that the university is investing all the efforts and resources to provide fool proof security and drug free environment to the students. He said that the university conducts security audit regularly. Moreover strict security mechanism has been established which includes surveillance cameras, vigilant security staff and staff-student proctorial board which are engaged in managing discipline within the campus and in hostels as well.