Minister for Higher Education Syed Raza Ali Gillani said that role of focal person on drugs in educational institutions is very important to reduce the drug addiction among universities and college students. Teacher can play vital role in reforming and strengthening the education system of our society, he added. He was addressing the seminar on the Role of Focal Person on Drugs Abuse Prevention in educational institutions at Children Library here on Thursday. The program was organized by The Drug Advisory Training Hub, a project of Youth Council for Anti- Narcotics (YOCFAN) in collaboration with Punjab Education Department. Syed Zulfiqar Hussain, Consultant, Anti-Drug/Narcotics Campaign, Prof. Akhyar of GC University, M. Naseem Khan of UMT and Prof. Shahnaz Sattar also spoke on the occasion.
Syed Zulfiqar Hussain, Consultant, Anti-Drug/Narcotics Campaign said that focal persons will be responsible to educate the teacher in this Awareness program by developing a positive behavior for children. Focal person will establish an effective four member committee involving two potential students and one teacher. So that they can work effectively by connecting with other students in the education institutions and also with government institutions to make it more result oriented. He further said that new trend of drug addiction Ice crystal, coca, heroin and crack has raised amomg young generation especially in upper class.
Mr. Hussain said that the Strengthening Drug Demand Reduction Services in Pakistan is unique and informative program of its own kind not only in Pakistan but also in South Asian Region to generate the essential awareness among people having risky behavior. This program is also particularly effective among the family members that are drug addicts. Its main rational is to carry out the program in comprehensive and preside manner to create necessary awareness among the people of ten different clusters Ghari Shau, Old city, Shahdra, Rachna Town, Immia Colony, China Scheme, Bagbanpura, Walton area, Nashtar Town, and Shadbagh in Lahore.
