The Ministry of Public Health has announced the launch of public awareness programs aimed at preventing drug use in several schools and high schools across Kabul, Khost, Paktika, and Bamyan provinces.<\/p>\n
Today (Monday), the ministry posted on its official X page that these programs are being conducted by officials from addiction treatment hospitals under the National Addiction Treatment Program. According to the ministry, both students and teachers have participated in these educational sessions.<\/p>\n
Published information indicates that the 450-bed Janglak Addiction Treatment Hospital in Kabul, the 80-bed hospital in Khost, the 30-bed hospital in Paktika, and the 20-bed hospital in Bamyan have all contributed to launching these programs.<\/p>\n
During the sessions, the social, economic, psychological, and health harms of drugs were scientifically explained, and information was provided on the individual and social consequences of addiction. Additionally, ways to prevent drug dependence, methods for identifying addicted individuals, and referring them to treatment centers were discussed.<\/p>\n
While the Taliban administration speaks about efforts to control the addiction problem, experts have consistently emphasized that effective combat against drugs requires sustained programs, broad social support, and serious attention to the fundamental causes driving youth toward drug use\u2014a matter that cannot be resolved through intermittent awareness campaigns alone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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