On International Drug Day: Society must stop conveying mixed messages to youngsters!

Today in fact, organisations and governments around the world commit to eradicate this menace and emphasize on peacefully addressing the challenges of illegal drugs.

Importantly the basic principle everywhere is protecting the youth and promoting welfare of humankind.

Drug abuse or drug addiction is a psychiatric, social and psychological problem that not only affects the youth of the entire world but also affects a large area of people of different ages. It ruins the individuals, whole families and society it manifolds itself - socially, physically, culturally, emotionally and economically.

Government to Launch Website and First House Drug Survey

It is fair comment, that Gibraltar has not always marked this special day as it was intended.

However, things have been turned around this year in rather a big way. Where uniquely, the whole community will on world drug day be able avail themselves of volumes of important related information, researched and designed for Gibraltar in the many areas that have been a concern to many countless families in Gibraltar.

Also Today and coinciding with World Drug Day the Government is also launching ‘Two Drug Websites’ both packed with information both for adults and young people alike.

The government hopes members of the community will visit the website to use as a reference point to obtain information and advise on the many issues of interest, but importantly seek direction to common concerns!

26-06-19 PANORAMAdailyGIBRALTAR