Community strength in drug prevention and control

Many large drug cases involving a large number of participants were discovered during the Drug Prevention and Control Action Month, showing that inhumane people still openly organize “drug parties” without regard for anyone. It is worth mentioning that many cases of group drug use discovered recently involved a number of people working in state agencies, people that few people would think would commit suicide to drugs.

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Worrying about the drug problem is necessary, but that alone is not enough. Many people see the drug problem and then cower in fear. There are not many brave people who speak up to fight against crime and this problem. The weaker the fight against drug problems from the community, the stronger, more brazen and reckless drug crimes will become. There used to be a very good media slogan: "The future and drugs do not coexist." Everyone understands that, but not many people understand and act.

Responding to the Action Month against Drug Abuse in 2023 and the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, the National Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (June 26) this year, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang, Chairman of the National Committee for HIV/AIDS, Drugs and Prostitution Prevention and Control, requested ministries, member agencies of the National Committee, People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities to direct the implementation of the Action Month against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking from June 1 to 30 with the theme "Resolutely and effectively preventing and combating drugs, enhancing responsibility, proactively coordinating - For a drug-free community". Through the action month, the role, responsibility and effectiveness of coordination work of all levels and sectors from the central to local levels are enhanced; thereby, mobilizing the combined strength of the entire political system and the entire population to participate in drug prevention and combat; towards building a drug-free community. Along with that, promote propaganda, create a nationwide communication campaign to prevent and combat drugs. Strengthen the work of grasping the situation, preventing, fighting and suppressing drug-related crimes. Improve the quality and effectiveness of drug addiction treatment, management of drug addicts, illegal drug users and post-treatment management; contribute to reducing supply, reducing demand and reducing the harmful effects of drugs.

The goals and tasks are very clear. In addition to fighting against drug crimes and strengthening drug rehabilitation, it is necessary to promote communication activities to help change people's awareness. But more importantly, the target audience of the media must truly know how to listen, share and act together. Each individual's actions and each family's actions will create communities of action that contribute to preventing and repelling this particularly dangerous crime.

Thai Minh

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