Dubai (Etihad)
On the occasion of World Anti-Drug Day, which falls on June 26 of each year, the Dubai Police General Command launches a campaign to raise awareness of the harms of narcotics and psychotropic substances within an interactive platform at the Dubai Mall Center, in cooperation with the Dubai Government Media Office, the Anti-Narcotics Council, the Juvenile Awareness and Care Association, the Office of United Nations on Drugs and Crime, National Rehabilitation Center, Ministry of Community Development, Al-Amin Service, Community Development Authority, Emirates Health Services Corporation, Erada Center for Treatment and Rehabilitation, Dubai Knowledge Authority, Furjan Dubai, The Dubai Mall, and Al Tadamun Transport Company.
The launch of the campaign, which will run from June 26 to 28, comes as part of the UAE’s participation in the celebration of the International Anti-Drug Day under the slogan “Drugs are a painful end.”
On this occasion, His Excellency Lieutenant-General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police, said: “The World Anti-Drug Day is an important day to raise awareness of the dangers of narcotic poisons, and to emphasize the importance of concerted efforts locally and internationally among all police agencies in order to combat this dangerous scourge that contributes to the destroying communities and families around the world.
His Excellency Lieutenant-General Al Marri commended all the mighty and sincere efforts made by anti-drug men around the world in confronting international cross-border gangs, arresting them and bringing them to justice, calling at the same time, calling on parents to educate their children about the dangers of drugs, pay attention to them and intensify supervision over them to protect them from bad friends. Emptiness, curiosity, “cyber” criminals and strangers who may stalk them through social networking sites and use them to promote drugs.
His Excellency pointed out that Dubai Police employs all its capabilities to achieve the country’s future vision by achieving global leadership in combating drugs and controlling its promoters, in cooperation with relevant government agencies and local and international community institutions, to achieve the highest levels of security and safety, and to prevent toxins from reaching the community.
Cording the scourge of drugs
For his part, Major General Expert Khalil Ibrahim Al Mansouri, Assistant Commander-in-Chief for Criminal Investigation Affairs at Dubai Police, said: The General Department of Narcotics Control in Dubai Police is keen to contain and eradicate the scourge of dangerous drugs and work to raise awareness among members of society, and cooperate with all institutions to shed light On the dangers of abuse, and working with partners to contain addicts to reach recovery, especially that the role of Hemaya International Center is not limited to educating the community about the dangers of drugs and psychotropic substances, but extends to embracing and supporting addictive patients who want treatment and rehabilitation and supporting them after recovery to make their way in life from New in a framework of confidentiality and privacy, the center’s record is full of stories, models and cases that have recovered from addiction despite the bitterness and cruelty of the experience.
He added that Hemaya International Center has prepared for this global occasion with a qualitative awareness campaign that will start today and will continue until July 26, in cooperation with the Media Office of the Government of Dubai, the Anti-Narcotics Council, the Juvenile Awareness and Care Association, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the National Rehabilitation Center, and the Ministry of Community Development Al-Ameen Service, Community Development Authority, Emirates Health Services Corporation, Erada Center for Treatment and Rehabilitation, Dubai Knowledge Authority, Furjan Dubai, The Dubai Mall, and Al Tadamun Transport Company.
Promote youth awareness
Ahmed Julfar, Director-General of the Community Development Authority in Dubai, stressed the importance of harnessing various means and channels to enhance youth awareness of the dangers of drugs and encourage drug addiction patients to recover by participating in various events and occasions that highlight this, including the World Anti-Drug Day. This occasion constitutes opportunities to present successful examples of Aounak Center’s affiliates, who have been able to make long strides in recovery and reintegration into normal life. Preventing larger numbers of young people from falling victim to it.
devastating effects
Omar Al Falasi, General Supervisor of Al-Ameen Service, said: Drugs are one of the problems that preoccupied societies around the world, and which have become a space for the security services, because of their devastating effects on individuals and societies, and because of their dire consequences that threaten public peace and security, especially since drugs are associated with colors Other organized crime and terrorist networks, among others.
great efforts
Abdul Razzaq Amiri, Executive Director of the Erada Center for Treatment and Rehabilitation in Dubai, said, “The scourge of drugs has become afflicting societies, draining resources, and targeting the most valuable possessions of the nation, namely the youth. This scourge is at all levels, starting with the security efforts to prevent the entry of these substances by land, sea and air, then the treatment and rehabilitation efforts by providing the best treatment and rehabilitation services for those willing to recover from addiction, followed by the efforts made to integrate and empower young people of both sexes, in addition to the efforts Joint awareness among the various relevant authorities, and the best example of what we see today is the joint cooperation between Irada Center for Treatment and Rehabilitation in Dubai and Hemaya International Center of the General Department of Narcotics Control in Dubai Police, a partnership that has lasted for years, and aims to connect to an addiction-free society.” .
interactive platform
Dr. Abdullah Al-Ansari, Director of the Department of Community Research, Awareness and Public Relations at the Erada Center for Treatment and Rehabilitation in Dubai, said: The participation of the Erada Center for Treatment and Rehabilitation in the awareness campaign organized by Hemaya International Center of the General Department of Narcotics Control in Dubai Police comes within the framework of the joint cooperation between the two sides, which It will educate the community in all its categories, as Erada Center for Treatment and Rehabilitation in Dubai participates in the interactive platform launched by Hemaya International Center in the “Dubai Mall” during the period from 26 to 28 June, during which the public will learn about the services provided by the center, and through The platform The center’s specialists answer the public’s questions and provide them with the necessary advice.
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