Wednesday 18 September 2013

ANTI-DRUG ABUSE ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL HEALTH & DRUG AWARENESS A DEEP COMMITMENT TO CREATE A DRUG-ABUSE FREE SOCIETY

Since drug abuse stands as a global problem with its adverse effects reflecting on the entire nations of the world. It is a wild fire that blows as a stumbling block to human existence on earth, as it concerns human development, with special reference to mental, physical, and spiritual developmental stages in life. Drug abuse is a problem caused by people or organizations who have no good feelings about the lives of the masses. Then to put a stop or reduce the activities of these merchants of death, requires both arithmetical and geometrical preventive measures which ranges from media campaigns (radio and television programmes with jingles) creating of Anti-Drug abuse clubs in both secondary schools and higher institutions in the country. Having periodical seminars and workshops like the United Nations Drug Abuse Remembrance Day of 26th June of every year, with government agencies like NDLEA, Police, NAFDAC, FRSC ETC. so that high rate of Crimes Associated with drug abuse in the societies will be drastically reduced such as road accidents on our high ways, rape, robbery, domestic accidents, teenage pregnancy, youth restiveness, school drop-outs, cultism in the schools, and also to reduce the high rate of infant and maternal morbidity and mortality in the society as it concerns diseases and its preventions.

* Also drug abuse campaign will help in reducing the spread of HIV/AIDS in the society.

* Drug Abuse Campaign will help in making our students to be focused on their studies when they know that Drug abuse or its Trafficking stand as a dangerous venture which has its legal consequences, including Health related complications.

* Drug Abuse campaign programme will help in rebranding our nation's image abroad.

* Drug Abuse campaign programme will reduce examination malpractices and cultism in schools.

Drug Abuse programme will help the government in the planning of health programmes.

* Drug Abuse programme will help reduce the high incidence of drugs resistance to diseases in the societies which is the resultant effects of stillbirth in pregnant mothers, infant mortality and morbidity in the society.

* Drug Abuse Campaign programme will help much in reducing road accidents on our high ways.

* Drug Abuse campaign programme will help in the control of both licit and illicit drugs in circulation.

* Drug Abuse Campaign programme will Re-brand the minds of drug importers and manufacturers both within and internationally.

* Drug Abuse Campaign programmes will change our old ways of Abusing drugs to healthy living methods.

* Drug Abuse Campaign programmes will positively unite our country with other nations in the world, in terms of exchange of ideals or information through seminars and workshops on drugs related matters.

* Drug Abuse Campaign will also make our youths know that drug business is not a lucrative venture but a heinous act.

* Drug Abuse Campaign will also help the health ministries in regulating various forms of health care delivery systems in the country.
*Drug Abuse Campaign will help in Reducing Expired Drugs, Adulterated drugs, sub -- standard drugs, licit and illicit drug intake, manufacturers and importers' compromise in faking drugs, and its distribution in the society both locally and internationally.

* Anti-drug Abuse programmes will help in reducing the high risks associated with drug administration, especially among the youths.

* Drug Abuse campaign programmes will help in decongestion of our prisons.

* Anti-drug Abuse campaign will help in reducing the high rate of communicable and non-communicable diseases, and infections resistant in the society.

* Anti-Drug Abuse campaign will Act as a link to rural dwellers in terms of health information through the media.

* Anti -- drug Abuse campaign will help in reducing violent crimes and other social vices in the society.

* Above all, it will set our nation free from drug abuse and illicit trafficking. Since a healthy nation is a wealthy nation.

*It will educate the youth on the importance of Science education as regards to Queens Grammantical Science English.

LIMITATION
Though this association which started as a movement in the name of ADAM was registered as an incorporation by the corporate Affairs commission in 2005, its programmes have been jaundiced by lack of funds and human resources. 
 
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