Police, Health Deptt organize drug awareness program

Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 1: Police in collaboration with the Health Department organised an awareness programme on drugs in Government Higher Secondary School Kunzer in Tangmarg.
A police spokesman said the programme was themed on ‘Say no to drugs’.
More than one thousand students and teachers of the different schools of Kunzer area attended the awareness camp.
Director Health Services Kashmir Dr Saleem-ur-Rehman was the chief guest on the occasion.
Among others the main participants and speakers who spoke on the occasion included Director Health Kashmir, Deputy CMO Baramulla, CO 176BN CRPF, SDPO Tangmarg, ZEO Kunzer, Principal Government Higher Secondary School Kunzer, Experts from Drug De-addiction centre PCR Srinagar, BMO Kunzer and SHO Kunzer. The staff of Police Station Kunzer and PHC Kunzer also attended the awareness camp.
The speakers highlighted the abuses and bad effects of tobacco. The experts threw light on the addiction and remedies to the addiction of the tobacco.
The team of experts from Police Drug De-addiction Centre Srinagar comprising of Haris Abrar Kashmiri (Psychiatric Social Worker) and Imran Khan (Counseling Psychologist) delivered lectures on this occasion.