Extensive campaigns will be taken up in schools and colleges to eradicate drugs, says NTR district ollector

Extensive awareness campaigns will be taken up on all private and government school and college premises, by roping in Eagle clubs and campus ambassadors, to eradicate drug use from the society, said NTR District Collector G. Lakshmisha.

Participating in a walkathon, organised by the district police department on the occasion of the International Day Against Drug Abuse in Vijayawada on Thursday, Mr. Lakshmisha said while consuming poison kills a person instantly, consuming drugs will not just destroy the life of an individual but also that of their family and society. “It is important to make Andhra Pradesh a drug-free State to realise the goal of Swarnandhra,” the Collector said. He added that public can report incidents of drug abuse to the nearest police stations or call Eagle tollfree 1972.

NTR District Police Commissioner S.V. Rajasekhar Babu urged youth not to fall in the trap of drugs. He said only a dark future would be in store for those consuming drugs.

Vijayawada East MLA Gadde Rammohan urged parents to ensure that their children stayed away from drugs and to explain to them about the ill-effects of drugs.