By Florence Afriyie Mensah, GNA
Kumasi, Aug. 13, GNA - The National Youth Council (NYC) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC, has called on the government to take measures to ban the importation of medical drugs often abused by the youth.
According to the youth though medicines like Tramadol and Codeine were useful pain killers, its widespread abuse especially among the youth was disturbing.
“It was time the national drug enforcement and regulatory agencies took immediate steps to stop their importation into the country so as to deprive the youth easy access to such drugs, the abuse of which is harmful to their health”.
Ms Abena Afriyie, the Organizer of the TUC youth, indicated that preventing the drugs from entering the country was the surest way to help strengthen the nation’s fight against drug abuse and its negative health and socio-economic implications on society.
Ms. Afriyie was interacting with journalists after a road show as parts of activities to commemorate this year’s International Youth Day in Kumasi.
This year’s celebration was held under the theme, “Safe Spaces for Youth”.
The youth marched through some principal streets in the Kumasi metropolis, holding placards depicting the dangers of drug and substance abuse.
She said the event was to draw the nation’s attention, to the importance of working together towards creating safe spaces that protected young persons from the lure of drug and substance abuse.
Ms Afriyie called on the youth to arise and pledge themselves to a substance and drug-free lifestyle.
She also stressed the critical need for efficient institutional support systems to help rehabilitate those who have already fallen victim to drug and substance abuse.
The group after the walk visited and donated food and food items to the inmates of Drugs and Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Centre in Kumasi, which was offering rehabilitation and support services to drug victims, most of them were young people.
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