A drug prevention and public awareness program was held for more than 2,600 students at Ghazi High School in Kabul

The program was organized by the drug treatment and awareness officials of the Ibn-e-Sina 1000-bed Hospital under the Ministry of Public Health. Participants were briefed on addiction prevention, its causes and harmful effects, the importance of awareness, the role of youth in building a healthy future, and the responsibility of families and friends in prevention, as well as ways to address social risks.

The school officials and teachers also welcomed such programs and described them as effective in preventing drug use.