Kargil, October 24, 2022: Drugs and Food Control Organization UT Ladakh today organized an awareness program on the prevention of drug abuse among children and effective dispensing of medicines to the patients, general masses, and price of medicines related information with working pharmacists, and pharmaceutical distributors at Auditorium Hall Kargil.

Incharge Drug Controller, UT, Ladakh Mohd Bashir highlighted the importance of awareness as an effective tool for preventing drug abuse and disseminating the information that medical treatment of drug abusers is possible.

He highlighted the major role of pharmacists, health professionals in preventing the menace of drug abuse through their knowledge, counselling, data regarding the drugs mostly sold or dispensed and the user detail. 

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He appealed to the pharmacists as they are in direct contact with the patients and their relatives to guide and suggest them to seek medical treatment and counselling.

Senior Pharmacist, Haji Ismail, Zaheer Hussain Babar also spoke on the occasion.

Project Manager, Nawang Tsetan, Field Investigator, Nazia Kousar, Chemist operators, pharmaceutical distributors beside other concerned were present on the occasion.

All the participants urged to follow and spread the information shared to them and help in prevention of drug addiction and illicit trafficking among children which has become a challenge by helping the administration and society to eradicate the menaces of drug addiction.

Participants were briefed about ill effects of drug menace its effect on society. The speakers highlighted various drugs and their negative impact on society. They emphasized on the various problems that drug addicts suffer throughout their life.

The program was held in continuation to the campaign with respect to the Centrally Sponsored Scheme “Consumer Awareness, Publicity and Price Monitoring” on medicine and Medical Devices. All the related information regarding medicines, its price-related issues and other necessary points to be lookout while purchasing and consuming medicines and a written advisory circulated among participants and prevention of drug abuse among children/adolescents and illicit trafficking.