ADJD’s ‘Masouleya’ Centre sensitises students to dangers of drugs

ABU DHABI, 19th October, 2022 (WAM) — The Abu Dhabi Centre for Legal and Community Awareness “Masouleya” of the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) is continuing to deliver awareness lectures for students on the dangers of drug abuse and its negative effects on the individual and society.

This comes as part of a wider sensitisation programme launched by the Centre to combat drugs and raise awareness of the dangers of drug abuse and addiction.

The campaign, which was launched in May this year over a period of six months, is part of the directives of H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Presidential Court and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, to consolidate the legal culture and raise awareness in society in order to help uphold security and stability.

Counselor Dr. Mohammed Rashid Al Dhanhani, Director of the Abu Dhabi Centre for Legal and Community Awareness, highlighted during two lectures delivered to the students of Ajyal International School in Abu Dhabi, the effects of drug addiction, both mental and physical, and the extent of its threats and impact on young people’s futures, while explaining the law’s view of the addict and how to help him or her receive treatment without bringing him or her to justice.

Counsellor Al Dhanhani advised young people to practice a preventive approach to avoid falling into the clutches of psychotropic substances, by systematically declining any suggestion from bad company that could lead to abuse, to choose friends carefully, to separate without hesitation from anyone who could push them down the path of drugs, and to promote the relationship with the family, as the presence of trustworthy people to whom one can confide frankly about life’s hardships is extremely important.

The lecturer also emphasised the need to use free time wisely and to enjoy life away from drugs that will only bring misery and desolation to consumers, to seek specialist help when suffering from a problem related to this scourge, and to learn about the risks and dangerous effects of drug addiction, in order to better understand the importance of avoiding it.