In the sidelines of the efforts of Al-Imam University Vice-Rectorate for Planning, Development, and Quality in widening its awareness societal activities, especially in the area of narcotic drugs control, the Saudi Centre for Narcotic Drugs Control and Psychotropic Substances Studies “Haseen” has arranged on the last days an awareness session at the Cultural Centre of Riyadh Passports Institute.
The awareness session, which has last for nearly four full hours, has focused on the preventive awareness of the drugs and narcotics, and to let the participants being familiar about the types of drugs and the psychotropic substances. It also focused on enlightening participants about the wrong practices and behaviours at scholarship period, and on introducing them about the symptoms of addiction and the related regulations and laws of narcotics control and the associated legal penalties.
In a similar vein, the awareness session has targeted on enlightening the participants about the drugs and the psychotropic substances and their affections to the effects of drugs on neurons and brain systems, signs of abuse, and the health damage caused by drug abuse, and the mental illness and family damage related to rewarding drugs.
In coincidence with the awareness session, Brigadier General Khaled Al-Ziadi has praised the efforts and contributions of the centre in spreading awareness and enlightenment about drugs and narcotics control.