On the 26th of June 2023 observed as Anti Drug DayWorldwide, theDepartment of Computer Science organized an Awareness seminar on Drug usage in collegecampuses . The tagline of the programme is “SayNo To Drugs And Say Yes to Healthy Living”. Mr ManojKumar R, Deputysuperintendent of police, Narcotic Cell, Palakkad. District Nodal Officer forJanamaithri Police Project and Students Police Cadet Project was the Resourceperson. Mr ManojKumar in hisspecial address said that the life of a student is both challenging andinteresting. They face problems to overcome these challenges in order toachieve their goals and be successful in life. The DYSP informed that illicitdrugs are one such problem that cause hindrance to the development of thestudents.
The seminar mentions that every day India sees 10 suicidesrelated to drug abuse. He also added that a report by the central governmentdemonstrated that the vast majority of youth are receiving drug and alcoholprevention messages from sources such as TV, radio, posters and pamphlets,Movie ads and campaigns.
