On the 26th of June 2023 observed as Anti Drug Day Worldwide, the Department of Computer Science organized an Awareness seminar on Drug usage in college campuses . The tagline of the programme is “Say No To Drugs And Say Yes to Healthy Living”. Mr ManojKumar R, Deputy superintendent of police, Narcotic Cell, Palakkad. District Nodal Officer for Janamaithri Police Project and Students Police Cadet Project was the Resource person. Mr ManojKumar in his special address said that the life of a student is both challenging and interesting. They face problems to overcome these challenges in order to achieve their goals and be successful in life. The DYSP informed that illicit drugs are one such problem that cause hindrance to the development of the students. The seminar mentions that every day India sees 10 suicides related to drug abuse. He also added that a report by the central government demonstrated that the vast majority of youth are receiving drug and alcohol prevention messages from sources such as TV, radio, posters and pamphlets, Movie ads and campaigns.
