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Concerted campaign against drug abuse

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An elaborate campaign will be held by the Excise, Education, Health, and Police Departments together to check substance abuse, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said.

He was speaking after inaugurating the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking observance here on Wednesday.

The Chief Minister called for a mechanism to monitor if children were in contact with the drug mafia. The mafia were using children as drug carriers. Not only boys, girls too were falling prey to drugs. There was need to be extra vigilant. Teachers had a huge role to play in this. Moreover, school premises should be secure enough to prevent drugs from coming inside. “We need a drug-free Kerala. It is the question of our future,” Mr. Vijayan said.