Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara has decried that the menace of drug abuse in the state is not an individual problem but a societal epidemic undermining the very foundation of communities.
The Governor noted this, on Saturday, at a one-day sensitization campaign on the dangers of drug abuse in society to 500 student representatives organized by the Zamfara State Substance Abuse Control and Prohibition of Human Trafficking Agency in collaboration with the World Health Organization, WHO, in Gusau.
“From the onset of my administration, we recognized the imperative of ensuring that we initiate a mechanism that will checkmate issues bordering on illicit use of drugs, taking into cognizance of its multiplier effect. “Many of the heinous crimes perpetrated in our societies including banditry have their roots related to substance abuse', he added.
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