Prevention of Drugs in Youth
The latest episode of Jwandai Jazbey (Alive Spirit) discussed the use and prevention of drugs among youth and the measures to be taken. As per the statistics by United Nation Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Pakistan, drugs users are mostly between the ages 15 to 65 with 78% of them being male and 22% female.
The guest in the show, Sayed Ali Naqi, a representative of Dost Foundation shared that, in Pakistan 6.7 million people are using drugs and the biggest reason for it is the fact that Afghanistan is neighbouring Pakistan and 90% of raw drugs come from this region. He added that unemployment is also one of the major factors for getting addicted to drugs.
He noted that it is quite alarming that from 2015, 800,000 people are adding up yearly in the existing number of addicts. It is increasing because of the lack of work on prevention.
Mr. Yasir elaborated that the use of drugs is common in all classes. He shared that in 2018 his foundation was accessed by 1,800 users for treatment including 35 females. He said that both male and female resist treatment because drug addiction has been stigmatized culturally.
While talking about the merged areas Yasir said that tribal areas are also very close to the border and are more vulnerable to drug abuse. He said that keeping in view the growing number of drug addicts it is really important to have proper planning and awareness programs along with more rehabilitation centers by the state.
Three calls were received during the show.
About Sabawoon:
Sabawoon airs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and the merged tribal Areas (exFATA) since 2011. It began as a counter-radicalization, strategic communications program, designed to highlight and promote the fundamental governance values such as democracy, rule of law, women’s rights, equal citizenry, and social cohesion.
The show airs Tuesday through Thursday every week under three themes on FM-101.5 Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan 711 kHz from 3:15 PM to 4:00 PM.
On Tuesday, Jarga Maraka covers current affairs and important regional issues with input from government and other senior officials. On Wednesday, Jwandai Jazbey airs and deals with issues of relevance to and significance for youth and students. Issues of Women and socio-cultural affairs are discussed in Ranra on Thursday.
The primary objective of the show has been to underline the criticality of UDHR along with constitutionalism, fundamental rights, public accountability and the rule of law for countering extremism illegalities of all forms.