Masoodi calls for aggressive public awareness campaign against drug abuse, drug addiction

Srinagar : The Jammu & Kashmir National Conference Member of the Parliament from Anantnag Justice (retd.) Hasnain Masoodi on Saturday called for an aggressive public awareness campaign against drug abuse and drug addiction by the administration and civil society groups. He also inaugurated Cricket tournament at Mattan.
According to a statement issued from party headquarters here, on the occasion, Masoodi impressed upon the youth to take notice of the gravity of challenge and make coordinated efforts to combat the menace.
Later in the day he visited Mattan temple and Chattisinghpora Gurudwara. He was accompanied by Constituency In charges Ab Majeed Larmi, Reyaz Khan, party functionaries Mir Lateef, Altaf Ahmed, Mushtaq Khanday.
Masoodi said that in order to combat this rising societal problem, multi-pronged rehabilitation, counselling and guidance policy is indispensable to be implemented on ground to monitor drug abuse and take remedial measures to curb the menace. He also emphasised on conducting awareness campaigns on mass scale against drug menace to sensitize the youth about hazards and ill effects of consuming drugs.