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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1978
HE SAID DRUG ADDICTION IS NOT NECESSARILY CAUSED BY 'SELF-INFLICTED DEGRADATION' AS MANY PEOPLE WOULD BELIEVE BUT RATHER, IN MANY CASES, CAUSED BY POOR LIVING AND WORKING CONDITIONS AS WELL AS FAMILY AND OTHER PROBLEMS.
+ I WOULD THEREFORE ASK YOU TO DO TWO THINGS, + THE REV. MCGOVERN SAID.
+FIRST, SHOW SYMPATHY TO VICTIMS OF DRUGS IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO GIVE UP THE HABIT.
+SECOND, I BEG YOU ON NO ACCOUNT SHOW SYMPATHY TOWARDS DRUG TRAFFICKERS. LET THEM SEE BY YOUR ACTIONS THAT YOU DESPISE THEM. IF YOU GET AN OPPORTUNITY REPORT THEM, HE SAID,
HE SAID ALTHOUGH THE DRUG PROBLEM HAS NOW BEEN LARGELY CONTAINED, IT WILL NEVER BE ELIMINATED UNLESS THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE COMES FORWARD AND UNITES ACTION AGAINST IT.
THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT ANTI-DRUG CAMPAIGN IS THE SECOND OF THREE DISTRICT-LEVEL EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS BEING ORGANISED BY THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS IN CONJUNCTION WITH LOCAL ORGANISATIONS THIS YEAR.
DURING THE MONTH-LONG CAMPAIGN, THERE WILL BE MORE THAN 40 EVENTS INCLUDING EXHIBITIONS, VARIETY SHOWS, MOBILE THEATRE AND FILM SHOWS FOR 230,000 RESIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT.
ABOUT 50,000 LEAFLETS, SEVERAL THOUSAND POSTERS AND SCORES OF BANNERS CARRYING ANTI-DRUG SLOGANS WILL ALSO BE DISTRIBUTED AND DISPLAYED IN THE DISTRICT.
BEFORE THE OPENING CEREMONY THIS AFTERNOON, MORE THAN 1,000 YOUNG VOLUNTEERS. DISTRIBUTED LEAFLETS TO TAKE THE ANTI-DRUG MESSAGE TO EVERY SHOP AND PEDESTRIAN IN THE AREA.
A BOAT DECORATED WITH PENNANTS AND EQUIPPED WITH LOUD HAILERS WEAVED ITS WAY THROUGH THE ABERDEEN TYPHOON SHELTER TO INFORM THE BOAT PEOPLE OF THE START OF THE CAMPAIGN.
AN EVALUATION SURVEY WILL BE CARRIED OUT AT THE END OF THE CAMPAIGN TO ASSESS ITS IMPACT AND EFFECTIVENESS.
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