THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1989
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HEROIN TAKING MAY LEAD TO ACUTE POISONING
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DRUG ABUSERS ARE WARNED THAT HEROIN TAKING MAY LEAD ΤΟ ACUTE POISONING WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND CAN BE LETHAL.
COMMITTEE
THE WARNING WAS ISSUED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ACTION AGAINST NARCOTICS (ACAN), DR GERALD CHOA, DURING A DRUG EDUCATION TALK FOR ABOUT 400 TEACHERS, STUDENT COUNSELLORS AND OUTREACHING SOCIAL WORKERS AT THE CITY HALL THEATRE THIS THURSDAY) AFTERNOON.
DR CHOA SAID IT WAS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS WHEN ADDICTS MIXED NO. 3 HEROIN WITH NO. 4 HEROIN TO SATISFY THEIR DRUG HABITS,
"NO. 4 HEROIN CAN HAVE A PURITY LEVEL OF ABOUT 90 PER CENT WHILE NO. 3 HEROIN ONLY STANDS ON FIVE TO SIX PER CENT.
NO. 3
"HOWEVER, IT HAS RECENTLY BEEN FOUND THAT THE PURITY OF HEROIN HAS DROPPED TO LOWER THAN FIVE PER CENT PROBABLY BECAUSE OF THE DRUG TRAFFICKERS TRYING TO MAKE HUGE PROFITS FROM THE ILLICIT DEALS, HE SAID.
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DR CHOA POINTED OUT THAT THE ACAN HAD LONG ACCORDED PRIORITY AND GREAT EFFORTS IN DRIVING HOME THE ANTI-DRUG MESSAGES.
"THE ACTION COMMITTEE IN RECENT YEARS HAS TAKEN THE INITIATIVE TO EDUCATE THE YOUNG GENERATION WITH A PROPER KNOWLEDGE ON DRUGS AND THE ADVERSE EFFECTS THAT DRUG ABUSE WILL POSE то INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
"THE SETTING UP OF THE SCHOOL DIVISION IN 1984 IS A GOOD INSTANCE.
TALKS TEAM BY THE NARCOTICS
"SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT, THE TEAM HAS GIVEN MORE THAN 1.000 TALKS TO SOME 350,000 STUDENTS FROM THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTES THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.'
DR CHOA NOTED THAT MEASURES HAD IMPETUS OF THE ANTI-DRUG DRIVE AND TO AND ATTENTION CONCERNING THE PROBLEM.
BEEN TAKEN TO MAINTAIN THE MAINTAIN STUDENTS' INTERESTS
WITH THE SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE FROM LOCAL POPULAR ARTISTES AND COMMUNITY DIGNITARIES, THE NARCOTICS DIVISION HAS JUST COMPLETED THE PRODUCTION OF A NEW SLIDE SHOW TO ACCOMPANY THE SCHOOL TALKS.
THE NEW VISUAL AID IS A COMPUTERISED MULTI-IMAGE PRODUCTION WITH SYNCHRONISED BACKGROUND MUSIC AND VOICE-OVER DEPICTING THE TERRITORY'S OVERALL DRUG SITUATION, THE GOVERNMENT'S ANTI-DRUG STRATEGY, THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF DRUGS AND THEIR HARMFUL EFFECTS AND EXPLAINING HOW TO STAY AWAY FROM DRUGS.
THE NARCOTICS DIVISION IS ALSO PLANNING TO REVISE AND UPDATE THE EXISTING DRUG EDUCATION TEACHING MATERIALS BY PRODUCING A VIDEO TEACHING KIT.
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