MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1992
SURVEY ON DRUG USE AMONG YOUTHS TO GET UNDER WAY
THE NARCOTICS DIVISION OF THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT CONDUCT A SURVEY NEXT MONTH TO COLLECT MORE COMPREHENSIVE UP-TO-DATE DATA ON DRUG USE AMONG YOUNGSTERS.
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THE SURVEY COVERS ABOUT 115,000 STUDENTS IN THE LOCAL CHINESE-SPEAKING SECONDARY SCHOOLS, THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS AND
TECHNICAL INSTITUTES.
THIS WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY (MONDAY) BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS, MR KEN WOODHOUSE, WHILE BRIEFING ABOUT 150 THIRD-YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG ON THE PROBLEM OF DRUG ABUSE AND PREVENTION AT A SEMINAR ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY.
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE SURVEY ARE TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT DRUG ABUSE AMONG STUDENTS OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTES IN HONG KONG AS WELL AS TO ASSESS STUDENTS' KNOWLEDGE ON DRUGS AND THEIR ATTITUDE TOWARDS DRUG ABUSE.
THE SURVEY ALSO AIMS TO FIND OUT WHY THE STUDENTS ABUSE DRUGS, THE SOURCE FROM WHERE THEY OBTAIN DRUGS, AND HOW THEY LEARN ABOUT DRUGS.
THEIR AWARENESS OF TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION FACILITIES DRUG ABUSERS WILL ALSO BE ASSESSED.
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TWO SIMILAR SURVEYS WERE CONDUCTED IN 1987 AND 1990.
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REFERRING ΤΟ THE GOVERNMENT'S PREVENTIVE PUBLICITY EFFORTS, MR WOODHOUSE SAID A WIDE RANGE OF PROGRAMMES FOR DIFFERENT TARGET GROUPS WERE LAUNCHED EACH YEAR.
"THE PRIMARY AIM OF OUR EFFORTS IS TO PUBLICISE THE DANGERS DRUG ABUSE AND TO PROMOTE THE ADVANTAGES OF A DRUG-FREE LIFESTYLE,
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"CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ARR REMINDED OF THE DANGERS OF EXPERIMENTING WITH DRUGS, WHICH CAN LEAD TO DEPENDENCY," HE SAID.
HE ALSO URGED THE MEDICAL STUDENTS TO HELP IN THE FIGHT AGAINST DRUG ABUSE WHEN THEY ENTERED THE MEDICAL PROFESSION.
"HONG KONG'S FIGHT AGAINST DRUG AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE IS NOT A BATTLE WHICH THE GOVERNMENT CAN WIN SINGLE-HANDEDLY. WE NEED THE SUPPORT OF THE WHOLE COMMUNITY, OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSION, INCLUDING YOUNG DOCTORS LIKE YOU, AND OTHER CARING PROFESSIONS," HE SAID.
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