Mr. Gideon Kwarteng, the Vice President of Deduako Kodiekrom Youth Association, has cautioned the youth against drugs abuse or self medication, because it could be a threat to their future aspirations.
Addressing members of the Association at an anti-drug abuse campaign to mark this year’s Drug Abuse Day, Mr. Kwarteng emphasised the need for the youth to become responsible adults, hence, the need to desist from these acts.
Mr. Richard Nyarko, Assembly Member for the electoral area, stressed that the youth were the future of every society, while pointing out that when the youth indulge in drug abuse they put the future of the nation in jeopardy, since effective leadership in the future would be compromised.
He warned that abusing drugs affected their mental health status when they become addicted, and asked them to stay away from that habit.
Mr. Edward Osei Agyemang, a worker at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), commended the youth for the laudable initiative, which, he said, would go a long way to help curb the recent increase in drug abuse amongst the youth, especial young females who were now getting into the act.
He disclosed that the campaign was in the right direction, because the rate at which drug abuse was eating into the young ones was a threat to the security and future of the nation.
