The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control will collaborate with principals of secondary schools in curbing abuse of drugs among youths.
Osun State Coordinator of the Agency, Babatunde Yusuf, stated this at a meeting on youths against drug abuse held in Osogbo.
TVC News Correspondent Rafiu Hammed reports that it was a school based drug abuse prevention Programme targeted at secondary school students. This is because drug abuse is said to be prevalent among youths.
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Changing this trend necessitated the stakeholders meeting to creating awareness towards the implementation of youth Against Drug Abuse Project by NAFDAC.
Participants said they have been well equipped on the effect of drug abuse. Various speakers at the programme commended NAFDAC for the initiative.
