UNIVERSITY OF BASRAH ORGANIZES AN AWARENESS-RAISING SEMINAR ENTITLED (THE PHENOMENON OF DRUG AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ITS EFFECTS ON IRAQI SOCIETY)

UNIVERSITY OF BASRAH ORGANIZES AN AWARENESS-RAISING SEMINAR ENTITLED (THE PHENOMENON OF DRUG AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ITS EFFECTS ON IRAQI SOCIETY)
The Educational Guidance and Psychological Guidance Unit at the College of Administration and Economics, in cooperation with the Technology Incubator Division, at the university Presidency, organized an awareness-raising seminar entitled (The phenomenon of drug and psychotropic substance abuse and its effects on Iraqi society) on Wednesday, 11/12/2024, in the hall of the College of Nursing.
The seminar, in which the Dean of Law, Ali Jihad Hussein, and the Assistant Prof. Nada Mahdi, a lecturer in the Department of banking and financial Sciences, lectured, included the risk factors for drug abuse in society, as well as the causes of drug abuse, which include a family history of drug abuse, and having a mental or behavioral health problem such as depression, anxiety, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
The seminar aimed to develop appropriate solutions to avoid the spread of this phenomenon and its effects on society by establishing strict regulations and laws.
In conclusion, the seminar recommended the necessity of parents following up on their children and educating students in public and private schools and universities at an advanced stage about the dangers of drugs and psychotropic substances, the correct mechanism for rejecting them and refusing to deal with them, and the correct ways and methods for reporting those who incite them.