
The College of Dentistry at Basra University organized a scientific seminar about Drugs and Corona about illicit drug abuse and Covid-19 both an Outbreak to Avoid as part of the activities of the Scientific Day of illicit Drugs. Dr. Abbas Jumah Hamdan and Hoda Abdel-Hussein Al-Safar, both specialist in psychiatry participated in the seminar, stating the most important risk of drug use during the period of covid-19 outbreak and its effects on general wellbeing. In addition Mr.Ali Jihad Hussain, focused on the effect of drugs on the spread of crime and the role of Basrah Police department in reducing these crimes. The seminar aims to raise awareness among families about the social risk of illicit drug abuse.