The Committee for Combating Smoking, Drugs and Psychotropic Substances at the Northern Technical University organizes a workshop entitled (Listening to young people to prevent the scourge of drugs and addiction)

Under the patronage of the President of the Northern Technical University, Professor Dr. Alia Abbas Al-Attar, and under the supervision of Professor Dr. Omar Khalil Ahmed, Dean of the Institute. The Committee for Combating Smoking, Drugs, and Psychotropic Substances at the Northern Technical University, in cooperation with the Psychological Counseling and Educational Guidance Unit, organized a workshop entitled “Listening to Youth to Prevent the Scourge”

Drugs and addiction)

Present were:

. Lecturer Dr. Labib Hassoun Abdullah, Chairman of the Committee for Combating Smoking, Drugs, and Psychotropic Substances at the Northern Technical University.

. Mr. Marwan Khalil (Rapporteur of the above committee

. Dr. Muhammad Yassin Hussein (Responsible

Psychological counseling and guidance unit

Educational).

Mr. Hamza Omar Siddiq (Division Officer

Quality assurance and university performance).

It was attended by a number of employees and students of the instituteThe workshop demonstrated the danger of drug abuse to the health of the individual and society, and its impact on society and the system of moral values, and that combating addiction and drugs contributes to protecting society and individuals from this imminent danger 5 that affects

on him.

The workshop dealt with clarifying the role of the family by listening to young people to ensure primary prevention, as it is the first wall of resistance for children, and methods for early detection of addiction.

The workshop aimed to:

. Statement of complications and damages resulting from

Drugs

. Protecting our children from the influence of drugs, the most common types of drugs, and how a family knows that they have a drug addict. . Explaining the role played by listening to concerns

Youth in reducing addiction. . Promoting societal values and moral commitment

To keep our youth from being drawn into addiction.

The workshop came out with recommendations, the most important of which are:. Educating about the dangers of drugs to the individual and society and that addiction does not only harm the individual

. Occupying youth’s free time and interest

By studying, choosing a friend well and listening to them

And for their problems.

. Providing a calm family atmosphere, befriending children, and not neglecting or abusing them.