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05th April 2018 22:00:45 Hours

GW All Ranks Learn About Dangerous Drugs

The Gemunu Watch (GW) Regimental Centre organized one day educational programe on ‘Dangerous Drugs and Drugs Control’ on Thursday (29) at the GW Regimental premises on the direction of the Colonel of the Regiment, Major General Dampath Fernando.

The programme on ‘Dangerous Drugs and Drugs Control’ was conducted by the National Dangerous Drugs Control Board in response to a request made by the GW Regimental Centre.

The lecture covered subjects such as, introduction to psychoactive substance use and effect of drug use, Science of addiction, Substance of abuse: characteristics and consequences and Social stigma, etc.

The lecture session focused on conversations, play lets, poems, songs, etc to arose interest among participants. Final session consisted of sharing of feedback and observations among the participants.

The Regimental Staff Officers welcomed the resource personal Ms Priyadarshani Rathnayake, Drug Education and Information Officer, Mr Supun Udara, Assistant Drug Education and Information Officer on behalf of the Colonel of the Regiment, Centre Commandant and all Officers and Other Ranks of the Gemunu Watch.

More than 20 Officers and 350 Other Ranks participated in this event.

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