More Awareness Programmes on Drug Prevention Conducted

The Army’s Directorate of Psychological Operations organized one more awareness programme on ‘Drugs’ with the support of the Alcohol and Drug Information Centre (ADIC) got underway at its office during December 6-8 its office, Park Road in Colombo 5.

A total of 27 officers representing all Security Force Headquarters, participated in the awareness programme.

The main objective of this training programme is to develop Army Officers as resource personnel to help their peers in similar programmes and other officers to be free from alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.

Lecture assistance to the programme was provided by the ADIC with the coordination of the Directorate of Psychological Operations.

On the directions of the Commander of the Army to be in line with the President Maithripala Sirisena’s manifesto, ‘Compassionate Government, a Stable Country’, intended to free Sri Lanka of all intoxicants and reduce the usage of alcohol, tobacco and smuggled narcotics, etc,this programme has already been launched in several Security Force Headquarters.

The island-wide drive is being launched at all Security Force Headquarter levels by the Directorate of Psychological Operations (Psy Ops).