NDLEA advises parents to counsel children on drugs

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has
called on parents to sensitise their children to
the dangers of using illicit drugs.

The NDLEA Director- General, Mrs. Roli Bode-
George, who lamented drug abuse and
trafficking among youths, said parents needed
to join hands with the agency in the campaign
against illicit drugs.

Bode-George spoke in Lagos State on
Wednesday during a walk against drug abuse and
trafficking.

The walk, which aimed at creating awareness on
the dangers of narcotics, was part of the
activities to mark the International Day Against
Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking which would
hold on June 26.

She said, “The agency seeks to increase the level
of awareness concerning drug abuse and
trafficking. There are people who have drug
abuse challenges but do not know how to get
solutions. Some of these people have died while
others are confined to psychiatric hospitals.

Parents can help to save a life from illicit drug
use today if only they can listen more and seek
help for children before and when they get
hooked on illicit drugs.”

Speaking on the theme of the World Drug Day,
tagged, “Listen First,” the DG urged parents and
guardians not to be provoked by the
involvement of their loved ones in drug abuse.
She appealed that drug addicts should be given
attention and counselled accordingly.