International Day for Drug Abuse
The United Nations’ (UN) International Day against Drug
Abuse and Illicit Trafficking falls on June 26 each year to raise awareness of
the major problem that illicit drugs represent to society. This day is
supported by individuals, communities and various organizations all over the
world.
The
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) leads the international
campaign aimed at raising awareness of the major problem that illicit drugs
represent to society and especially to young people. The goal of the campaign,
, is to inspire people and mobilize support for drug control.
The
international campaign "Do drugs control your life? Your life.
Your community. No place for drugs" communicates that the
destructive effects of illicit drugs concern us all. Their use harms
individuals, families and society at large. Drugs control the body and mind of
individual consumers, the drug crop and drug cartels control farmers,
trafficking and crime control communities.
Teenagers
and young adults are particularly vulnerable to using illicit drugs. The
prevalence of drug use among young people is more than twice as high as that
among the general population. At this age, peer pressure to experiment with
illicit drugs can be strong and self-esteem is often low. Also, those who take
drugs tend to be either misinformed or insufficiently aware of the health risks
involved.
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The
UNODC campaign focuses only on drugs under international control. These are
drugs Member States have decided to limit exclusively to medical and scientific
purposes, given the adverse effects their abuse and trafficking have on health
and society. These illicit drugs include amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS),
coca/cocaine, cannabis, hallucinogens, opiates, and sedative hypnotics.
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