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Drugs and students

From the Newspaper Published December 23, 2012
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SMOKING is a craze among students, and this is the first step towards the use of drugs. Recently a student of mine, Akif Javeed (the only child of his parents) died due to drug addiction.

There are a number of students in our colleges and universities who are involved in drug addiction.  Our law-enforcement agencies have failed to stop the use of drugs in our society.

The government should check the use of drugs among students in universities and colleges.

RAI SHABBIR AHMAD Lahore

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Naveed Shakur
Dec 24, 2012 09:42pm
Why we blame Government for every thing, I am sorry to say if education cannot change the attitude of an individual and knowing the consequences of the act if he still involves himself in drug addiction; the only one to blame is himself.
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Khanm
Dec 25, 2012 06:49am
It is again the cry in the wilderness, government is not interested in any welfare job, the government is interested in their interest. By now we all should know that
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