GANGTOK, 27 June: Hope Foundation
and Drishya Foundation jointly observed the International Day Against Drug
Abuse and Illicit trafficking with an awareness and interactive session with
the senior students of Govt Senior Secondary school and general community
regarding drug addiction, alcoholism and HIV/ AIDS at Jorethang.
The event started at 11.30 a.m.
with a welcome speech by Prem Chettri, Project Manager (Hope-1) and president, Drishya,
about drug addiction, alcoholism and HIV/AIDS.
Local youth, anthropoligist Yougan
Tamang spoke next, adding an inspirational spin to his talk, and speaking of
how he, hailing from a small town like Jorethang, pursued his research with an
earnestness which saw him get invited to the International conference for
Anthropological and Ethnological Science in England.
Jorethang thana in-charge spoke
on the Sikkim Anti-Drugs Act and underlined the need for wider social
interventions to address the problem of addiction.
