Guruh launches antidrug campaign

Guruh launches antidrug campaign

BOGOR: Entertainer Guruh Soekarno Putra launched an antidrug
campaign on Sunday that will be run mainly by former drug users.

The "GSP 18" campaign, according to the younger brother of
President Megawati Soekarnoputri, will offer training on the
dangers of narcotics and information on how to help drug users
kick their habits.

"This campaign had attracted the attention of the United
Nations Development Program on how Indonesians deal with drugs,"
Guruh said.

The launch was highlighted by a march that included over 5,000
participants, mostly school students.

The number of teenagers and young adults using drugs has
continued to rise despite the harsh sentences handed out by
courts in an effort to fight drug trafficking and use. -- JP