Women wage war against drugs

Women wage war against drugs

BOGOR: The Bogor Federation of Women Organizations (GOW),
along with the Indonesian Anti-Narcotics Organizations (GAN) and
City Narcotics Body (BNK), declared war against drugs on
Wednesday.

The declaration was made during "Women concerned about the
dangers of narcotics" forum held in observance of International
Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, which fell on
June 26.

The forum was opened by deputy mayor M. Sahid.

"People who are addicted to narcotics will lose their future,
as they will spend most of their days simply trying to fulfill
their desire for the addictive substances," GOW Bogor chairwoman
Asmara Mansyur said at the event.

"We want to make the public aware of the dangers of narcotics,
with particular emphasis on the role mothers can play to teach
their children about avoiding narcotics," she added. -- Antara