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