ShareKUWAIT: A number of educators stressed Wednesday the importance of boosting and solidifying moral values in society as the best preemptive step against the spread of illegal drugs in Kuwait. In various statements to KUNA, the experts affirmed that boosting moral values and the importance of family at schools and various public institutes would enable people to better fend off the dangers of narcotics and illicit substances.
In this regard, a former academic at the Kuwait University's Faculty of Sharia and Islamic studies, Dr. Omar Al-Shaiji said that bolstering good values in society, in general, would be beneficial to the fight against drug use and addiction, adding that parents should be aware of the power of positive reinforcement when dealing with their children.
The process of bringing up children should be a balanced approach and it should avoid the pits created by negligence or becoming too harsh and over-controlling, Al-Shaji added. The media has a role in promoting good values and morals, he affirmed, saying that state entities should work together to defend society from narcotics and addiction. On his part, the head of the Islamic studies department at the Ministry of Education Dr Yaaqoub Al-Loughani indicated that children, youth, and minors should be focused upon in the campaign to prevent the proliferation of drugs. Setting plans and filling time for this sector of society is paramount to prevent them from being lost in the hollow and dark labyrinths of addiction, he pointed out, noting that Islamic values and traditions were of great worth: therefore, society should be clinging to and promoting positive behavior before all hope was lost.
Meanwhile, Iraq's anti-drugs force and other security agencies continued to fight against narcotics despite the lack of human and specialized resources. Speaking to KUNA, head of the anti-drugs force Colonel Bilal Subhi said that the force, established in 2019, had achieved several victories against drug trafficking, revealed that in 2022, security squads managed to arrest 15,000 drug dealers and confiscated over 400 kilograms of illicit substances and 15 million hallucinogen pills.
He commended the assistance from intelligence and law-abiding citizens who helped in the apprehending of felons, urging anyone to contact the 178 hotline to help in the fight against drugs. Subhi affirmed that the fight against drugs was not a single entity campaign and several state bodies were contributing to this honorable task including the supreme national authority for drugs and hallucinogen affairs established in accordance with law 20/2017. - KUNA
