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26Jun

International Day against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking

International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking Celebration

International Day against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking

The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is a United Nations International Day against drug abuse and the illegal drug trade. It is observed annually on 26 June, since 1989, a date chosen to commemorate Lin Zexu's dismantling of the opium trade in Humen, Guangdong, just before the First Opium War in China. The observance was instituted by General Assembly Resolution 42/112 of 7 December 1987 as an expression of its determination to strengthen action and cooperation to achieve the goal of an international society free of drug abuse.

In order to spread awareness, about this, among the students of the school, a special assembly was organised by the members of Chenab House of St. Xavier's High School, Deoghar on 26.06.2018. The members of this house came up with a variety of performances related to this burning issue. Through the street play they demonstrated the harmful effects of being addicted to drugs.

At the end, the Principal, Dr. N. Santhosh Kumar, addressed the assembly and highlighted the various effects of drug addiction for the individual, family, society and the country at large. He raised a voice to guide the students to "Say NO to drugs."