The Narcotics Management Fee (NACOC) is in search of nearer collaboration with the Ghana Journalists Affiliation (GJA) to strengthen public training and fight the rising downside of drug abuse amongst youth.
The decision was made on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, when the NACOC Secretary Common, Brigadier Common Maxwell Oba Mantei, accompanied by his deputy and members of the Fee Administration Crew, paid a courtesy go to to the GJA management on the Worldwide Press Heart in Accra.
The go to got here as a part of preparations for this yr’s World Drug Day celebrations, which will probably be held below the theme “The world’s drug downside: Persistent issues, rising challenges and revolutionary responses.”
It additionally served as a platform for each companies to discover methods to strengthen cooperation within the struggle in opposition to drug abuse and unlawful drug trafficking.
Brigadier Common talking at a gathering. Common Mantei spoke of the vital position the media performs in defending the well being and way forward for younger individuals via continued public training in regards to the risks of drug abuse.
He expressed concern in regards to the rising variety of college students abusing medication, saying a lot of them have been unaware of the dangers concerned.
“What worries me is that drug abuse is on the rise amongst college students. What’s much more worrying is that the majority college students do not know why they abuse medication,” he says.
NACOC Secretary Common mentioned the fee is intensifying academic campaigns in faculties, faith-based organizations, workplaces and different organized teams throughout the nation to discourage drug abuse and promote wholesome existence.
He additionally reaffirmed the Fee’s dedication to implementing the nation’s drug legal guidelines and bringing offenders to justice.
“We won’t relent in finishing up our mission as a fee. We are going to proceed to arrest and prosecute those that visitors in these harmful substances and thereby endanger the security, well being, and way forward for our youth,” mentioned Brig. Common Manti mentioned.
Responding to the criticism, GJA President Albert Doumfor acknowledged the rising concern over drug abuse, particularly amongst college students in some excessive faculties throughout the nation.
He pledged the affiliation’s assist in elevating consciousness of drug-related points and selling accountable journalism.
“I guarantee you that working with my management, we’ll assist decrease the menace of drug abuse on this nation,” Dwanfor mentioned.
The NACOC delegation included the Deputy Director-Common for Enforcement, Administration and Elimination, Lawyer Common Alexander Tum Barima, in addition to different members of the Fee’s administration staff.
This initiative underscores NACOC’s dedication to constructing strategic partnerships with key stakeholders as a part of a broader nationwide effort to stop drug abuse and curb the illicit drug commerce via training, enforcement, and public consciousness.
