Society launches campaign against drugs and alcohol
Kumasi, Sept 28, Ghanadot/GNA
– Blue Cross Society (BCS), a humanitarian organization of
the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG), has launched a
campaign to stop drug abuse and alcoholism among the youth.
Mr Appiah Sarfo-Kantanka, an Executive Member of the
Society, said the Church could simply not remain impassive
as young people drift into lifestyles that are not just
unhelpful to their health but their future and that of the
nation.
The high rate at which the youth is becoming addicted to
drugs and alcohol should be a source of worry to everybody,
he added.
The campaign involves holding of education workshops, public
talks and the use of the mass media to draw attention to the
dangers of narcotic drugs misuse and excessive drinking.
Addressing one of such workshops at Bantama in Kumasi, Mr
Sarfo-Kantanka, who is a pharmacist, said it was time the
church, educational institutions and community leaders
joined hands to fight the menace.
He said it was important to help the young people to accept
that they have a responsibility to themselves to stay
healthy.
The Reverend Emmanuel Omari, Bantama District Youth Minister
of the Church, said substance abuse and alcoholism amounted
to indiscipline and that they were destructive to the human
body and career development.
He urged the youth to be self-disciplined and
to resist the temptation of taking to narcotic drugs and
alcohol.
Parents, he said, must also ensure that they counsel and
protect their children from peer group influence.
GNA
