12 Sep 2022| 07:21am ISTDeadly extra-curricular activity hits many Salcete campuses, drug scoringAddiction to drugs taking a toll on teenage students’ physical, psychological health, lament Salcete parentsKARSTEN MIRANDAMARGAO: Many Salcete kids are scoring high. Speaking without wanting to be identified, these parents said that teenage students especially those from Class IX-Class XII have easy access to drugs. “We need to promote drug demand reduction programmes in a sustainable manner in Goa, i.e. Martins, a social activist also felt the Primary Health Centres (PHCs) must arrange for the same to be discussed regularly in the meetings of the Village Health, Sanitation & Nutrition Committee (VHSNC) of all the newly elected 186 village panchayats. Urban Health Centres must launch special awareness programmes in collaboration with the service clubs, educational institutions and municipal councils.

Source: The Herald September 11, 2022 23:36 UTC