The Education Ministry in a parliamentary written reply today said drug abuse involving students was still low as it involved only 0.03 per cent, or 1,410 of the total 4.7 million student population. "Of the 1,410 students, 75.68 per cent (1,067) students took methamphetamine, cannabis (16.73 per cent), opium (5.17 per cent), amphetamine (2.23 per cent) and ketamine (0.19 per cent). On this, the ministry said it had intensified its effort in combating drug abuse among both primary and secondary students through curriculum, co-curriculum and personality development. All schools nationwide had set up a Drug Prevention Education (PPDa) committee that coordinated all related activities throughout the year, the ministry added. However, the ministry did not provide data on drug abuse among college or university students.

Source: New Strait Times November 13, 2017 05:48 UTC