With the new academic year set to begin on Thursday,Vimukthi Missionunder the excise department will resume its activities in schools to fight drug abuse among students.Ernakulamexcise division has already started preliminary works for this in the district.
Though the usual awareness activities will be held, Vimukthi Mission aims at more interventional and enforcement-level activities in schools this year.
The plan is to ensure that drugs do not reach schools or their surroundings, prevent drug sales near schools and use of children as carriers and make teachers and students cautious about drug abuse and sales.
It is learnt that the planned activities include a screening of students to identify drug abuse among them and do the needful. For this, teachers’ help will be sought and they will be trained by psychological counsellors of Vimukthi and Health departments.