North West Premier Thandi Modise has called
for united action against the scourge of drug abuse and illicit
trafficking.
Modise said communities need to support
young people by identifying and blowing the whistle on drug lords and those
establishments that are selling alcohol to the underage.
Premier Spokesperson Lesiba Kgwele said
that there is a need to intensify the onslaught against drug and alcohol abuse
to build a drug free South Africa
“Because we cannot afford to loose our
youth who are our future leaders to drugs like nyaope and alcohol abuse,”
Kgwele said.
Kgwele also added that research has
confirmed that young people who start drinking alcohol at a young age are five
times more likely to develop alcohol abuse or dependent that people who first
used alcohol at ages 21 or older.
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