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Let's join hands to save our young people from drugs and alcohol

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Government officials arrested a reveller found drinking before official hours in a sting operation by a multi-agency team led by NACADA in Kayole on November 09, 2023. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

Drug abuse and alcoholism are on the rise among the youth, with an average of about 200,000 addicted to death.

National Authority for the Campaigns Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) statistics indicate that most youths are addicted to tobacco, alcohol and khat, exposing themselves to serious health risks.

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