By Emperor Bailor Jalloh, PV Freetown Bureau Chief
As part of combating drug abuse and alcoholism by youths in Sierra Leone, the Youth Empowerment and Development Association of Sierra Leone ( YEDA-SL) a civil society organization based in Freetown has revamped the Campaign against Drug Abuse and Alcoholism by young people in Sierra Leone.
In an exclusive interview with this medium in Freetown on Sunday January 27,2019, the Executive Director of YEDA Sierra Leone Mohamed Kamara emphasized that revamping the Campaign against Drug Abuse and Alcoholism by youths in Sierra Leone is one of their numerous activities for 2019 by engaging the media, authorities concerned and community engagements as collaborative responsibility to free youths from Drug Abuse and Alcoholism and described them as precious assets of the country for present and future national development and admonished them to desist from such unproductive indulgence.
Mohamed Kamara
Director Kamara further calling on the government, politicians and the Pharmacy Board of Sierra Leone to re- double efforts in the fight against Drug Abuse and Alcoholism as part of lowering the crime rate, youth violence and related state security threats to ensure a peaceful and safe society and youth empowerment and development.
He presented to this medium two official invitation letters from the Headquarters of the Sierra Leone Police to attend Community Relations and Local Policing Partnership Board meetings in Freetown and in the outskirt of Freetown.
According to a press release issued by YEDA- SL in February 2016 with the caption " Alcohol And The Youthful Population " Sierra Leone is experiencing an influx of alcohol manufacturing companies which have the potential to destroy young people by indulging in perpetual alcoholism.
The YEDA- SL boss also disclosed that as a registered member of Sierra Leone Alcohol Policy Alliance ( SLAPA) and the Consultative Forum on World Drug Problems he attended a workshop organised by the country’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and supported by OSIWA which helped them to revamp the Campaign against Drug Abuse and Alcoholism by young people in Sierra Leone in order to produce healthy and development oriented youths for national progress.
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