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Over the last two months, 100
people have been arrested for the misuse of drugs, more than
half of them men. The statistic was revealed by an official
from the Narcotic Control Bureau during a talk on the misuse of
drugs among youth, presented to the participants of the Camping
Programme for Invited Youth in the Brunei Muara District.
One of the participants of the
programme, Awang Haji Mohd. Khairul Anuar Shah, 19, said that
one of the main causes of youth getting involved in drugs was
their desire to try, which results in them getting addicted to
the substance.
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Meanwhile, 16-year-old student at
the Pengiran Muda Al- Muhtadee Billah College, Awangku Haji
Abdul Rahman felt that on some occasions smoking could also lead
an individual to turn to drugs. He said young smokers are
easily influenced by their parents and friends who also
smoke.The bureau’s statistics show that there were more than
four thousand people arrested from 1996 to 2002. 152 offenders
were below fifteen years of age.
More than eighty youths from
eleven mosques attended the youth campaign programme, which was
organised by the Kampung Perpindahan Mata-Mata mosque.
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