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University of Sargodha organised an anti-drug and anti-tobacco awareness session at its Department of Economics in line with directions issued by the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC), and Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Qaisar Abbas.

The session, titled “Awareness Today, Protection Tomorrow: How Addiction Changed Body and Behavior,” was arranged for class representatives and group representatives.

Dr Aysha Azhar, lecturer and RMO at UMC&RC, and Dr Mohsin Atta, assistant professor at the Department of Psychology, addressed the participants as guest speakers. They highlighted the harmful effects of drugs and smoking on physical health, mental wellbeing and human behaviour.

Director Student Affairs and Chairman of the Anti-Drug and Tobacco Committee Dr Mehmoodul Hassan also spoke on the occasion and stressed the need for collective efforts to protect young people from drug abuse.

An interactive question-and-answer session was held at the end of the programme where students asked questions about addiction and its social and psychological impacts. The session was also attended by Dr Saifullah and Syed Abid Hussain Shah, secretary of the Anti-Drug and Tobacco Committee.