In connection with the implementation of Section 4.4.4 of the Action Plan on the implementation of the “State Program on the Illicit Trafficking of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and their Precursors and fight against drug addiction for 2013-2018”, with the initiative of the Working Group of the State Commission on fight against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking of Drugs and with the participation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Drug Center of the Ministry of Health, the State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs an enlightenment event was held in Shamakhi district on 24 October 2017. 

   Attending the event, the representatives of the relevant state bodies spoke on the subject, including the disastrous effects of drugs on the human body, the disaster caused by the drug addiction, the importance of the district commission's attention to the prevention of drug addiction, the involvement of public figures and religious figures in such events, expansion of relations between municipalities, police authorities, education personnel, labor collectives and relevant commissions. They provided information and recommendations on prevention of ways of spread of AIDS and other terrible illnesses and wide-ranging discussions were held around the questions of the event participants.

   The necessary visual aids prepared by the State Commission's Working Group were distributed to the participants.