An educational event was held on November 1 of the current year, on the topic "Educational institutions" role in the fight against drug addiction" within the framework of cooperation with the Baku Oil-Energy College under ASSOCI according to the Action Plan signed between the Permanent Working Group of the State Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and Illegal Trafficking of Narcotics and the Youth Fund.

   The deputy director for training and education of the Baku Oil and Energy College, the responsible employee of the permanent working group of the State Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and Illegal Trafficking of Narcotics, representatives of the Youth Fund, the Main Anti-Narcotics Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the clinical psychologist of the Republican Narcology Center participated at the event and a wide information was given about the risk factors of drug use among young people, the properties of psychoactive substances and their harmful effects on health, methods of combating drug addiction and also  the importance of effective organization of free time, sports, art and socially useful work was especially emphasized. At the end, discussions were held about the questions of interest to the students.

   In the end, the necessary propaganda materials prepared by the Working Group of the State Commission end "Know the truth about narcotics", "The truth about marijuana" and "The truth about psychotropic substances" were distributed among the students.