College of Education for Girls Organises an Awareness Seminar on "Drugs: Their Types, Health and Social Effects, Prevention and How to Seek Help"

Based on the directives of the Office of His Excellency the Prime Minister, the Government Communication Team, the Permanent National Committee for Awareness and Community Guidance, under the patronage of Prof. Dr. Basim Abdul-Hussein Jarallah, President of the University of Shatrah, and under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Afrah Abd Maktoof, Dean of the College of Education for Girls, the College organised on Wednesday, 15 October 2025, an awareness seminar entitled "Drugs: Their Types, Health and Social Effects, Prevention and How to Seek Help".

The workshop was presented by Asst. Lect. Marwa Amir Jaleel of the Department of Biology and moderated by Asst. Prof. Dr. Ahmed Hassan Sahib, and it addressed the phenomenon of drugs as a health, social, economic and legal danger threatening young people and society.

The workshop aimed to spread preventive awareness and promote a culture of support and recovery, with a focus on the role of educational institutions in protecting students from the scourge of addiction. The event also saw interactive discussions among the attendees, addressing prevention mechanisms and ways of providing help to groups affected by or at risk of addiction.

This workshop comes within the series of awareness activities that the College carries out as part of its social responsibility, aimed at building an aware generation capable of facing behavioural and intellectual challenges in society.