Tinaye Agere
Online Reporter
Government has upped the ante in the fight against drug abuse through establishing the National Committee on the Elimination of Drug and Substance Abuse.
Addressing Wednesday’s post-Cabinet briefing, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said Government was “deeply concerned” by the impact of drug abuse on communities.
“The nation is being informed that Cabinet is deeply concerned that the drug and substance abuse scourge in Zimbabwe has reached levels which are wreaking havoc in families and threatening the core of societal norms and values,” said Minister Mutsvangwa.
“Following Cabinet’s decision at its last meeting to establish an institutional framework to decisively deal with the menace, Cabinet has decided to set up a National Committee on the Elimination of Drug and Substance Abuse.”
Bongani Ndlovu
Online Reporter