MoI webinar cautions abuse of prescription medicines

The General Directorate of Drug Enforcement at the Ministry of Interior organised an awareness webinar on “medical drugs and their misuse.” The event dealt with several topics related to dispensing medicines and medical drugs and their abuse.

It also discussed the adverse effects of addiction and the solutions available in cooperation with treatment and rehabilitation institutions. The webinar was held in connection with the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, in cooperation with the Drug Prevention Subcommittee, Hamad Medical Corporation, and the Doha International Family Institute (DIFI). More than 120 people attended the event. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Alim Ibrahim from the Mental Health Department of Hamad Medical Corporation, Dr. Sharifa Al Emadi, Executive Director of DIFI, and Dr. Omar Yasser Khader from the Inspection and Narcotics Section of the Pharmacy and Drug Control Dept at the Ministry of Public Health were among the speakers.