Inter-ministry committee being set up to tackle youth drug abuse by working with parents, schools and others
"We as parents have to set guidelines and rules at home," said the 43-year-old senior safety manager, who is keen to ensure that young people such as his daughter understand the harm that drugs can do.
The move follows the publication of a survey of more than 6,000 Singapore residents by the Institute of Mental Health showing that that theDrugs were consumed at home for some 30 per cent of respondents who had taken drugs in the past year, showed the survey, which was published on Wednesday.
Mr Shanmugam said that the committee aims to"drive home further" with young people that drugs are a serious problem. Ms Yu, whose son is 16 years old, said that the important question for parents is how children get exposed to drugs and what drives them to try drugs.
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