SINGAPORE - A new committee will be set up to look into drug use among youth, following an Institute of Mental Health (IMH) study which found that the starting mean age for drug consumption among Singaporeans and permanent residents was 15.9 years. The Inter-Ministry Committee on Drug Prevention for Youths was announced by Minister for Home Affairs and Law K....
A new programme will train residents of Pertapis Halfway House, who are repeat drug offenders, in work skills.SINGAPORE - A new committee will be set up to look into drug use among youth, following an Institute of Mental Health study which found that the starting mean age for drug consumption among Singaporeans and permanent residents was 15.9 years.
The committee is chaired by Mr Shanmugam and will involve the Education, Social and Family Development, Culture, Community and Youth, Defence, Communications and Information, and Health ministries, as well as the People’s Association. “It has gotten across to many Singaporeans, or most Singaporeans, I would say. We need to emphasise it, drive it home further. Also, we have to approach the young people themselves.”
Among those who had abused drugs, curiosity was the most common reason for starting to do so. Other reasons included peer pressure and the belief that drugs could help them cope with problems. Announcing the new programme at Pertapis, Mr Shanmugam said it provides offenders with work therapy and training, to help them better prepare for a job, both psychologically and on the skills front.
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