KALIBO, Aklan (PIA) -- The province of Aklan launched this year’s Drug Abuse Prevention and Control (DAPC) week during the Provincial Government’s regular flag-raising ceremony in front of the Provincial Capitol Building in Kalibo.

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) provincial staff joined the activity to give more significance to the celebration and to emphasize the importance of having a drug-free community.

personnel and employees of other government agencies holding office at the Capitol compound.

This year’s DAPC celebrationcoincides with the 50th Founding Anniversary celebration of the DDB in the country.

This year’s DAPC Week celebration theme is “Addressing Drug Challenges in Health and Humanitarian Crises #CareInCrises” which emphasizes the importance of combatting disinformation campaigns about illegal drugs that can harm the public.

The theme calls for the mitigation of the negative impact of false information, bolster public’s knowledge to make the people  less susceptible to the myths and inaccuracies surrounding illegal drugs, and intensify their resilience against the influence of drug use and to protect the most vulnerable sectors which include children and youth, people who used drugs, people with drug use disorders, and people who need access to controlled medicines, according to Alvarez. (JBG/VGV/PIA6 Aklan)