Sri Lanka, March 1 -- The "National Drug Prevention Week", implemented in parallel with the "A Nation United" national campaign, is scheduled to commence today (01).

The decision to declare this week as "Drug Prevention Week" was taken by the National Operations Council of "A Nation United" national campaign established to eradicate the drug menace.

Accordingly, the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils, and Local Government declared the special week following the guidelines set in Public Administration Circular 29/2025.

The primary objectives of declaring this week are to curb and suppress the sale of illegal drugs and to rescue those addicted to drug use by through rehabilitation.

The programme also aims to enhance ...