MONROVIA, Aug. 11 -- Mr. Darlingboy Isiah Mayon, CEO of the Mayon Foundation, has praised the recent wave in public participation to combat drug addiction in Liberia, calling the widespread support a long-awaited answer to years of his personal advocacy and investment.

While applauding the large turnout for recent anti-drug marches, Mayon urged Liberians to shift their focus from mere awareness to building a robust system of reform, particularly by ending the practice of stigmatizing those who are addicted or have been incarcerated.

"I am very grateful to the Almighty Lord Jesus Christ that I can be alive to see that what I have struggled and invested in for years has come to make sense in Liberia," Mayon said.

"I was so happy when I s...