ALIGARH, June 27 -- free society and encouraging healthy lifestyles among students and young adults.

The programme began with an inaugural address by Dr. Anwar Hasan Siddiqui, Associate Professor, Department of Physiology. Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Prof. Mohammad Khalid, and Principal, JNMC, Prof. Anjum Parvez, highlighted the growing public health challenge posed by substance use disorders and stressed the role of educational institutions in promoting awareness and prevention.

Delivering an educational talk on substance abuse prevention, Prof. Mohammed Reyazuddin, Chairperson, Department of Psychiatry, discussed the harmful effects of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs, emphasizing that substance use disorders are preventable and treat...