Tuesday 27/May/2025 – 12:22 AM
Dr. Ibrahim Askar, Director of Preventive Programs at the Fund for the Control and Treatment of Addiction and Abuse, revealed that the whole world, not only Egypt, faces the synthetic drug monster that invades the world, and it has often reached suicide, killing and increasing violence in society.
Askar: We have problems in some provinces that the high crime rate
Dr. Ibrahim Askar added during television statements: There are crimes in recent years due to synthetic drugs, among them the famous Ismailia incident, and the scenes were repeated differently and there are different places, and there are problems in some governorates.
Askar continued: We have problems in some governorates, to the extent that the high rate of crime is mainly due to the use of narcotic substances .. One of the most important reasons for the spread of these matters is the ease of obtaining this type of drug, in addition to searching for false pleasure and the desire to experiment.
Askar pointed out that there are drug attacks over 10 or 20 years, which started with natural, then industrial drugs, starting with tramadol, and reaching the synthetic drugs that started voodoo and steroids, and ending with the currently prevalent youth, in addition to the powder that started entering the square.
The director of the preventive programs of the Fund for the Control and Treatment of Addiction and Treatment concluded his statements, saying: Taking these drugs and spreading among young people has hidden reasons, either social acceptance, or the desire to increase focus or sexual ability, or work for long hours without awareness, in addition to groups of young people who are impulsive of experience, or because of cheap price.
