The College of Computer Science and Information Technology at University of Basrah organized a workshop on the scourge of drugs and its impact on students. The workshop aimed to raise awareness among students and the educational community about the dangers of drug abuse and its negative effects on mental and physical health, and to educate participants about the causes of drug abuse and how to prevent it. The workshop, delivered by Brigadier General Ali Mohsen Hamid, Director of the Legal Department at the Directorate of Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances, and Dr. Arafat Nasser Jassim, included a number of awareness-raising and educational topics and activities, most notably:
An introductory overview of drugs, their types, methods of abuse, and their dangers to individuals and society.