Srinagar, March 27 -- The District Police Srinagar (Zone Hazratbal) in collaboration with Green Valley Educational Institute (GVEI) on Wednesday organised a drug de-addiction awareness seminar at the host school.

The purpose of the event was to create awareness among the young generation who are the first victim of the growing menace of substance abuse.

Speaking at the occasion, Superintendent of Police (SP) Hazratbal Hilal Khaliq Bhat shared some first-hand experiences and stressed on teachers and parents to become the first counselors of the youth in schools and at home to curb the menace of drug addiction.

"J&K Police or health department cannot alone fight the menace of drug abuse. Parents and teachers have to play their role in it...