529 families of drug addicts continued to work with the Dubai Police through the regular screening program, whether to report on their children or to follow up on their examination, treatment and rehabilitation procedures, taking advantage of Article 43 of the Anti-Narcotics Act, which exempts any drug addict who surrenders himself or reports his or her legal responsibility.
The Director of the Center for the Protection of International Col. Abdullah Al-Khayat said that the Dubai Police is doing all it can to contain young people who have even weak opportunities to treat them and the passage of them from the crisis of addiction, pointing out that their role is not limited to the examination and follow-up and referral to treatment centers and rehabilitation, With the aim of reintegrating them into society either by facilitating their access to certificates of good conduct and conduct or providing them with jobs in coordination with their partners, stressing that these are the most important steps of treatment and rehabilitation.
The General Directorate for Drug Control has had 233 drug users over the past three years and has provided treatment and rehabilitation without legal action.
He pointed out that the periodic examination program studied 618 cases of addicts during the past three years, and provided care after 378 people, and the transfer of 117 cases to the treatment and rehabilitation centers, and the number of beneficiaries of the periodic examination 1153 people.
In addition, the Center implemented several student programs such as "Our summer security and happiness, innovation and leadership", benefiting 825 male and female students from 19 nationalities in 68 schools, and the Rabinaa Skill and Leadership program benefiting 408 male and female students from 18 nationalities in 30 schools. , The "Winter courses, we train to protect" program, benefiting 550 students from 20 nationalities in 70 schools, the Field Protection and Military Music program, benefiting 379 students from 19 nationalities in 10 schools, Including 3495 students, from 124 schools, as well as lectures and workshops in 2018 and 2019 amounted to 152 lectures benefited from 15 thousand and 698 students.
The Center also organized the "14th International Protection Forum", with the participation of 21 countries, and the presence of 1200 people.
In the technical aspect, prizes and competitions, Al Khayyat unveiled the "Application Protection", an automated integrated platform that employs artificial intelligence through a virtual assistant that responds to the public's questions easily. It contains educational and awareness services. It helps to provide specialized consultations and to request awareness programs. Exhibitions and events related to awareness of drug damage, as well as Dubai Police Award for the best video awareness within the initiative «Protection Clip», which will announce its standards and conditions during the coming period.