The Anti-Narcotics Directorate, under the leadership of Abu Dhabi Police, has identified six main reasons for young people to fall into the trap of substance abuse and addiction, the most important of which are traveling to countries where drug abuse is common, contact with bad friends, and the misconception that drugs treat and eliminate anxiety and depression.

The Directorate, in its brochures distributed to youth and students, as part of its awareness campaigns on the dangers of addiction, that there is no criminal case against users of drugs or psychotropic substances if submitted on his own, or through any of his relatives up to the second degree, requesting transfer to the treatment unit Addiction, or the Public Prosecution or the police to be deposited in the unit for treatment, pointing out that in all cases, the duration of treatment, rehabilitation and care for the addict, in the addiction treatment unit, does not exceed two years.

In addition, the Department of Awareness and Subsequent Follow-up at the Directorate of Drug Control of the Abu Dhabi Police General Directorate has prepared various awareness publications on the causes and dangers of drug addiction to be distributed to targeted youth and students as part of the initiatives to prevent the spread of narcotic substances through AMAN service. Strengthen the community role in a safe and stable society.

The leaflets included a leaflet titled "What do you know about drugs?", Which stated that substance abuse is one of the most dangerous practices and crimes against human beings.

Awareness brochure categorized substance abuse into four types, the first being experimental or exploratory, which is often driven by curiosity, courtesy or experience, while the second is intermittent or event-related abuse, and is intended to repeat abuse on special or social occasions.

She pointed out that the third type of abuse, is «regular», which is dealing with a certain narcotic substance at regular intervals, according to an internal psychological need and the most important, an advanced stage in which the users of substance abuse, pointing out that the fourth and final type is «multiple abuse», which It is intended to take more than one substance with a different effect, claiming to increase concentration.

The leaflet considered addiction an accidental and treatable phenomenon, by dealing with the addict calmly and carefully thoughtful, and to stay away from cruelty and violence, taking care to achieve the maximum positive impact in the user, and the need to seek help from the specialized agencies in this treatment.

She pointed out that the drug addict finds it difficult to quit abuse on his own, due to some factors of psychological or physical habitation, or both, especially in the light of encouraging bad friends, pointing out that the user should be removed from these friends, as this is the first step of treatment , Emphasizing the importance of the role of the family in encouraging him to adhere to the treatment program.

Another leaflet, to the Anti-Narcotics Directorate at the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters, talked about "psychotropic substances," explaining that it includes all types of medicinal pills that are abused. The leaflet divided psychotropic substances into three types: sedatives, steroids, and hallucinogens, confirming that there are nine symptoms through which to know whether a person is taking psychotropic substances or not, the first feeling the user of some unimaginable fantasies, and the second forget about life experiences, where it may reach The abuser does not realize that the fire burns or the knife is cut, and the third is the abuser's desire to drink large quantities of water for no reason or need, as well as the unwillingness to sleep despite the state of fatigue and its obvious signs of it.

Symptoms also included severe nervous tension, loss of concentration, and impaired memory, especially in the case of interruption of use, as well as tremors of the hands, and the possibility of sudden cardiac arrest due to rapid heartbeat from the impact of abuse, and the desire to prolong talking to others for periods Long without interest in the content and importance of the talk, and finally emit an unpleasant odor from the mouth and sometimes cracked in the lips. A third awareness brochure dealt with the causes of the spread and abuse of drugs, and summarized the most important reasons that motivate young people to use drugs in six main points, the first, to travel to some countries where drug abuse is widespread, and the second contact with bad friends, and to meet new people without Prior knowledge of their behavior and behaviors, while the third element weak religious uncertainty and engaging in amusement without controls, and the fourth vacuum with the abundance of money and the desire to conduct new experiences, as well as the wrong use of therapeutic drugs without adhering to the doctor's instructions, leading to the first steps of addiction, and finally the belief I drugs that address and eliminate the anxiety and depression.

Symptoms of addiction

■ Feeling abusive imaginations not reasonable.

■ Forget about life experiences.

■ desire to drink large amounts of water without need.

■ unwillingness to sleep.

■ Severe nervous tension.

■ loss of ability to concentrate and poor memory especially.

■ The possibility of sudden cardiac arrest.

■ The desire to prolong speaking.

■ Smelly emission from the mouth.

Maximum two years of rehabilitation in the Addiction Treatment Unit

A leaflet on the causes of the spread and abuse of narcotics talked about Federal Law Decree No. (8) of 2016 amending some provisions of the Federal Law No. 14 of 1995 regarding the control of narcotic substances. Drug or psychotropic substance abusers If the abuser, on his own initiative, or through his wife, husband or relatives up to the second degree, requests a transfer to the Addiction Treatment Unit, the Public Prosecution Office or the police, for placement in the unit for treatment. She said: «In cases where the user is deposited therapeutic unit without the permission of the Public Prosecutor, the depository of the user must take the necessary approval, whether to enter or leave the treatment unit, or if he does not comply with the treatment plan or not delivered materials She stressed that it is not permissible in all cases for the duration of treatment, rehabilitation and care of the addict to exceed two years, noting that the provisions of this article do not apply to those who were in possession of a drug that was not handed over to the unit or the Public Prosecution or the police when Apply for treatment.