Dubai Police officials and experts have warned of the dangers of excessive use of analgesics or depression drugs due to the conditions in the world, and the majority of society members having to stay at home, in compliance with social divergence instructions, pointing to this behavior that may lead to addiction as well as its negative effects on health.
As part of an awareness-raising initiative launched by the Community Programs Division of the International Protection Center of the General Department of Narcotics Control through the publication “The Echo of the Academy” of Dubai Police, they said, “Attention to the psychological aspect in these circumstances is as essential as caring for the physiological side in light of the response of large segments of society to a campaign.” "You are at home" that was launched as a preventive and precautionary measure by the state, to reduce the risks of the spread of the Corona virus, pointing to the need to be optimistic and not to resort to drugs to reduce tension or other psychological symptoms, and to replace it with the closest convergence Irrigation and cohesion.
And the International Protection Center has identified 10 indicators indicating a person’s addiction to drugs, the most prominent of which is the person’s continued use of a particular drug without an urgent need, feeling anxious, anxious, and inclined to isolation, and always carrying these drugs in his bag.
In detail, the Director of the General Department of Narcotics Control, Brigadier Eid Muhammad Thani Hareb said, "There is no doubt that mankind is suffering these days from a pandemic that it had not experienced before, but we must not exaggerate the feelings of fear and panic, especially since the United Arab Emirates has made exceptional efforts in containing the effects of the virus since His appearance. "
He added, "In light of the commitment to sit at home as a means of protection against this epidemic, optimism and positivity must be demonstrated, and not to fall into the trap of addiction, by excessive use of drugs and analgesics because it is a prelude to falling into the trap of abuse," noting that Dubai Police closely follows such behavior So, you are keen to educate community members.
For his part, Deputy Director of the General Department of Narcotics Control in Dubai Police, Colonel Khaled Bin Mwizah, said, "It is not necessary to recklessly take medicinal drugs, whether sleeping pills, sedatives, analgesics, or depression medications without referring to the specialist doctor, or to take them in greater proportions or longer periods than those specified by him. Doctor, as it may lead to addiction.
Bin Mweiza stressed that, whatever the excuses and reasons, whether the desire to escape from the noise of the children at home, or the inability to sleep, or increase the focus during distance learning, or the feeling of distress and tension and so on, it is not necessary to rush to this solution, which may be devastating at a time Later, pointing to the need to have faith and patience in dealing with the changes we are experiencing, because it will end and only its effects remain.
He pointed out the importance of parents exercising a supervisory and counseling role with the children wisely and calmly, and promoting family dialogue, because the tension of parents is reflected on the children, which may make them vulnerable in turn to these risks.
For his part, Director of the International Protection Center Colonel Abdullah Al-Khayyat said, "Many people create in their compulsory isolation another isolation with their smartphones, whether to see the news developments through social networks, or communicate with others, and this may be another way to convey tension and fear, and thus asylum. To unsafe solutions such as taking painkillers.