Mersing records highest drug abuse cases among youths


At the launch of Mekar in UTM, Johor Baru are (from left) Comm Ayob Khan, Hasni and UTM vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Ahmad Fauzi Ismail. — Bernama

Johor government is worried about the alarming number of drug addicts among young people in Mersing, which is double the statistical average for the country.

Mentri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad said based on the figures from the National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK), the average number of drug addicts in Malaysia, based on a population of 100,000, was about 450 cases.

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