CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS
International Day of Drug Checking – Observed on Mar 31
- The International Day of Drug Checkingtakes place on March 31 every year since 2017 to ensure people are educated on drugs and aware of their effects.
- The day aims to promote harm reduction initiatives of drugs and reduce drug-related risks.
- Objectives:
- Raise awareness of drug checking as a harm-reduction approach so that more people can have the opportunity to check their drugs to make more informed decisions.
- Promote the use of personal drug-checking using home reagent testing kits, which are easily attainable online.
