{"id":19707,"date":"2025-07-26T17:44:40","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T16:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/?p=19707"},"modified":"2025-10-21T20:52:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T19:52:45","slug":"new-anti-drug-awareness-campaign-targets-drivers-in-egypt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/2025\/07\/new-anti-drug-awareness-campaign-targets-drivers-in-egypt\/","title":{"rendered":"New Anti-Drug Awareness Campaign Targets Drivers in Egypt"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-title\">\n<div class=\"above-article-image flex justify-content1 center-flex\">\n<div class=\"article-writer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-writer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">by Cairo Scene\u00a0\u00a0 <span class=\"medium-font grey-color\">Jul 13, 2025<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-image\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">A nationwide campaign has launched to raise awareness among drivers about the dangers of drug use, aiming to boost road safety and reduce traffic accidents across Egypt.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">The initiative &#8211; spearheaded by the Fund for Drug Control and Treatment of Addiction (FDCTA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Solidarity &#8211; is active at taxi stands, transport hubs, and major public squares, where educational materials are being distributed to both professional and private drivers. Volunteers and officials are engaging directly with motorists, offering information and support services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">This move is part of Egypt\u2019s broader strategy to combat drug-related traffic accidents and promote a culture of safety on the roads. In addition to awareness efforts, the government continues to carry out random drug testing campaigns targeting drivers of school buses, commercial vehicles, and public transport.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">Minister of Social Solidarity Nevine El-Qabbaj emphasised that prevention through awareness is a key part of Egypt\u2019s anti-drug policy, particularly amongst high-risk groups like transport workers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">Source: https:\/\/cairoscene.com\/Buzz\/New-Anti-Drug-Awareness-Campaign-Targets-Drivers-in-Egypt<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Cairo Scene\u00a0\u00a0 Jul 13, 2025 A nationwide campaign has launched to raise awareness among drivers about the dangers of drug use, aiming to boost road safety and reduce traffic accidents across Egypt. The initiative &#8211; spearheaded by the Fund for Drug Control and Treatment of Addiction (FDCTA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Social [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73,32,20,119,40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-addiction","category-crime-violence-prison","category-others","category-prevalence","category-prevention-research"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19707"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19707\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20101,"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19707\/revisions\/20101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}