{"id":19713,"date":"2025-07-26T17:42:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T16:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/?p=19713"},"modified":"2025-10-21T20:52:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T19:52:15","slug":"call-for-awareness-as-drug-abuse-hits-a-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/2025\/07\/call-for-awareness-as-drug-abuse-hits-a-high\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Awareness as drug abuse hits a high"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Yousef al Habsi – Oman Observer –\u00a0<\/span>Muscat, <\/span>Jul 13, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n

6,741 narcotic cases recorded in Oman between 2023 and 2024<\/span><\/p>\n

The Public Prosecution disclosed that 6,741 drug cases were recorded in the Sultanate of Oman between 2023 and 2024, warning of an increase in drug abuse among various society segments including women.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Public Prosecution called for increased awareness and family monitoring to protect children from falling into drug addiction.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr Rashid al Kaabi, the official spokesperson for the Public Prosecution, said that international criminal networks use social media to lure young people, turn them into addicts and then exploit them in drug trafficking or committing crimes. He explained that drugs are smuggled into the country via land, sea and air, noting that the Sultanate of Oman\u2019s strategic location makes it a potential transit point for drugs.<\/span><\/p>\n

The most common types of drugs are: hashish, shabu, heroin and painkillers, he said, pointing to the devastating health, social and economic impacts of drugs including psychological and physical illnesses, family disintegration, theft and violence as well as the economic loss. He called for a greater role for the family, educational, religious and media institutions.<\/span><\/p>\n

He added that the Sultanate of Oman is applying the national strategy (2023\u20132028) for combating drugs and is intensifying prevention, treatment and rehabilitation efforts. He praised the role of the Royal Oman Police, the Ministry of Health, the Public Prosecution, the Ministry of Education, and other relevant authorities in combating the drug phenomenon.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Public Prosecution spokesman stressed the importance of monitoring children, adding that families should not hesitate to seek treatment when necessary as addiction is not just a deviation but a disease that requires early and comprehensive intervention.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Sultanate of Oman had taken a series of important legislative and regulatory steps, the first of which was passing the Law on Combating Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances pursuant to Royal Decree No 99\/17.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition, the National Strategy for Combating Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances (2023-2028) was laid out, outlining the policies, programmes and regulatory activities necessary to address contemporary challenges in this field, the Public Prosecution spokesman said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Royal Oman Police (ROP), through the Directorate-General for Combating Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances, continues making significant efforts to implement the necessary security measures to prevent drug smuggling across land, sea and air. The ROP has significant capabilities to confront cross-border smuggling networks.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the same context, the Public Prosecution is responsible for handling drug and addiction cases through the Drug Cases Department, he said, adding that the number of drug cases reported in 2024 saw a significant increase compared to 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source: https:\/\/www.omanobserver.om\/article\/1173442\/oman\/call-for-awareness-as-drug-abuse-hits-a-high<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by Yousef al Habsi – Oman Observer –\u00a0Muscat, Jul 13, 2025 6,741 narcotic cases recorded in Oman between 2023 and 2024 The Public Prosecution disclosed that 6,741 drug cases were recorded in the Sultanate of Oman between 2023 and 2024, warning of an increase in drug abuse among various society segments including women. The Public […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73,68,64,20,119,40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-addiction","category-drug-use-various-effects","category-health","category-others","category-prevalence","category-prevention-research"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19713","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=19713"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19713\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20100,"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19713\/revisions\/20100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}