The Department of Oil and Gas Engineering / Scientific Affairs and Cultural Relations Division and the Psychological Counseling and Educational Guidance Unit held an awareness seminar entitled: The Dangers of Drugs... Awareness and Preventionو elivered by lecturers M.s. Zainab Abdul Sattar and M.s Ali Sajit on Monday 2/3/2025 in the branch building, in the presence of the head of the department, Prof. Dr. Fadhel Sarhan Kazim, and a number of lecturers and students.

The symposium aimed to raise awareness in the community about the dangers of drugs and their negative impact on individuals, families and society in general. It included several topics, the most important of which are: types of drugs, reasons for the spread of addiction, its negative health, psychological and social effects, as well as methods of prevention and treatment.

The symposium concluded with recommendations including: activating strict laws to combat drug trafficking and abuse, supporting rehabilitation centers, increasing awareness campaigns, and strengthening the role of the family in monitoring children and protecting them from addiction by calling for community solidarity to combat this dangerous phenomenon and activating the role of family awareness and supervision, in addition to providing effective treatment programs that help addicts recover and reintegrate into society.