Abdul llah bin Mohammed Al-Sharif, the secretary-general of the National Commission for Narcotics Control (NCNC), dismissed news circulated by some media outlet that about 30 percent of male and 23 percent of female intermediate school level students are addicted to drugs.

“The news circulated by media was not by all means stated or authorized by any official. The figures were quoted by mistake from a lecture delivered by Saeed Al-Sareeha on a study conducted by the Youth Research Center at King Saudi University during a conference held at Jazan University. The quote was incorrect but unfortunately some media outlets, newspapers and social media depend on excitement and sensationalism in reporting any piece of news without any fundamental or proven truth,” said Al-Sharif.

He said the media should have verified the information and figures with the National Anti-Drug Committee. “Any undocumented information should not be published by any newspaper or media outlet keen on its credibility and respect of its readers,” he said.

He called on the media to seek and publish the correct and documented information which is based on precision and accurate statistics so that no confusion occurs, and to use publicity and advertisement to boost, promote and encourage positive values.

He explained the study, introduced by Abdul Aziz Al-Dakhil during the same conference about the Nebras program, was not scientific, and was inaccurate, and stemmed from subjective interpretations, rejecting at the same time the criticism directed by Al-Dakhil toward this project.

He emphasized that professors and media persons should at all times seek precision and credibility when quoting any information since the issue here is closely associated with a very sensitive national cause, with regional and international, health, social and security dimensions, with considerations to the great efforts made by the leadership of this country to protect people and the country.

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