Tobacco control cell flags substance abuse in 4 city colleges, alerts police

THE tobacco control cell, which functions under the district health department, has warned police about substance abuse at four private colleges in the city.

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Stressing the consequences of drug abuse and the role of social media, officers of the cell have urged Commissioner of Police A Saravana Sundar to take stringent action.

"We have come across information that drug abuse is prevalent at four colleges in the city. We are conducting awareness and counselling sessions to bring students out from tobacco and drug usage, where we get knowledge about this trend," M Saranya Devi, district consultant of the health department's tobacco control cell, told TNIE. She refused to disclose information about the colleges.