NGO LAUNCHES ITS ANTI-ECSTASY DRIVE

KUALA LUMPUR: The National Islamic Students Malaysian Association is the latest NGO to join in the fight against Ecstasy pills abuse when it launched its campaign at three shopping complexes here yesterday.

About 200 undergraduates took part in the campaign at KLCC, Pertama Complex and Sogo, distributing pamphlets and leaflets to shoppers, especially youths, to raise awareness about the danger of the designer drug.

Programme director Haizam Irwan Toha said the association would soon take its roadshow to secondary schools, starting with those in the Klang Valley.

"The association is concerned with the falling price of Ecstasy pills. There are also imitation pills being sold cheaply to attract Malay teenagers,'' he added.

The number of Muslim youths taking Ecstasy pills was estimated at 5%, but preventive measures must be taken at an early stage, he added.