In the presence of Professor Dr. Hamid Ibrahim Al-Rashidi, Dean of the College of Fine Arts, accompanied by the Associate Deans for Scientific and Administrative Affairs, the “Jalal Jameel” Hall hosted on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, a workshop entitled “The Dangers of Drugs on the Individual and Society.”

The workshop was organized in cooperation with the National Security Service and the Department of Studies and Planning / Sustainable Development Unit at the University Presidency. It was presented by a group of officers from the Nineveh Security Directorate and moderated by Assistant Lecturer Ali Nazim Abed, targeting the college’s students and staff members.

The workshop aimed to enhance security and societal awareness regarding the scourge of drugs, shedding light on common narcotic substances, methods of their spread, and their devastating impacts on the psychological and physical health of the individual, alongside their serious repercussions for social cohesion. Furthermore, the lecturers reviewed legal and preventive measures to curb this phenomenon and discussed how educational institutions can counter such risks, in alignment with Sustainable Development Goals (Goals 3, 16, and 17).

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