{"id":96155,"date":"2024-07-05T07:26:12","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T05:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/drug-abuse-a-growing-scourge-youth-minister"},"modified":"2024-07-05T09:45:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T07:45:46","slug":"drug-abuse-a-growing-scourge-youth-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/drug-abuse-a-growing-scourge-youth-minister","title":{"rendered":"Drug abuse a growing scourge: Youth minister"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>YOUTH Empowerment, Development and Vocational Training minister Tinoda Machakaire has expressed concern over the scourge of drug and illegal substance abuse among the youth in the country.<\/p>\n

According to recent reports, the majority of drug abusers are now presenting with mental illnesses with many admitted at psychiatric hospitals.<\/p>\n

Idleness because of joblessness as well as peer pressure are cited as the main reasons why the majority of the youth are turning to drugs to escape daily troubles.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are trying all we can to fight the drug abuse menace among the youths,\u201d Machakaire told NewsDay.<\/p>\n

Machakaire, who is also the Hwedza South legislator, said his Tinmac Foundation was constructing a high-performance centre at the heart of the expansive district to keep youth away from drugs.<\/p>\n

\u201cBesides putting in place different self-help projects for them, we have also decided to incorporate sports into their daily lives,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The youth centre is at Mukamba business centre.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been holding tournaments over the years giving them prizes, but the problem has always been that tournaments are once-off,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo we have now introduced leagues for all the sports that include football, netball and cycling, among other sports.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said the aim was to focus on fine-tuning crafts and tapping into the huge potential in Hwedza.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is how we can ensure that they keep on fine-tuning their crafts rather than spending much of their time indulging in detrimental activities.<\/p>\n

Machakaire said the centre would also provide a platform for artists to hone their skills.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is raw talent that has to be polished. And I believe the high-performance centre will come in handy in that regard,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will incorporate almost every sporting discipline so that no one will be left behind.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere will also be a disability centre so that differently-abled people will get to utilise the infrastructure as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not going to be a sport-only facility. There will be a community hall as well. Artists that include musicians, actors, among others will get their space too.\u201d<\/p>\n

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