Sheith Khidhir
7 September 2019

The results of the survey found that 92 percent of respondents said they are aware of issues surrounding drugs, and 80 percent said they have seen drug use and trafficking in the communities they live in

A youth group from Cambodia alongside Good Neighbours Cambodia (GNC), recently revealed the results of a survey they conducted on children’s exposure to drugs in communities. Volunteers from the group interviewed 283 children aged from 13 to 18 in Phnom Penh and the provinces of Banteay Meanchey, Battambang, Kratie and Mondulkiri.

The crackdown was effective. In 2017, Cambodian police managed to make more than 17,700 drug-related arrests. This number was an increase of a whopping 80 percent compared to the previous year before Cambodia’s war on drugs.

If the war on drugs has led to drug abusers and drug traffickers hiding in the shadows then this may be a risk to children who are still exposed to influences. A more careful study on how to approach the problem would certainly be welcomed and considering how Cambodia’s government has prioritised the welfare of its children in recent years, there is little reason to doubt that this is what the government will end up doing

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