21/04/2026
Let’s keep pushing. We will win this war against drugs abuse
Statement on the March Against Drug and Substance Abuse
We will march in the month of June because we refuse to lose another brother, another sister, another child to drugs and substance abuse.
We will March because addiction is not just a personal failure — it is a community crisis. It empties our classrooms, breaks our families, fills our ghettos, and steals the future from our youth. Every pill sold on the corner, every bottle passed to a minor, every bag of kush or tramadol is a thief. It steals dreams, health, dignity, and life itself.
To those struggling: You are not our enemy. The drugs are. We see you. We march _for_ you, not against you. Recovery is possible, and you deserve a community that fights for your healing, not your shame.
To those selling poison to our children: We are done being silent. This community will not be your marketplace anymore. We will report, we will educate, we will protect our own.
To our leaders: Fund rehab centers like you fund roads. Treat this like the emergency it is. We need prevention in schools, counseling in clinics, and jobs for idle hands. Arrests alone will not save us — opportunity will.
So we are marching in the month of June with one message: Our lives are worth more than a high. Our youth are worth more than your profit. Our streets belong to us, not to drugs.
The march ends, but the fight does not. Go home and check on your neighbor. Talk to your children. Take back your block.
Say no to drugs. Say yes to life.
Amb. T. Lawrence Dayougar
Lead Campaigner Against Illicit Drugs
