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| During the Drug Addiction Commission, the members also recalled that this year they had to redouble their efforts to prevent the spread of the pandemic | Dependence on new technologies, social networks and online games has become an added problem of this pandemic for young people, especially during the period of confinement.

This was explained during the Drug Addiction Commission held this morning and chaired by the Mayor of Cartagena, Ana Belén Castejón, the Deputy Mayor, Noelia Arroyo, and the Delegate Councilor for Social Services, Mercedes García.In this commission they have talked about the great work that is being done from the Municipal Addiction Plan, while a review has been made of all the prevention campaigns that have been launched by the City Council, as well as those of the area national and regional to which they have joined this year."The data that we have found reflects a significant reduction in the consumption of alcohol and drugs, which is probably the best news that this 2020 has brought us.

The negative part in terms of addictions has been the detection of a considerable increase in drug dependence.

new technologies, social networks and online games, which has become clear, especially during confinement, "said the mayor.To face this dependence, specific campaigns have been carried out from the Municipal Addiction Plan in which both La Huertecica and Acción Familiar have made their experience available to adolescents and their families.For his part, Castejón recalled that from the Municipal Addiction Plan they have been forced to redouble efforts during this year 2020 to also prevent the expansion of the pandemic.

“It is clear that we are facing an exceptional situation, so we have had to adapt our message and include prevention against COVID 19.

Precisely for that reason, after the campaigns we carried out this summer, we have added one more, which we have called 'En your hands are 'and that includes different videos, in which we have had the collaboration of people from Cartagena, or closely related to it, who represent all areas of our society, which this situation is affecting in one way or another shape".

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena