Group Targets Intersections, Summer Festivals

Some Are Inspired To Work On The Issue After Having Seen Friends And Acquaintances Succumb To Chemical Dependency

BEIRUT: Most people remember their high school and college years as a period consumed with studying, partying and fretting over zits. Summertime would also include days of lounging on the beach or playing sports. Come winter, and one might hit the ski slopes.

But this is not the case for a group of volunteers, aged 17 to 24, who have been filling many of the country's cross-sections to raise awareness - from Beirut to Beiteddine - about the dangers of drug use.

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