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Figure 2-9-8 Pharmaceutical Care to Provide You with Safe Drug Use press conference Part II - Key Administrative Results Risk Communication and Consumer Protection

8. Propaganda of Controlled Drugs Abuse Prevention
(1) The TFDA made anti-drugs abuse posters, Categories and Images of Drugs Abuse pamphlets,
and Anti-Drugs Abuse Guidebook for Parents to help parents identify intentions or symptoms of
drugs abuse of their children.
(2) The TFDA deployed a diverse selection of media channels, including marquee light boxes at
bus stations, advertisements on buses, in televisions, magazines, radio broadcasts, gas stations,
Internet cafe computer desktops, and outdoor LED walls, to advocate the prevention of drug
abuse, proper use of hypnotics-sedatives drugs, and other advertisements for promoting public
awareness for the hazards of drug abuse and proper use of controlled drugs.
(3) To prevent the harm of drugs at speci?c places, the TFDA hosted the Fiery Fight against Drug
Abuse online game challenge from August to October 2015 with the aim of using the Q&A mode
of the game as a reminder for observing the surrounding environments, improving vigilance, and
self-protection in speci?c premises.
(4) The TFDA worked with 45 NGOs to support independent initiatives advocating drug abuse
prevention within communities by using the educational and entertaining methods, such as talk
shows, dances, skits, courses, and large scale events to interact with people. The are 2,650
such events were held and 450,570 individuals bene?t from events.

(5) In 2015, TFDA hosted the competition of Facebook fan page creativity named Reversing the
Health and Mental Hazards of Drug Abuse. There are seven winning entries were selected from
35 entries. TFDA also held the results exhibition and commendation of Total Defense to Reverse
Hazards of Drug Abuse in December to reward winners of the Facebook fan page competition.

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