On February 15, 2022, the Samarkand branch of Tashkent State Medical University hosted an event as part of the Drug Awareness Month. It was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the regional AIDS center, drug dispensary. The aim is to promote drug control among young people and raise them in a healthy environment.

    At a time when young people are becoming more active and influential in society, we are all concerned about the fact that some of our weak-willed teenagers are addicted to drugs, - said the head of the department of scientific research, innovation and training of scientific and pedagogical staff. and S.Abduvoxidov.

After all, just as poison destroys the human body, it also causes unprecedented damage to society. This plague, known as the plague of the century, destroys peaceful families, orphans children, and forces them to live in poverty. The end result is, of course, tragic. We all know that a person who starts using drugs of any kind will first get used to it. But after a while, the drug becomes unusable. As a result, he is forced to commit a crime. That is, he starts stealing from his family in order to get the next drug. Every member of society should be equally responsible for preventing such evils.

  During the event; 7 main reasons to get tested for HIV:
- Where can I take the test?
- What is HIV and AIDS?
- What is an HIV test?
- Who are infected with HIV?
- Questions such as how the infection is carried out were explained to students through a video.