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State Education Secretary Adolfo Mota Hernández inaugurated a state program in primary schools this week to prevent drug addiction.
Throughout the week, more than 800,000 people, including parents, teachers and students are expected to participate in the program.
The program consists of talks and distributing information to third, fourth, fifth and sixth grade students about the negative effects of drugs.
Simultaneous inaugurations were held in primary schools around the state, in the school districts of Tantoyuca, Huayacocotla, Tuxpan, Poza Rica, Martínez de la Torre, Jalapa, Coatepec, Veracruz, Córdoba, Orizaba, Cosamaloapan, San Andrés Tuxtla, and Coatzacoalcos.
The program is run jointly with Section 32 of the National Teachers Union (SNTE), the federal Health Secretariat (SSA), the state Family Development Agency (DIF) and various youth centers.
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