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Substance abuse -- not a joking matter
Attention, all students...
Experimenting with and using various "substances" -- drugs -- is on the rise among young people.
Don't fool yourself -- there's no such thing as "just once."
Getting hooked on drugs is not just a personal matter. Beyond the havoc drugs can wreak in your health, life, and studies are the pain caused to friends and family, the run-ins with police and legal authorities.
And don't forget: If you're an international student, a drug offense can easily mean the end of your studies and career in Japan.
Is it worth it?
Don't play with your future -- don't play with drugs.
Department of Education and Student Affairs
- "The Risk of Drugs" [leaflet in English]
- "Student life and drugs don't mix" [pamphlet in Japanese]
- Preventing Substance Abuse [webpage in Japanese]
- Drug Abuse Prevention [The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare]
- Don't do Drugs [Osaka Prefecture website]
- Drug Abuse Prevention [pamphlet in Japanese] (updated: January 31, 2013)
- Drug Abuse Prevention [pamphlet in Japanese] (updated: March 4, 2021)
- Cannabis Abuse Prevention [pamphlet in Japanese] (updated: November 11, 2020)