Education Minister Mohamed Ali Boughdiri on Friday signed a partnership and cooperation agreement with the Tunisian Society for Addiction Studies (STADD), represented by its president Nabil Ben Saleh. The agreement aims to help protect young people from the dangers of drugs, according to a statement from the Ministry of Education. It also seeks to empower educators to raise awareness among children and adolescents and protect them from risky behaviours, while supporting the establishment of scientific clubs in educational institutions. This agreement is part of the Ministry's determination to strengthen cooperation with various educational partners in order to protect children from the dangers of drugs, according to the same source. Indicators recorded in the "MedSPAD III" national survey on drugs and addiction, published by the National Institute of Health, show that drug use among Tunisian students has increased fivefold in the last ten years. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse