Media can make great change in society- Thera

Ridma DISSANAYAKE

The Sri Lanka Temperance Association which celebrates its 100th anniversary in July 2012 has organized several programmes and press conferences to mark the occasion.

The second press conference is on 'Narcotics, Media and Young' was held yesterday at the Dharmavijaya Foundation under the patronage of Temperance Association chairman Ven Harispaththuwa Ariyawanshalankara Thera.

Ven Ariyawansha Thera said the media has to play a major role in protecting the younger generation from narcotics.

They can make a great change in society and should make the public aware of the dangers of drugs. Narcotics are threat to physical and mental health.

They make humans weak and destroy the peaceful environment in society, the Thera said.

Psychology Specialist Sarath Panduwawala and Dharmawijaya Foundation Chairman Deshabandu Olcott Gunasekara also participated.