Egypt's addiction fund trains 600 nursing students at Cairo and Port Said universities

Egypt's Fund for Combating and Treating Addiction held training workshops for nursing students at Cairo and Port Said universities, with about 600 participants.

• The fund ran the workshops over several weeks as part of the national anti-drug strategy's educational component, including field visits to its Azima treatment centers.
• Fund director Amr Othman said the trainings covered drug-use misconceptions, early detection mechanisms, synthetic drugs, and the nurse's role in patient care.
• Othman said the fund operates hotline 16023 and 35 affiliated treatment centers across 20 governorates offering free, confidential services.