Notizie

La lotta alla droga e alle dipendenze patologiche è una priorità assoluta di questo Governo. Fin dal nostro insediamento, siamo al lavoro, con costanza e determinazione, per ribadire alcuni messaggi chiari, per troppo tempo dimenticati: la droga distrugge la vita delle persone e le rende schiave e succubi; tutte le droghe fanno male, senza distinzioni, e sostenere il contrario è un inganno, che colpisce in particolare le giovani generazioni; il Governo e le Istituzioni, ad ogni livello, non devono voltarsi dall'altra parte ma fare tutto quello che è nelle loro possibilità per combattere il traffico di droga e lo spaccio, investire nella prevenzione e sostenere i servizi pubblici e le comunità terapeutiche nella loro insostituibile azione di cura e recupero.

Fighting drugs and pathological addictions is a top priority of this Government. Ever since coming to office, we have been working, with perseverance and determination, to reiterate a number of clear messages that have been forgotten for too long: drugs destroy people’s lives, enslaving them and making them powerless; all drugs, without distinction, are harmful and to claim otherwise is deception, with this particularly affecting the younger generations; the Government and institutions, at all levels, must not look the other way, but must rather do everything in their power to combat drug trafficking and dealing, invest in prevention, and support public services and treatment communities in their irreplaceable work to provide care and rehabilitation. 

‘Nessuno si salva da solo’ [‘No one can save themselves alone’], ‘Rinascere si può’ [‘It’s possible to start over’], ‘Per la vita contro la droga’ [‘For life without drugs’]: these were some of the phrases projected onto Palazzo Chigi’s main façade during the ceremony held in Piazza Colonna this evening, organised by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers to mark tomorrow’s International Day against Drugs. The event featured first-hand accounts by a number of young people from rehabilitation communities, parents, support workers and Don Antonio Coluccia, and was brought to a close with a speech by Undersecretary of State to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers Alfredo Mantovano, delegated authority for drug policies.

The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, met today with the Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, at Palazzo Chigi. Following their meeting, the two leaders issued statements to the press.