On February 16, 2023, in the reading room of the Kostanay Social-Technical University named after academician Z. Aldamzhar, a conference was held on the topic “The harmful effects of alcohol, tobacco smoking, electronic cigarettes, smoking mixtures, spices and other synthetic drugs”.

The main goal and task is education on the prevention of drug addiction, alcoholism, tobacco smoking and reducing the use of other smoking mixtures, as well as restrictions on the spread of the use of PAS (synthetic drugs, alcoholic beverages, smoking, naswar, hookah, energy drinks, etc.).

During the event, the psychologist of the KSE “Kostanay Regional Mental Health Center” Bisimbayeva G.A. spoke about the effects of psychotropic substances on the central nervous system and showed a video on this topic.

Students were allowed to ask questions of interest, to which they received comprehensive answers.