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Renowned experts from the Department of Botany and Environment, <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">Assistant Prof Khansa Rashid Majeed<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">Assistant lecturer Ali Kamel<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">Assistant lecturer Lubna Majeed Hameed<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">Assistant lecturer Sarah Jamal Jalil<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">delved into this critical issue, emphasizing the severity of the global drug crisis and its detrimental impact on individuals and societies as a whole. They highlighted the far-reaching consequences of drug abuse, including family disintegration and the proliferation of violence among addicts. Additionally, they addressed the growing concern of narcotic plant cultivation, which, despite its legal prohibition, has witnessed a surge due to the adoption of advanced cultivation and smuggling techniques facilitated by the internet. The workshop concluded with a message of hope and encouragement, wishing everyone involved in our teaching center continued success in serving society, science, and knowledge.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the framework of our center&#8217;s ongoing scientific endeavors, and under the esteemed guidance of Assistant Professor Dr. Hana Hani &#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":47,"featured_media":276,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Combating the Narcotic Plant Menace: A Multifaceted Approach &#8211; Iraq Natural History Research Center and Museum<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/en.nhm.uobaghdad.edu.iq\/?p=279\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Combating the Narcotic Plant Menace: A Multifaceted Approach &#8211; 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