Ven. Rathana Thero pointed out that the Government is planning to build up a social atmosphere to urge each and every drug user to get themselves free from drugs and to come for treatment voluntarily as the government wishes to reduce the drug demand in the community.

"Further we have build up a monitoring system to monitor the effectiveness and productivity of the activities of the Law Enforcement Agencies and to urge them to enhance the investigation and detection's to reduce the Drug supply", the Thero added.

"However we believe that we will be able to reduce the drug circulation in the country at a considerable rate by the year 2015 and ultimately will be able to achieve the goal of Drug Free Sri Lanka as soon as possible", Ven. Thera emphasised..