During winter break, 8,000 drivers were screened. Of those, two percent were referred to the Public Prosecution for using drugs. Othman added that there is coordination between the fund and the police in order to provide free treatment to defendants arrested in drug abuse hideouts. Further, 300,000 employees at executive bodies were screened for drug use, which was detected among just two percent down from eight percent in 2019. The average number of public employees tested for drug use daily is 2,000.

Source: Egypt Today February 28, 2021 10:52 UTC