Pubdate: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 Source: Hua Hin Today (Thailand) Copyright: 2005 Hua Hin Today Hua Hin Contact: http://www.huahintoday.net/contact.php Website: http://www.huahintoday.net/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/4044 Note: Only registered users may submit LTEs Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/dare.htm COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF REGION 7 AND D.A.R.E PROGRAM On 7th Nov 2005, Pol. Lt. Gen. Chalong Sonjai, police commander in chief of region 7 opened Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E) officer training program in Hua Hin. The D.A.R.E program based in America and the academic considered drug addict person as a patient. Nevertheless possession of drugs is illegal. Pol. Maj. Gen. Sophon Pisuthiwong, Prachuab Khirikhan commander in chief said this is the 2nd officer training of D.A.R.E program which held on 7-16 Nov 2005 and 36 officers from around Prachuab Khirikhan province were trained by Pol. Maj. Songchai Koapong, Pol. Capt. Niramit Kaewchid, Pol.Sen. Sgt.Maj. Banyad Chuenta, Pol. Seg. Maj. Orathai Kam-on and Pol. Sgt. Sirirat Preamjit. The training was supervised by Pol. Lt. Col. Thachakarn Pattamasiri, vice director of drug administration division, Bangkok. Pol. Lt. Gen. Chalong Sonjai congratulated Prachuab Khirikhan officers to hold the 2nd D.A.R.E training program that will guide the officers how to treat drug-addicted people and convince them to give up their habit. - --- MAP posted-by: Jo-D