10th Anniversary of the Anti-Drug Association of Malaysia (LAM)

History of PEMADAM

Association for the Prevention of Drug PEMADAM Malaysia was established on March 22, 1976. Constitutional Prime Minister of Malaysia is the Patron of LAM and he will be appointed President of the National EXTINGUISHER. the President of the National EXTINGUISHER:


i. YB Dato 'Athi Nahapan - has been appointed as the first President in March 1976 - May 1976

ii. YB Dato 'Rais Yatim has been appointed as the Speaker of the Second in June 1976 - May 1987.

iii.YB Tan Sri Dato 'Seri Megat Junid Megat Ayob bin has been appointed as President of the Third on June 9, 1987 - November 1999.

iv. YB Dato 'Haji Haji Zainal Abidin Zin was appointed as the Speaker of the Fourth PEMADAM on December 16, 1999 - October 2006.

v. YB Dato 'Mohd. Johari bin Baharum, Deputy Internal Security Minister has been appointed as the Speaker of the Fifth PEMADAM on 1 November 2007 to date.

LAM administered by a body called the Council of National Drug PEMADAM and to facilitate the management and implementation machinery, and activities, the bureau - the bureau has been established. As a body of national character, LAM also move in the state, district and units. LAM has been established and may be said LAM has become " a household name . " As a non-governmental organizations, LAM had been active to help the government fight the National Drug-Main Enemy. At home, PEMADAM close relationship and cooperation with relevant ministries and departments, among Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, Ministry of Health, Ministry Information, Ministry of Internal Security, the National Drug Agency and the Royal Malaysian Police. LAM is also important to look at the role of religion and therefore always get constructive inputs from these bodies. Role and main tasks are education PEMADAM dissemination of prevention and anti-drug message. To achieve this goal, PEMADAM focus on youth, students, workers, educators and parents. Various courses, seminars, workshops were held to be anti-drug message can spread widely and skills in drug prevention work can be improved. PEMADAM been organizing, promoting, organizing or involved in projects and programs such as courses panel speakers, anti-drug courses for parents , anti-drug seminar for youth anti-drug badge scheme for school students as well as workshops for handling IT workshop at the time of this explosion of information technology. Although LAM is not engaged in the business of treatment and rehabilitation, but LAM is very sensitive to bad luck and suffering those who are closest to the addicts as parents, children and wife and relatives. Thus, LAM established remedy, as the reference and support to family members of addicts referred to as the silent sufferer or " silent sufferers . " Overseas, in the international arena, the LAM is also very active at all, especially in countries ASEAN neighbors in Asia. PEMADAM become the founder of the establishment of organizations IFNGO (International Federation of Non Government Organisations), a body of international bond against drug use. IFNGO Secretariat is located at the Headquarters of the National EXTINGUISHER. IFNGO also gave birth to the ASEAN-NGO workshop, also an anti-drug forum, but specifically for the ASEAN countries. Good efforts have been recognized IFNGO ECOSOC (Economic & Social Council) of the United Nations. PEMADAM also active in the activities of WFTC (World Federation of Therapeutic Communities) and forums organized anti other drugs either by the Colombo Plan or other Anti-Drug Agency, other United Nations.



What is LAM ?

LAM is an acronym for Anti-Drug Association of Malaysia . It is a voluntary organization established to help those with problems arising from drug use, to give guidance to the public about the dangers of drug use and also to get cooperation from the public in an effort to eradicate DRUGS.