The Sogakope New Town Seventh-day Adventist Church and students from the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) joined forces to stage a community float over the weekend, raising awareness about drug abuse in Ghana's Volta Region.

The float marked the climax of a week-long drug awareness campaign, part of the SDA Church's annual May observance dedicated to educating the public-especially youth-on the dangers of substance abuse.

Carrying bold placards, participants marched through Sogakope, spreading messages of prevention and hope. "This is part of a nationwide campaign," said Elder Samuel Yeboah of the Sogakope SDA Church. "We spent the week engaging the community with health screenings, education, and evangelism.

The float capped it all, urging our youth to stay off drugs." Dr.