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When is World Anti-Drug Day?

June 26th every year is the International Anti-drug Day designated by the United Nations.

Since 1980s, drug abuse has become increasingly rampant and drug smuggling has become increasingly serious worldwide. Faced with this grim situation, 1987 From June 65438 to June 26, the United Nations held a ministerial conference on drug abuse and illegal trafficking in Vienna, attended by more than 3000 representatives from 138 countries. The meeting put forward the slogan "Love life, don't take drugs". Delegates unanimously agreed to designate June 26th as the International Day against Drugs every year, so as to draw the attention of all countries in the world to the drug problem and call on people all over the world to make joint efforts to resist the harm of drugs. In February, 65438, the 42nd United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution, and decided to designate June 26th as the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.