To address the problem of drug abuse, the Government has established an Interministerial Anti-Drugs Commission with a wide range of functions.59 The Commission has been carrying out extensive awareness programmes to reduce the problem of drug abuse. These are normally conducted during national events such as the Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The Commission also conducts training workshops for teachers, mass media personnel, artists and community leaders. Tanzania has received assistance from various UN and bilateral organisations to assist with reducing demand for drugs, national law enforcement and control. In 1995, the Government enacted the Drugs and Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Drugs Act which provides for treatment including detoxification for drug abusers. 60 In Zanzibar the Department of Drug and Substance Abuse provides counselling and refers the cases for admission to relevant institutions. A number of private organizations have also been established to deal with the use of illicit drugs by children and the youth including the Zanzibar Youth Forum, the Zanzibar Youth Advancement for Development, Education and Sanitation and ZAIADA. In Zanzibar pilot schools receive information, education and communication materials on drugs and substance abuse. There is also a proposal to establish rehabilitation centres for persons addicted to substance abuse. Sale, Trafficking and 59 The functions of the Commission are to define, promote and coordinate the policy of the Government for the control of drug abuse and trafficking, especially in developing and implementing a national plan of action for drug control; implementing the provisions of International Conventions on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances; promoting the prevention of drug abuse and public information for youngsters, families, professors, educators and the general public; supporting other initiatives in the field of information and prevention; establishing a viable data collection and analysis system at the national level on drug abuse and drug trafficking; developing treatment and rehabilitation programmes for drug addicts; undertaking research on drug addiction; promoting and ensuring international cooperation; ensuring co-ordination and support of activities of NGOs and associations participating in drug abuse control. 60 When a person has been found guilty of being in possession or using drugs the court will take into consideration his age, mental conditions and other factors instead of sentencing him. With the offender consent direct that he be released to undergo medical treatment of detoxification from a hospital or institution recognized by the Government. with the following conditions: (i) To enter into a bond with or without sureties; (ii) to report to the court within a period not exceeding three months based on the results of his medical reports; (iii) Not to commit another offence related to drugs 68