consequences for the individual, the family and society as a whole. 56. In order to eliminate the cultivation, processing, traffic and consumption of narcotics Colombia has, with the assistance of public and private bodies, adopted a variety of measures which have, however, lacked co-ordination. 57. In 1985, with support from the United Nations Fund for Drug Abuse Control (UNFDAC), the National Plan for the Prevention of Drug Addiction was put into operation with the objective of harmonizing, co-ordinating and reinforcing all the efforts undertaken so as to be able to make an all-out attack on the problem from various angles. 58. Thus, under the direction and guidance of the National Narcotics Council, the Ministries of Education, Communications, Health, Agriculture and Justice and the Colombian Family Welfare Institute have assumed responsibility under the Plan for galvanizing and co-ordinating the implementation of various programmes to prevent drug addiction in Colombia: (a) The Ministry of Communications assumed responsibility for co-ordinating the National Campaign againt Drugs which is being undertaken through the mass media and whose main objectives are the following: to motivate all Colombians into resolutely combating the problem and to further the Plan by publishing the required material. The valuable work carried out by the Ministry of Communications also includes the design, preparation and production of teaching material to ensure that the community is able to make timely use thereof for educational, information and scientific purposes so as to efficiently carry out its preventive action. (b) The education sector, which includes the Ministry of National Education and those public establishments which have joined and become involved in the Plan, has undertaken to develop a programme to prevent drug addiction based on the development of creative organizations for young people and children and the promotion of alternatives to allow them to make creative 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be focused on the efforts of a country (Colombia) to combat drug addiction, including the development of a national plan and the involvement of various government ministries and institutions. The text mentions specific initiatives such as the National Campaign against Drugs, the development of teaching material, and the promotion of alternatives for young people. These efforts seem to be primarily aimed at addressing a social issue rather than a purely economic or environmental one.

**Category**
Health, Education