The Interior Ministry issued a statement on Sunday about the rehabilitation of 120 drug addicts and announced that they will perform Haj this year with the support of the Interior Ministry.

Prince Mohammed bin Naif, interior minister and head of the National Committee for Combating Drugs, said that the ministry will host almost 120 drug addicts for Haj this year. The participants have successfully completed the rehabilitation programs of the National Committee for Combating Drugs, Directorate General for Drug Control and Hospitals in the Kingdom.

Abad Alallah bin Mohammed Al-Sharif, secretary-general of the National Committee for Combating Drugs, said the committee is intensifying efforts to help young people fight drug addiction and return to normalcy.

“These efforts have enabled us to cure almost 120 people nationwide who will perform the Haj this year to mark a fresh new start in life with the blessings of Allah,” Al-Sharif said. He added that the rehabilitated individuals would perform the pilgrimage to strengthen their faith and to resolve never to become addicts again. He stressed that this directive comes as part of social responsibility and is in line with the tasks of the secretariat of the National Committee for Combating Drugs with regard to rehabilitation programs.

Sharif said that the committee’s vision is to help young people as part of its national and religious duty. “These young addicts are sick people who should be treated and helped to reintegrate into society as constructive members of the community,” he said.