The vernacular newspaper ‘Dinamina’ carried a misleading headline today which said “75 percent die of drugs” giving the notion that 75 percent of all deaths are related to drugs.

This news item has been prepared from a statement by an Additional Director of National Dangerous Drugs Control Board Kumudini Jayathilake. The introduction of the article said that ’75 percent of Sri Lankans die of drug use’ giving a misleading idea.

The actual statement could have said that 75 percent of drug users die of drug related conditions. However, the report has added confusion to the matter.

(Media Quality Watch Sri Lanka Facebook Page)