Alliance of Kosovo MP Time Kadrijaj voluntarily underwent a drug test to determine whether she had used drugs.
She said that through this action, she aims to set an example and raise awareness about the use of narcotic substances.
KosovaPress accompanied the politician during the drug test, which was conducted on Monday morning at the Gynecology Clinic of the University Clinical Center of Kosovo (UCCK).
The results were published at around 1:00 pm, confirming that the MP tested negative for drug use.
After completing the test and the publication of the results, Kadrijaj told KosovaPress that transparency and accountability should also apply to public officials.
“I did it voluntarily and willingly because statistics show that the number of children who use drugs, as well as adults and adolescents, has increased significantly. It is a major issue and a worrying phenomenon. Therefore, I voluntarily wanted to take the drug test. Perhaps, institutionally, we should request that a law be introduced requiring everyone to undergo drug testing, including primary and secondary school students, as well as people in institutions. This would allow us to find models and opportunities to provide them with treatment, or in some way, if students know they will be tested, perhaps they will be given the opportunity to stay away from this truly deadly [habit].”
Kadrijaj, who is the second politician to undergo a drug test after Burim Ramadani, who initiated the initiative, proposed that drug testing be regulated by law and made mandatory in institutions as well as in the education system.
She also invited other MPs to take up the challenge and undergo testing.
The test is conducted at the laboratory of the Gynecology Clinic, but only with a referral that is obtained beforehand at the Psychiatry Clinic.
