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Fighting drugs, creating awareness
Tribune Reporters
Ludhiana, June 26
Various programmes were organised today to commemorate World De-addiction Day today. A function was organised by the Civil Surgeon’s office at the Women Jail. It was presided over by the Civil Surgeon Dr
J.S. Bhuller. The district mass media officer, Mrs Santosh Bhatia, delivered a lecture on the dangers of drug addiction. She warned about the risk of contracting deadly and infectious diseases because of the addiction of various drugs. The jail inmates were educated on how to avoid drugs. Warning against the use of various drugs and tobacco, the inmates also took a pledge that they will never use or consume the drugs and ensure that the jail premises were not used as supply points for drugs. According to a survey conducted by an NGO, various types of jails, including those for children and the women, are serving as breeding grounds for the drug addicts. It is here where the most addicts get hooked to this curse. To mark the International Day against drug abuse and illicit drug trafficking, a seminar was held on the premises of Ludhiana Acupuncture Medical College and Hospital under the chairmanship of Mr Kuldip Singh Brar, District Social Security Officer, here today. Mr Brar lauded the efforts made by NGOs, including Dr Kotnis Acupuncture Hospital, Guru Gobind Singh Study Circle and Guru Nanak Charitable Trust, in the programmes based on drug de-addiction sponsored by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment of the Government of India. Dr Rajinder Singh, project director, Dr Kotnis Acupuncture Hospital Drug De-addiction, stressed on the need to make the people aware about drug abuse. He said that addiction was a social, economical and psychotropic disease and the addicts and their family members need to be given timely counselling. Dr Inderjit Singh, MS of the hospital, appealed to the political parties and administration to implement the programme with the help of NGOs to get good results. Fatehgarh Sahib:
Drugs destroy innumerable lives and undermine our society. Confronting illicit trade in drugs and its effects remains a major challenge for the international community, said Mr Rakesh Goyal, Zonal Director, Narcotics Control Bureau of India, while addressing a seminar organised by the district police here today.He said that a huge margin between the original price of the intoxicants like opium and poppy husk and its open market price was boosting this illicit business which was spoiling the lives of our youngsters. He said that this profit was being pocketed by anti-social elements, who used this money to create chaos in the society. He said that in the big cities like Chandigarh, young boys and girls were being spoiled by certain foreigne students who indulged in the business of illicit drugs. He urged the people to say a big no to the intoxicants. He also appealed that the people should perform their social duty by informing the parents of the drug addict about their children’s bad habit. Speaking on this occasion, Deputy Commissioner Vikas Partap said that the drug abuse should be checked up at four stages. At the first stage a person should himself try to refrain from drug addiction. He said that the drugs were silent killers. The society should check this menace. He said that no doubt there was a law to deal with the drug traffickers but he also admitted that at administrative level, more efforts were required. He said that there was shortage of staff, citing an example; he said that there was only one drug inspector for three districts. Mr B. Chandra Shekhar, SSP, in his address, said that the administration at its own could not control this menace; he stressed involvement of the social organisations. He said that every section of the society should contribute to check this menace. He said that the campaign against drug abuse launched in the district would be further intensified and taken to grassroots. He also urged the people to provide information to the police about those, who indulge in the sale of drugs. He assured that police would deal strictly with these anti-social elements. Mr Gurkirpal Singh Ashk, a journalist, Mr M. S. Chahal SP(D), Dr K. C. Goyal, DHO, Mr Subhash Sood, Manager Ashoka School, Mr Sadhu Ram, President BCC, and Mr Mahesh Sharma from PAHIL, an NGO of Jalandhar, also addressed the seminar. Sahnewal:
World De-Addiction Day was celebrated at Civil Hospital, Sahnewal, today.Apart from doctors and nurses of the Civil Hospital, the rally was attended by patients, chemists, NGO's and staff nurses from Oswal Hospital. A de-addiction lecture was delivered by Dr S.S. Dhir, Senior Medical Officer, Sahnewal, in which he highlighted the serious consequences of using various intoxicants over personal health and general environment. He urged the chemists that drugs might affect the health of the community at large. The young generation and others were asked to remain away from drugs that can ruin a person's health and his family at large. The need for good hygienic balanced diet was stressed upon. A de-addiction rally was taken out from the main bazar of Sahnewal in which anti-drug addiction slogans were raised and banners were displayed. Apart from others who ensured their active participation in the rally were Dr Bhupinder Singh, Dr Manjit Singh, Dr Puneet
Juneja, Dr Avtar Singh and Dr Brar. 
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