Staff Reporter
| Stress on parental role in prevention of drug addiction |
SOCIAL CAUSE:NCC cadets taking out a rally in Tiruchi on Saturday.
The Prajapita Brahmakumaris Ishwarya Vishwa Vidyalaya held an awareness campaign against drug abuse near Chathiram Bus Stand. Charts and visual aids exhibited in a makeshift tent illustrated ways to identify drug addicts, causes for drug abuse and the process of rehabilitation of drug addicts. Maintaining that youth are most vulnerable to drug abuse, the organisation highlighted parental role in the prevention of drug addiction.
Pamphlets were distributed to the public, listing the consequences of different drugs.
Around 200 reformed drug addicts and patients undergoing rehabilitation convened at the Integrated Rehabilitation Centre for Addicts in the Khajamalai Ladies Association premises. M.A.Aleem, Vice-Principal, K.A.P.Vishwanathan Medical College, spoke on the impact of drugs on health.
He explained how drugs hamper the functions of the brain, leading to loss of control and co-ordination.
A rally was taken out by NCC Cadets from various colleges in the city to emphasise the prevalence of drug abuse among youth. Wing Commander M.S.Rao, Commanding Officer, 3(TN) Air Squadron (Tech), flagged off the rally from R.C HSS.
The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is commemorated on June 26 every year since 1987 with the aim of creating an international society free of drug abuse.
Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Sunday, Jun 27, 2010
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