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Addiction Treatment Centers a.k.a. Nasha Mukti Kendra are the words with which a large section of urban population is still not familiar with! Peoples mind are encompassed with an idea that addiction problem lies within poor class or people with criminal lifestyle. Since the problem of drug abuse in today’s civil society is so embedded that one out of the three families is suffering due to this disgrace. This stereotype thought must change.

The problem of drug abuse is an evil which does not differentiate between poor or rich neither between illiterate or literate. This evil strikes its every victim rigorously. The problem of drug abuse is not only harm to the addict but it punishes his/her entire family. It affects life on every aspects health, mental, financial as well as social stature of person.

The key point of fighting this evil is awareness. By sharply observing anybody will realise that the society is under threat from the evil of drug abuse. These illicit substances are available everywhere. Anyone can get their hands on them easily or might be with some difficulties. These drugs are accessible everywhere from college campus to our local market.

The common drugs which are in trend are:

• Ganja.
• Hashish/Charas.
• Heroin (Smack/Brown Sugar).
• Prescription drugs.

Ganja is considered to be gateway to all other kind of drugs. Since it is less costly than other drugs, access to the same is very easy.

You can find many teenager and college kids smoking pot or vaping it. The quantity increases gradually as the user’s body develops tolerance toward it. As a result the user will require more quantity of drug to get the same rush. Some user might go further by opting for other illicit drugs. Ganja has bad effect on both physical and mental health.

But the most dangerous is a Ganja addict is very likely to become an opiate user.

It is very important to understand this cycle of addiction because the changes will not happen overnight; they will gradually take grip of the lifestyle and overall performance of any individual in any stage of life. The only cure for the disease of addiction is complete abstinence. To achieve that we have to first identify the addiction.

There are few general signs and symptoms of drug abuse.

• Intense cravings.
• Physical dependence.
• Tolerance for drug.
• Withdrawal symptoms.
• Engaging in violence.
• Financial issues.
• Isolating behavior. Etc

Complete abstinence from a drug is not an easy task. It requires effort from the addict, but help and support of family and professionals go a long way in achieving sobriety and to stay sober for life. Many addicts try at their own various methods to overcome this problem. However, they fail in accomplishing the goal due to lack of knowledge about the problems arise in abstinence from drug or by their daily life problems and atmosphere.

There are facilities such as Addiction Treatment Centers or Nasha Mukti Kendra which are equipped with experienced staff and techniques to counter addiction problem through therapies and programs designed specifically for this purpose. It is always better to consult with experts from such centers if you are able to identify any sign of drug addiction in yourself or any one you care about because this problem gets worse with the time spend in addiction. Such center will not only help in regaining your health back but there program will also help in developing a mentality which will help you to stay away from drugs in future.

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Yoga has been around for ages, the word itself means combining as in Hindi Yog means addition. Here the word Yoga means to combine your body, mind and soul through meditation and posture. These postures also called asanas designed and developed for achieve body strength, health improvement and making our physical flexibility for meditation.

Yoga doesn’t mean to pressurize your body to limits in order to perform asanas like any physical workout routine will do. For performing asanas you should be always relaxed and try to do these asanas as per physical limitations with just breathing techniques. Gradually your body will develop itself. Furthermore, you will find amazing changes in flexibility of your body. Very soon, you are going to perform those postures or asnas well enough.

No Yoga instructor will ever tell you to put extra pressure on your body.

Yoga is most simplest and holistic way of healing of both mind and body.

The various breathing techniques practice in yoga known as Pranayam with meditation will help releasing stress and anxiety on daily basis. These techniques help in calming nervous system where as the different postures or asanas will release tension in muscles, improve digestion and helps to eliminate toxins from your body. With regular practice of Yoga symptoms of asthma seems to lighten in patients along with high blood pressure and joint aches.

Yoga also helps in addiction treatment. Any alcoholic or any other addict of illicit substance always go through sleeping disorders and mood swings practicing following this routine on regular basis will help them in insomnia as well as controlling anger and anxiety for mood alterations. Yoga practice has become a successful tool in almost every rehabilitation and addiction treatment center around the globe. Practicing Yoga also helps in suppressing cravings in recovering addicts as it helps in detoxification of body and meditation helps in focusing with clear thoughts and relaxed mind.

Here are some of popular yoga styles.

• Asthanga – Known as power yoga, a cardiovascular workout helps to build flexibility, muscle strength and stamina.
• Bikram – This constitutes of total 26 postures which require stretching muscles, ligaments and tendons. This style helps in cleansing and detoxification.
• Iyengar –This style more focuses on alignment of postures more precisely. This is very useful for the people recovering from severe injuries and chronic pain.
• Kripalu – This is a slow breathing technique accompanied by movements.
• Kundalini – The goal of this style to awaken the energy at base of spine which are the energy centers. This styles ivolves breathing techniques with chanting of mantras.
• Viniyoga – This style combines breathing with alignment, based upon each individual.

It had considered a philosophy from ancient India as old as about 5000 years. The most beautiful thing about yoga is that it can be practiced about every age group. One can start this at any phase of life even while suffering from disease.

You just need determination and will to start practicing this routine. There are books and DVD available on Yoga across the country so you can start from any day.

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Heroin Addict Rehabilitation is very complex case. The withdrawal symptoms of this drug may differ from person to person. The common symptoms are fever, chills, state of confusion, vomiting, poor appetite etc. However the most dangerous are violent acts done by the user or an addict in state of withdrawal. This heinous action does not have any limits whatsoever. An addict can go any distance in order to fulfill their need of obtaining the drug or sometimes action carried out by an addict is for without any reasons. That is why a proper program run by de-addiction centers is needed for any Heroin Addict for total recovery from this habit.

Heroin is an opium based drug, which is so addictive that it starts controlling its user even just doing it one or two times. The statics shows that the consumption of heroin is almost doubled from the year 2009 to 2015 in India.

The effect of Heroin on Body

It has chemically same effects as morphine. It has twice or even thrice times the effect same for the same quantity. This drug can be smoked, snorted and can be injected directly into the veins. Taken by any means this drug reaches brain very quickly and gives the user a sensation of happiness and rush of good feelings.

The last way of doing Heroin; by injecting directly to the veins is most dangerous. The continuous use of this way will result in collapsed veins. In this way, the chances of overdose maximised. The overdose of Heroin results in slower heart rate which can be fatal.

Heroin is often laced with other chemicals and drugs to increase its effect on end user so by injecting it directly into veins is extremely dangerous as even the user does not know sometimes how strong the substance is?

In India opium is produced under security of Indian Government, from production to transportation to pharmaceutical industries. Even with all the efforts of law enforcement agencies one to two percent of the total opium produce find its way to black market. However the rest of the illicit drug is smuggled into India through its neighbouring countries.

Due to the tempting profits margin (up to 300%) on Heroin, this drug is available easily in northern parts of India. In spite of being so expensive Heroin demand especially in youth has been increasing year after year.

The role of rehabilitation center

The rehabilitation of a Heroin addict is long process. Even after complete abstinence from heroin over a longer period of time people tend to relapse. The lure of this drug is very extreme. An individual tends to relapse in spite of being fully recovered and healthy. So it is very necessary to also change the addicts’ mentality or mindset towards life. Therefore it is advisable for an addict to join proper programs provided by rehabilitation centers to ensure full recovery.

There are many NGO’s and institution in the country working regarding this issue.

The key to this evil is awareness. We should be aware of this problem as it affecting our society in devastating way. Drug abuse is a family disease. Since it just not only affect the individual but it also consumes the happiness of entire family.

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Prescription Medicine Abuse in India.

According to U.N reports abuse of prescription drug had seen a significant rise in India over last decade. The prescription drugs which are commonly abused can be classified into these categories.

• Central Nervous System Depressants ( Alprazolam, Librium, Ativan, Valium etc.)
• Dextromethorphan (Various brand names only psychoactive when taken in higher amounts than recommended.)
• Loperamide (Immodium also psychoactive when takenin higher amounts.)
• Prescription Opioids / Opium based drugs (Codeine which comes under different brand names as cough syrup and tablets, Hydrocodone based Alprax, Tramadol etc as pain killers, Methadone, Morphine, Oxycodone, Oxymorphone.)
• Prescription Stimulants
• Steroids

Most of the normal people who live in our society might have no idea about the drugs mentioned above! So the question arises how the youngster or any user comes under the influence of these drugs?

There are few possibilities

As an alternative, sometimes for an addict it is become quite difficult to find a dealer to get hold of heroine or other opium based illicit substance due to alertness of police. As a result of desperation many addicts starts using these medicine to get high. Methadone is a drug which is used to treat heroin addicts but due to its addictive nature it’s a very high chance that the user might become addict of Methadone.

As a combination to get more rush, by the time some of addict’s body develops a tolerance against his/her choice of addiction therefore in order to get more rush or feeling euphoria they tend to mix them with prescription drugs. This practice can be more dangerous and sometimes can lead to death. Prescription Medicine Abuse in India

As by being ignorant, it is high possibility to become an addict to medicine prescribed by a doctor by using for a longer period than recommended by simply lacking awareness of knowing about a drug which ones is taking or being simply careless to consult a doctor. Many times it is seen when a doctor had prescribed a drug for pain relief or insomnia, it used by the patient even after the completion of prescribed duration of period.

As being influenced by trends at the high end night clubs. It is very common for any wanna be kid to get easily influenced by other rich youngsters. Every young addict at the parties or in college atmosphere has tendency of showing off this practice as cool and hip. Which sometimes lead new kid around attracted and curious about doing drugs?

As for simple reason which is money, in India illicit substance like cocaine, smack, and heroin may or may not easy to get but it is always expensive. Like every addict tends to go out off cash in some point in life these substitute comes in handy. It is world known fact that the pharmacy product price is lower, if compared internationally. Laws can easily be bent while obtaining these drugs from market.

There are many problems in implementing the law in illegal trade of this drug as India being a very populous country with a large number of genuine consumers of this drug. So it is mostly up to the society to be aware of this disgraceful habit. There are many rehabilitation center and addiction treatment centers dedicated to help regarding this issue. Please do call one for help if you see yourself or any loved one indulge in this habit.

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It is not surprising that most cases of relapse which are admitted in rehab or de-addiction center are alcoholics. As in present scenario in India drinking culture is embedded in so many levels in our society, it becomes very tough job for a recovered alcoholic to escape the lure of a drink. From richer to poor, from corporate offices to the group of workers on a construction site, from farmers working in fields to family functions and even in school and colleges one can observe how this disgrace has effected each section of our society.

The Relapse

There are many cases of relapse, of recovered alcoholics from Rehab and de-addiction centers. They had fallen for the lure of a drink even after fully regaining their health back from zero. The main problem is the influence of drinking culture in our daily life. It is very common in alcoholics that after rejoining their work routine being fully recovered, they observe that people around them are healthy and enjoying alcohol.

Very soon their mind starts to play illusion games like they often ask themselves

• what harm one or two drinks can do?
• Now I can do it in a controlled way as I am fully healthy and aware.
• I am going to drink on holiday/weekends only.

These sentences are the usually first step towards inferno. After giving in to this disgraceful habit it is just matter of few days for an alcoholic to realize that he/she had open the gates of hell. Therefore very soon his/her lifestyle, daily routine all will be designed around this habit.

Few of them might realize that something very wrong is going on but they are under in control of the alcohol. At this stage they are unable to control the urge for a drink. Making every effort they had put for being sober to square one.

There are ways for an alcoholic to stay sober after joining their routine life:

• A daily habit of writing about the changed or sober life goes a long way.
• Write about the mishaps of life due to alcohol and read it before starting the day.
• Also avoid hanging out with people who are always indulging in drinking.
• One can always try to develop some new hobbies certainly which cannot be accompanied by liquor like outdoor sports etc.

More importantly don’t get carried away by the drinking of other people. Always remember that alcohol has different type of effect on an alcoholic than the rest of people.

The selling and consumption of alcoholic drinks is legal in almost around the globe. Therefore it mainly depends on choice and strong will of an individual to stay sober. This can be very tough for any alcoholic after recovery for few months. Our general life atmosphere is influenced by presence of alcoholic drinks, especially in India. Every now and then we encounter its presence in celebrations or in general get together. One should be very careful alert about its routine of daily life to remain sober. Gradually your lifestyle gets designed accordingly and struggle will ease down.

There are institutions like AA and addiction treatment centers dedicated to help any alcoholic at every stage. If you find yourself on the verge of relapse, please do not hesitate to call.

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Marijuana Indian Scenario

Marijuana smoking culture in Indian youth has increased rapidly in the last decade and mostly the growth has been observed in urban population of the youth. It is strange because smoking marijuana a.k.a “ganja” once considered a practice done by poor and illiterate people or by sadhus and fakir, it is strange because the same youth which labeled marijuana as a drug habit of poor people are doing it and advocating its use in spite of being well educated and coming from respected families. There is huge fraction of college/school students who are using marijuana on regular basis being unaware that they are becoming an addict or they had already became one. This change happened gradually over last decade.

According to the observations and research of few of the leading rehabilitation and de-addiction center of Central India. Marijuana Indian Scenario

One of the several reasons is the influence of the movies and music artists from the western countries on Indian youth or in other words the problem lies in the perception of Indian youth of how they see them. From ‘Harold and Kumar’ to ‘Pineapple Express’ and many more these movies have shown that by doing this people tend to do stupid stuff but for huge fraction of Indian youth which blindly imitates west this stupid thing had influenced them as fashion statement.

Another reason is that the responsible media agencies of the nation seems so apathetic about this issue that I do not recall a single show aired on television addressing this issue. Moreover some of our national news channel might flash a headline with some images of some celebrity smoking weed and sometimes they also do a story about some rock star or other kind of celebrity of how they became successful and they are still a stoner.

The police in India, almost of every state have a very careless and soft attitude towards production and smuggling of marijuana. As a result the availability of marijuana to the suppliers and end user is hardly a problem. Often the pure marijuana plant is blended with some other chemicals to make the end user more addictive or sometime just to enhance the quantity making it even more dangerous to the health. Marijuana is becoming so common in college campuses that one merely can ask someone about where to get hold of it like asking direction to a tea vendor. Again the problem lies within the Indian youth mindset towards the use of this drug.

There are many side effects of marijuana like short term memory problems, smelling or hearing things which are not present and sometimes even meeting or talking to people or things which don’t exists. This condition is known as psychosis and its treatment is very lengthy because the belief system of your brain is designed around that feeling which was not real. This condition of psychosis is so bad that it stays with the user even after the months of complete abstinence from marijuana. There are many other problems associated with this like increased heart rate, sexual problems etc.

If someone who has trouble quitting this habit should immediately contact de-addiction centre and enquire about their programs. There are many NGO’s and institution working in India regarding this issue.

On a concluding note this problem is in the society that we live in and the simplest and most effective way to overcome this problem is to be aware and make others also aware about the ill effects of marijuana.

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Alcoholism is the inability to control drinking due to both a physical and emotional dependence on alcohol. Alcoholism, also known as alcohol use disorder (AUD), is a broad term for any drinking of alcohol that results in mental or physical health problems.

The disorder was previously divided into two types:

Alcohol Abuse:  Alcohol abuse is a system of drinking too much alcohol too often. It hinders with your daily life.

There are two types of alcohol abuse, those who have anti-social and pleasure-seeking tendencies, and those who are anxiety-restrain people who are able to go without drinking for long periods of time but are unable to control themselves once they start. Alcoholism

You are abusing alcohol when:

• You drink more than 14 drinks per week or more than 4 drinks per occasion (for men).
• You have more than 7 drinks per week or more than 3 drinks per occasion (for men and women older than 65).
• Consuming these amounts of alcohol harms your health, relationships, work, and/or causes legal problems.

Alcohol Dependence: Alcohol dependence is the most serious form of drinking problem and describes a strong, often uncontrollable, desire to drink. Drinking plays an important part in the day to day life of alcohol dependent people, which could lead to building up a physical tolerance or experiencing withdrawal symptoms if they stop.

At least three out of seven of the following criteria must be manifest during a 12-month period:

• Tolerance
• Withdrawal symptoms or clinically defined alcohol withdrawal syndrome
• Use in larger amounts or for longer periods than intended
• Persistent desire or unsuccessful efforts to cut down on alcohol use
• Time is spent obtaining alcohol or recovering from effects
• Social, occupational and recreational pursuits are given up or reduced because of alcohol use
• Use is continued despite knowledge of alcohol-related harm (physical or psychological)

Warning & Signs (Alcoholism)

The risk of alcohol dependence begins at low levels of drinking and increases directly with both the volume of alcohol consumed and a pattern of drinking larger amounts on an occasion, to the point of intoxication.

Warning signs of alcoholism include the consumption of increasing amounts of alcohol and frequent intoxication, preoccupation with drinking to the exclusion of other activities, promises to quit drinking and failure to keep those promises, the inability to remember what was said or done while drinking (known as “blackouts”), personality changes associated with drinking, denial or the making of excuses for drinking, the refusal to admit excessive drinking, dysfunction or other problems at work or school, the loss of interest in personal appearance or hygiene, marital and economic problems, and the complaint of poor health, with loss of craving, respiratory infections, or increased anxiety.

Alcoholism is characterized by an increased tolerance to alcohol – which means that an individual can consume more alcohol – and physical dependence on alcohol, which makes it hard for an individual to control their consumption. The physical dependency caused by alcohol can lead to an affected individual having a very strong desire to drink alcohol. These characteristics play a role in decreasing an alcoholic’s ability to stop drinking. Alcoholism can have adverse effects on mental health, causing psychiatric disorders and increasing the risk of suicide. A depressed mood is a common symptom of heavy alcohol drinkers.

Effects of alcohol

Short-term effects

Drinking enough to cause a blood alcohol concentration typically causes an overall improvement in mood and possible euphoria (a “happy” feeling), increased self-confidence and sociability, decreased anxiety, a flushed, red appearance in the face and impaired judgment and fine muscle coordination.

• Lethargy
• Sedation
• Balance problems and blurred vision
• Profound confusion
• Slurred speech
• Staggering
• Dizziness and vomiting.
• Stupor
• Unconsciousness
• Anterograde amnesia
• Coma (unconsciousness)
• Life-threatening respiratory depression

With all alcoholic beverages, drinking while driving, operating an aircraft or heavy machinery increases the risk of an accident; many countries have penalties for drunk driving.

Long-term effects

Having more than two drinks a day increases the risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, atrial fibrillation, and stroke. Risk is greater in younger people, which may result in violence or accidents. Alcoholism reduces a person’s life expectancy by around ten years and alcohol use is the third leading cause of early death in the World. No professional medical association recommends that people who are non-drinkers should start drinking wine. Long-term alcohol abuse can cause a number of physical symptoms, including

• cirrhosis of the liver
• pancreatitis
• epilepsy
• polyurethane
• alcoholic dementia
• heart disease
• nutritional deficiencies
• peptic ulcers
• sexual dysfunction,

And can eventually be fatal. Other physical effects include an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease, malabsorption, alcoholic liver disease, and several cancers. Damage to the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system can occur from sustained alcohol consumption.

Psychiatric

Long-term misuse of alcohol can cause a wide range of mental health problems. Excessive alcohol use causes damage to brain function, and psychological health can be increasingly affected over time. The ability to understand humour is also reduced in alcohol abusers; Psychiatric disorders are common in alcoholics:

• Anxiety and depression disorders
• Psychosis
• Confusion
• Schizophrenia
• Panic disorder
• Major depression
• Panic disorder
• Bulimia
• Post-traumatic stress disorder(PTSD)
• Borderline personality
• Antisocial personality disorder(ASPD)
• Bipolar disorder
• Schizophrenia
• Impulse disorders
• Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Women with alcoholism are more likely to experience physical or sexual assault, abuse and domestic violence than women in the general population, which can lead to higher instances of psychiatric disorders and greater dependence on alcohol.

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