Drug Abuse Grips Punjab! Time to say Enough!

Drug Addiction Grips not only the addict but his family too. In Punjab, India 73.5% of the youth is addicted to drugs, and 40% of all men are addicted to drugs. The experts have already begun to put an expiry date on the state seeing its worsening state.

Women carry an additional burden of taking care of not only the negative effects of drugs but their husband’s, father’ and on’s illness. The wives often take on the social, household, economic responsibilities of the addict husband.

“With men falling prey to drugs, women and children bear the brunt of living in a toxic atmosphere of crime and violence fueled by addiction,” reported The Hindu newspaper.

The spousal abuse or “wife-victimization” includes increased domestic violence, increased risk of STD/HIV transmission, and aggravated physical and emotional distress.

Women in Punjab fall into drugs because of three primary reason that is coming from problematic homes where family members are drug addicts, the education system fails to impart the students with dangerous effects of drugs.

Drug use is often associated with a new definition of feminism, women’s liberation, and female independence.
When you or someone you love falls into the prey of addiction to alcohol or another drug, it can be hard to know where to turn. We can provide you with the due courses of action.
Regardless of where people are suffering, it is our duty, as Sikhs, to help them.

As Guru Arjan Sahib wrote, “All that is seen is You, Lord, the expansion of the expense. Says Nanak, the Guru has removed my doubts, I recognize God in all,” Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ang 51.

Together, we can conquer this devastating disease and reduce the stigma of drug-abuse. Get Started!

We have Our Akal De-addiction Centre situated at Cheema Sahib, Sangrur is licensed for 30 beds and ensures requisite staff as per requirement of the licensing authority.

Spirituality is an essential component (apart from psychological and medical ones) of the overall management and treatment of addiction patients in our Centre.

Counseling and psychotherapy related services are provided to each and every patient and the respective family members.

In the wake to save Punjab, we at The Kalgidhar Trust run an Akal De Addiction Center at Cheema Sahib, Sangrur that is licensed for 30 beds and ensures requisite staff as per requirement of the licensing authority. It also has a fully organized outpatient department (OPD). The treatment costs are kept as low as possible. Poor (BPL) and needy cases are given fee concessions. Relapse cases are also given fee concession so as to encourage such patients to re-seek treatment.

All types of basic amenities are available in the centre premises. The in-patients are provided with fresh and nutritious food, fruits and tea etc. Round the clock nursing facility is there to take care of the patients.

Spirituality is an essential component (apart from psychological and medical ones) of the overall management and treatment of addiction patients in our Centre. For this purpose a structured timetable is followed. Counseling and psychotherapy related services are provided to each and every patient and the respective family members.

All types of latest medicines are used to treat the patients. It is ensured that adequate stock of all these medicines is maintained. The prescribed medicines are dispensed to patients visiting the OPD for follow-up and treatment. The indirect aim of providing such a facility is to encourage a regular follow-up on the part of patients. The record of the patients is properly kept and maintained. This Centre has its own computerized lab to do routine blood and urine tests.

In a span of less than a decade since its inception in the year 2004, Akal De-addiction Centre has emerged as a popular joint for addiction treatment amongst the addiction afflicted populace, both local and abroad.

We are committed to a Drug-Free Punjab, are you?

~ Source: http://www.kaurlife.org/
~ Edited by Tapasleen Kaur