Nawanshahr - Red Cross Addiction and Rehabilitation Center Nawanshahr organized an awareness camp under "Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan" at Gurdwara Shri Guru Ravidas, Village Musapur. Which was chaired by Shri Kulveer Singh (Sarpanch).
On this occasion, Chaman Singh (Project Director) gave an address and said that the youth of Punjab are badly trapped in the nexus of drugs, while the history of Punjab is not like this. The land of Punjab has always given birth to brave warriors, but some People are putting the youth on the path of drugs for their own benefits. He said that the youth should be aware of drugs so that the diseases caused by drugs can be avoided. Addiction alienates a person from society and family. The mental level of a person addicted to drugs falls to such an extent that he starts committing accidents like suicide while being away from each and every relationship. Due to drug addiction, the youth themselves become mentally ill, and the family members also become mentally ill and the family becomes economically weak. He said that the school children should also be told in detail about the holidays, such as the birthday of martyrs, martyrdom day, martyrdom day of Guru Sahabana, and other festivals.
On this occasion Mr. Parvesh Kumar (Peer Educator) while addressing the gathering informed the people about the facilities and activities of the center and said that we should take care of our children around us to avoid the evils found in the society. | Keep the body healthy with a balanced diet which will also keep the mind healthy and if any youth is caught in this drug like disease then he should be encouraged to join Kedar for treatment. He gave detailed information about the treatment of patients at the center.
On this occasion, Kulveer Singh (Sarpanch) made the villagers of the school aware about drugs and thanked the staff of the Red Cross Drug De-addiction Center Nawanshahr and assured them that they will continue to organize drug awareness camps in the future. On this occasion, Balveer Kaur (Angwadi worker) asked questions from the Project Director Chaman Singh regarding drug addiction and he gave satisfactory answers. On this occasion, Reena Kumari (Asha worker), Vijay Kumar (Panch), Kamaljit Kaur (Aganwadi worker), Balveer Kaur (Asha worker), Virpal Kaur (Helper), Rajinder Kaur (Narega Met), and other villagers were present.