Nawanshahr - Red Cross Addiction and Rehabilitation Center Nawanshahr organized an awareness camp under "Dash Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan" at Gurdwara Sri Guru Ravidas, village Kishanpura. Which was presided over by Mrs. Sarabjit Kaur (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 every relationship. By taking drugs, the youth themselves become mentally ill, and the family members also become mentally ill and the family becomes economically weak. On this occasion Mrs. Kamaljit Kaur (Counselor) 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 so that we can 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 the center for treatment. He gave detailed information about the treatment of patients at the center.
On this occasion, Ashok Kumar (retired JE) addressed the gathering and said that we should pay special attention to our children so that they do not fall into bad company and should go door to door to educate children about drugs. . Dr. Hardeep Kaur, while creating awareness about drugs, said that physical and mental diseases are caused by consumption of drugs, the youth can be kept away from drugs only by making them aware about drugs.
Juginder Pal (Retd. Teacher) presented his views and said that we should implement the suggestion given by the Red Cross team and he also thanked the team and said that they will continue to organize drug awareness camps in the future. On this occasion, Gurbaksh Kaur, Balveer Kaur, Geeta, Resham Kaur, Charan Narinder Kaur, Ashok Kumar and other villagers were present.