Chandigarh, January 24
The Drug De-addiction Society of the Postgraduate Government College for Girls (PGGCG), Sector 11, organised a panel discussion on “Drugs: Abuse and Prevention”.
Panelists focused on the need of proactive role of individuals of all age groups in generating social awareness about the drug menace. The addicts posed a serious threat to their own health and also to society at large.
Dr Anuradha Sharma, an associate professor in chemistry at GCG-11 and also president of Hamari Kaksha, an NGO, emphasised on the empathetic understanding of affected individuals and their families.
Suman Gupta, a psychiatric, social worker and counsellor with neuro psychiatric-cum-de-addiction centre, in her interactive discussion with the students urged them to be vigilant and play an active role in curbing the menace. Providing information about the ill effects is one of the important contributions they could make.
Dr Jitender Dahiya, consultant, State AIDS Control Society, highlighted the role of women in creating a communicative and warm family environment, so that the children indulge in healthy activities and stay away from this menace. The panel discussion covered major issues involved in addiction such as peer pressure, insecurity, lack of communication in families and social apathy at large.
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