Nawanshahr- Red Cross Integrated Rehabilitation Center for Drug Victims Nawanshahr organized an anti-drug awareness camp under the "Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan" in village Palli Unchi (SBS Nagar) on 29 January 2025. This camp was presided over by Mrs. Harpreet Kaur (Sarpanch).
Sir Chaman Singh (Project Director), while addressing the villagers, first told about the life of Bhai Ghanaiya, the establishment of Red Cross. He said that drug addiction is now a big problem all over the world. While youth all over the world are going towards drugs, in recent times girls are also getting into the quagmire of drugs. Young youths are getting attracted to drugs knowingly or unknowingly. Today, children studying in schools are also getting trapped in drug addiction. The youth of Punjab are getting trapped in drug addiction by injecting heroin more and more. Due to which the future of the youth of Punjab is in danger. We need to pay special attention to our children who are studying in schools. We also need to make the elder youth aware about drug addiction. So that the youth can stay away from drugs. The de-addiction campaign should be started from our homes itself. He said that many people also start resorting to drugs due to problems in life, which proves to be very dangerous for our physical and mental health. We break down financially and socially. This habit is causing the death of youth. Therefore, drug addiction is not the solution to any problem. Let your children connect with the lives of great men. He also answered the questions asked in the meeting.
Mrs. Kamaljit Kaur (Councilor) also gave detailed information about the treatment of patients at the Red Cross Integrated Rehabilitation Center for Drug Victims, Nawanshahr and told that any drug addict can stay in the hospital for a month as per his wish and get free treatment. Since drug addiction cannot be given up by staying at home, it is necessary to contact psychiatrists and de-addiction centers to give up drug addiction.
On this occasion, Mr. Baljinder Singh also expressed his views on the ill effects of drug abuse and thanked the Red Cross team and said that we should adopt the suggestions given by the Red Cross team in our lives so that we can stay away from social evils and he also assured that he will cooperate in this campaign in future as well. Mr. Amrik Singh and Mr. Hans Raj (both Panchs) also shared their views. On this occasion, Kirandeep Kaur (Anganwadi worker), Ranjit Kaur (Anganwadi worker), Kulveer Singh (Pancha), Balwant Singh (number holder), Baljinder Singh, Kamaljit Singh (social worker), Parminderjit Singh (Pancha), Sukhwinder Kaur (Pancha), Maluk Singh, Kehar Singh, Shingara Singh, Kesar Singh, Santosh Kumari, Baljit Kaur and a large number of other villagers were present.