March 4, Nawanshahr- Red Cross Integrated Rehabilitation Centre for Drug Victims, Nawanshahr organized an anti-drug awareness camp under the "Drug Free India Campaign" at Government High Smart School Shekhupur Bagh (SBS Nagar) on March 4, 2025. This camp was presided over by Mr. Gurpreet Sampla (Head Teacher).
S. Chaman Singh (Project Director) informed the students and staff members of the school about the establishment of the Red Cross and told them about the social welfare work done by the Red Cross. He said that in today's time, youth are getting addicted to drugs at a young age while studying in school. Youth start with bidi, cigarette and get addicted to big drugs like heroin.
Due to which it becomes very difficult for them to quit drugs later, due to which the affected youth become physically and mentally ill. While motivating the school students to stay away from drugs, he said that you do not have to stay away from drugs on the advice of any unknown person, because young students do not know what harm drugs can cause.
Therefore, to achieve your goal, you have to stay away from drugs. He said that along with school studies, you should also read literature books, so that we will remain connected to the Punjabi mother tongue and should read the biographies of our Gurus, Pirs, martyrs, warriors. He appealed to the students to join the Drug Free India campaign and start this campaign from your home, along with this, you should also make your family members aware about the ill effects of drugs.
Because to remove any evil, we have to start from our home. He also appealed to the school teachers that along with school education, it is also important to give information about drugs to the students. So that only by making the students aware about drugs, they can be kept away from drugs. Mrs. Kamaljit Kaur (Counselor) also shared detailed information about the treatment of patients at Red Cross Integrated Rehabilitation Centre for Drug Victims, Nawanshahr.
She said that any drug addict can stay in the hospital for one month as per his wish and get free treatment. Drug addiction can never be cured by staying at home. It is a mental and physical disease which needs to be treated. On this occasion, Mr. Gurpreet Sampla (Head Teacher) also expressed his views about the ill effects of drug addiction and thanked the Red Cross team.
On this occasion, he gave his views to the students and appealed to them to implement the suggestions given by the Red Cross team in their lives. On this occasion, Mr. Lal Singh shared his views and conducted the stage very well. School staff members Gurdeep Singh, Vijay Kumar, Sonia, Amandeep Kaur, Satnam Ram, Gurpreet Kaur, Sachleen Singh and school students were present.