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Exposure visit to Kripa Kolkata by college students from
Tamil Nadu.
50 students of Bishop Heber College (Autonomous)
from Thiruchirapally, visited Kripa Kolkata on an exposure visit, accompanied
by two faculty members from the college.The three-hour awareness programme
conducted by the Kripa team, spoke about
the changing scenarios of addiction, such as low cost designer drugs that are
available easily outside educational facilities, subterfuge methods used by
drug peddlers to trap unsuspecting students into deadly addiction, peer
pressure from friends and class mates who are addicts and how to counter them,
evil effects of drug and alcohol addiction on a the person, their families and
the general society. They also discussed how modern day advertising and movies
glamorize alcohol consumption and companies increasingly target the youth for
their profits, regardless of the hazards they may face by consuming
intoxicating beverages. Students and the Kripa team also held an interactive
session to answer questions about addiction. The event concluded with the
college presenting a memento to Dr. Sandeep Mitra, staff of Kripa Kolkata.
Nipping addiction in the bud: An initiative by Kripa Kolkata.
A group of 120 faculty members, including
teachers, from the Garden High School, Kolkata, participated in a symposium
held on the theme: ‘Addiction in schools, its menace and consequences’,
conducted by Kripa Foundation Kolkata unit. The Kripa team enlightened those
present about how to detect early signs of alcohol and drug addiction among
students, and immediate measures that are required to ensure that such vices
are nipped in the bud. The Kripa team said, it was vital for parents to ensure
they have a healthy interaction with their children, especially during the
pre-teen and teens days, since they are highly prone to fall prey to addictions
at this tender age. The team pointed out that common medicines such as cough
syrups, anti-histamines (anti-allergy pills and syrups), potent pain killers in
tablet and injection forms and medications used against psychiatric illnesses
and insomnia can be abused and misused by students, after procuring them
illegally. They outlined some of the common symptoms by which teachers, faculty
members and parents can learn if their child is hooked to drugs. In addition,
the Kripa Team pointed out the menace posed by alcohol addiction, while
lamenting that drinking had nowadays become an acceptable as a form of
socializing and most parents were lenient while allowing their teenage children
to consume such beverages and cocktails. The event also included a
question-answer session between the faculty members and the Kripa Team.
Submitted by
Sandeep Mitra
Kripa Kolkata
Reported by
Ashwin Honawar
Collage
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