#WorldDrugDay: International Day Against Drug Abuse

History  As drugs intake for sedative purpose is increasing day by day and becoming a threat to society then on 7 December 1987 UN G...

History 

As drugs intake for sedative purpose is increasing day by day and becoming a threat to society then on 7 December 1987 UN General Assembly announced international day against drug abuse to come in existence on 26 June every year to demonstrate people about dangers of consuming illicit drugs

According to UNODC (UN office of drugs and crime) report there are still more than 200 million people that consume drugs like

• COCAINE
• CANNABIS
• HALLUCINOGENS
• OPIOIDS

Thus UNODS often ties up with other organizations for the same purpose

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 Adverse effects of drugs on human body

We all know intake of drugs is harmful for our body but only few of us know how…?

Let us checkout how n what effect they have on our body.

What kind of effect do you think chemicals will do to your body….?

Well it is based on their chemical structure ant chemical nature. The same ways drugs are different king of drugs have different kind of harmful effects.

Also the method of drug intake plays important role in type of effect it leaves on body.

The most shocking is that 3 deaths per second attribute to illicit drug abuse in INDIA

Although different type of drugs attack different part of body but the favorite target of all the drugs is your brain.

 Yes, your brain that is the functional unit of your body.

These drugs exactly attack your limbic system by increasing the level of dopamine which further causes euphoria and also these drugs drag you towards desperation and loneliness etc. which also helps a person to take their first step towards crime.

Not only this along with this you lose your self-confidence, become aggressive and create mental confusion

Weakens your immune system cause cardiovascular problems and do help in blocking arteries of heart causing permanent damage to your heart n liver.

And the most embracing is causing gynacomastia (development of breast in men)

It also causes genetic disorder in babies if at the time of pregnancy their mother consume drugs and even some times they are born without limbs or any important part of body.

But as we know it is really tough to get away from our addiction sill our CINEMA, NGO’s, and SPIRITUAL SAINT are putting efforts to create drug free society/

We have movies like MSG-1, UDTA PUNJAB that are with a strong message to create drug free society. 

We also have NGO’s like YOUTH VIRANGNA which help people rehab with their efforts and willingness to do something for society which is totally commendable.

Contact no – 098129-76369, 099967-50140

E-mail id –yvindia@gmail.com

And there are also true saint like Dr. GURMEET RAM RAHIM SINGH JI INSAN who is campaigning in different states to the drug free India and he is also being acquiring different and unique styles to convince youth foe drug free life.

you can always fight your bad habits with strong willpower.

So let us pledge on this international day against drug abuse that we will not consume any type of drug and will also create awareness around us.

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Nidhi

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