Bollywood celebrity made children aware against dry addiction

Report : Ravindra Arya

Social worker and writer Ravindra Arya says that for the last 2 years he is fighting against dry addiction for adults and minors, the reason is clear that seeing the small lives of children going towards destruction due to dry addiction, Ravindra Arya took this step. It is not that he is alone in this fight, all Bollywood actors, directors, writers, and singers have been involved in this campaign against dry addiction and celebrities from the country and abroad. Through video, all the celebrities had earlier run a campaign for Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh in the Indian subcontinent. 

After that slowly Bollywood celebrities in India made children aware, despite being busy in film direction and singing shoots, Bollywood celebrities made videos and made children aware. The celebrities included in this were Hindi and Punjabi singer from Canada, Paramjeet Hans, who is known in India as the brother of Punjab BJP MP candidate singer Hans Raj Hans. Famous Hindi song singer Shankar Sihani, director and writer Ravesh Dogra, mimicry actor Junior Prem Chopra Vishwajeet Soni, actor Junior Johnny Lever, Amar Sayre, and actor Junior Kader Khan, Vicky Chadda, mainly all the Bollywood celebrities supported this campaign.

Let us tell you that this style of working on dry drugs was not easy. Ravindra Arya, as a social worker, went to every street and locality and seeing the plight of the children, kept making videos and sending them to the local administration. Where this dry poison was being given to the children in the form of rice, pinak, tamarind and code names like meow meow etc., he also went to the places of drug addicts selling dry drugs and made videos of them selling drugs. But initially the administration was very disappointed. After that, with the help of Bollywood celebrities, this difficult task could be completed. The non-applicability of NDPS Act in dry drugs continued to boost the morale of drug addicts.

Under the NDPS (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act, there is a strict ban on dry and wet drugs, such as heroin, cocaine, and ganja, but there is a lack of clarity in this law on dry drugs. Because of this, those who use dry drugs have to face less legal action, which increases their morale. To deal with this situation, it is necessary to amend the law and include dry intoxicants as well so that drug abuse can be strictly prohibited. Bhola ka gola, Mahadev gola, Bhola munaka etc. are being sold openly in the form of cannabis at grocery and paan shops. In which it is being sold to children as prasad of the eternal Hindu God Bholenath. Whereas in dry intoxicants, cannabis is licensed by the state government. In which there is a provision to give it to those above 18 years of age, but the sellers have flouted it.

In this dry intoxicant, Omni chemical tube is being sold openly at stationery shops for minor children. By sniffing it in handkerchiefs etc. in the form of a punctured tube, it numbs the brain of children, due to which two siblings of Ghaziabad, Komal's brother had to lose his life during treatment by an NGO. Dry intoxication has a harmful effect on children.

Dr. R.K. Poddar, Director of Poddar Hospital, told Journal Surgeon that dry intoxication, also known as inhalants, is extremely harmful for children. Its use can cause serious damage to the brain and nervous system of children, leading to memory loss, lack of concentration, and reduced decision-making ability. Apart from this, it can cause difficulty in breathing and other lung problems by affecting the respiratory system. It also has a profound effect on mental health, causing depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts. While hindering physical development, dry intoxication causes malnutrition and developmental problems in children.

Therefore, it is very important to make children aware of its side effects and motivate them to adopt a healthy lifestyle. Given these diseases and problems caused to children by dry intoxication, a collective effort is needed to prevent it. It is our responsibility to provide a safe and healthy environment to children, so that they can move towards a bright and secure future.