HOW CAN WE STOP THE DRUG ABUSEMENT???

Drug addiction treatment and recovery

1: Decide to make a change

For many people struggling with addiction, the biggest and toughest step toward recovery is the very first one: deciding to make a change. It’s normal to feel conflicted about giving up your drug of choice, even when you realize it’s causing problems in your life. Change is never easy—and committing to sobriety involves changing many things, including:

• the way you deal with stress
• who you allow in your life

• what you do in your free time
• how you think about yourself

You may wonder if you’re really ready for all that change or if you have what it takes to quit. It’s okay if you’re torn. Recovering from addiction is a long process, one that requires time, commitment, motivation, and support. As you contemplate your situation, the following tips can help you make the decision.

Thinking about change

 

• Keep track of your drug use, including when and how much you use. This will give you a better sense of the role the addiction is playing in your life.
• List the pros and cons of quitting, as well as the costs and benefits of continuing your drug abuse.
• Consider the things that are important to you, such as your partner, your kids, your career, or your health. How does your drug use affect those things?
• Talk it over with someone you trust. Ask the person how he or she feels about your drug use.
• Ask yourself if there’s anything preventing you from changing. What are some things that could help you make the change?

                                               Preparing for change:

5 key steps to addiction recovery

1. Remind yourself of the reasons you want to change.
2. Think about your past attempts at quitting, if any. What worked? What didn’t?
3. Set specific, measurable goals, such as a quit date or limits on your drug use.
4. Remove reminders of your addiction from your home and workplace.
5. Tell friends and family that you’re quitting and ask for their support.

CHARAS

Charas

Charas is the name given to a hashish form of cannabis which is handmade in India, Nepal, Pakistan and Afghanistan. It is made from the resin of the cannabis plant (Cannabis sativa or Cannabis indica). The plant grows wild throughout Northern India along the stretch of the Himalayas (its putative origin) and is an important cash crop for the local people although the cultivation is illegal in India.

History of charas

Hashish has been used across the Indian sub-continent for medicinal and religious purposes for thousands of years,and was sold in government shops (along with opium) during the times of the British Raj and in independent India until the 1980s (marijuana and bhang is still being sold in parts of Rajasthan).

Charas plays an important and often integral role in the culture and ritual of certain sects of the Hindu religion, especially among the Shaivs  the sub-division of Hinduism holding Lord Shiva to be the supreme god (in contrast to Vaishnavs who believe Lord Vishnu is the supreme god) and it is venerated by some as being one of the aspects of Lord Shiva.

Despite this long history, charas was made illegal in India under pressure from the United States in the 1980s and severe sentences were introduced for cultivation and trafficking of charas. Even the mere possession had a mandatory ten year prison sentence. These laws have now been somewhat relaxed; however, charas has remained a popular medium for police to extort money from consumers of the drug.

Even at the peak of the crackdown, charas was still popular and remains so today, especially among young professionals and Indian sadhus. The Naga Sadhus, Aghoris and Tantric Bhairav sects smoke it freely as an integral part of their religious practice. Many smoke it in clay pipes called chillums, using a cotton cloth to cover the smoking end of the chillum and inserting a tightly packed pebble-sized ball of cannabis as filter under the chunk of charas. Before lighting the chillum they will chant the many names of Shiva in veneration. However it is fast regaining the popularity it once enjoyed with younger generation of India regarding it as a recreational drug of choice. It is freely available in several places around India especially where there is a strong affluence of tourists (Goa, Delhi, Rishikesh, Varanasi, etc.). Although charas can be found in several places around India, its manufacturing can be traced only to specific locations in India such as, Parvati Valley, (Kasol, Rashol, Malana ("Malana cream"), Kashmir as well as several other places in the northern India. In southern India there are also several places where charas is manufactured, but the quality leaves a lot to be desired.

Charas can be found in many places around India simply because there are people that take charas from the "source" to distribute it in areas where there is a substantial demand of it (usually areas with a lot of foreigners). The nominal price of charas in these areas is substantially higher than in the places where charas is made. There is also a large amount of charas that is illegally exported across to Europe.

Question????????????

QUESTION???

What relish or benefit people find in smoking (specially youngsters) ???

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Tobacco has a long history from its usages in the early Americas. It became increasingly popular with the arrival of the Europeans by whom it was heavily traded. Following the industrial revolution, cigarettes became popularized, which fostered yet another unparalleled increase in growth. This remained so until the scientific revelations in the mid-1900s. Las Casas vividly described how the first scouts sent by Columbus into the interior of Cuba found men with half-burned wood in their hands and certain herbs to take their smokes, which are some dry herbs put in a certain leaf, also dry, like those the boys make on the day of the Passover of the Holy Ghost; and having lighted one part of it, by the other they suck, absorb, or receive that smoke inside with the breath, by which they become benumbed and almost drunk, and so it is said they do not feel fatigue. These, muskets as we will call them, they call tabacos. I knew Spaniards on this island of Española who were accustomed to take it, and being reprimanded for it, by telling them it was a vice, they replied they were unable to cease using it. I do not know what relish or benefit they found in it.

Some Celebrities Who Become The Victim Of Smoking

 

 

Patrick Swayze, Smoker, Dead at 57

Patrick Swayze, star of "Dirty Dancing" and "Ghost" died on September 14, 2009, after a two year battle with pancreatic cancer. According to Johns Hopkins University's Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, "cigarette smoking is one of the biggest risk factors for developing pancreatic cancer ... associated with a 2-3 fold increased risk." A heavy smoker, Patrick openly admitted his belief that smoking "probably" contributed to his cancer. But even after being diagnosed he continued smoking, with each puff adding additional nicotine and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which promote pancreatic cancer. If smoking robbed us of Patrick, why can't it rob us of you?

 

 

 

 

Captain Phil Harris - Feb. 10, 2010

Captain Phil Harris - age 53 - "Deadliest Catch" crab boat skipper * stroke

Fame Struck Down By Nicotine Dependency

Bill Hicks (YB), 32, comedian * pancreatic cancer

Lorraine Hansberry, 34, playwright (Raisin in the Sun) pancreatic cancer

Luiz Jose Costa, 36, Brazilian music star * lung cancer

Carrie Hamilton, 38, actress, Carol Burnett's daughter * lung cancer

Wilhelmina Cooper, 40, modeling pioneer * lung cancer

Eric Carr, 41, musician (Kiss drummer) * heart and lung cancer

Carolina Knapp, 42, author (Pack of Two/The Hunger) * lung cancer

Judy Holliday, 43, actress * throat cancer

Chris "Punch" Andrews, 43, popular Toronto radio DJ * lung cancer

Nat "King" Cole, 45, singer * lung cancer

John Cipollina, 45, guitarist * emphysema

Nancy Gore Hunger, 46, sister of V.P. Al Gore * lung cancer

Lon Chaney, 47, actor/director * lung cancer

Graham Chapman 48 comic ("Monty Python") * throat cancer

Mary Wells, 49, singer ("My Guy") * larynx cancer

Jack Cassidy, 50, actor * died in a fire from smoking in bed

Errol Flynn, 50, actor * heart attack

Jim Varney, 50, comedian (Ernest) * lung cancer

Roger Maris, 51, baseball player (N.Y. Yankees) * lung cancer

Wayne McLaren, 51, "Marlboro Cowboy" * lung cancer

Robert Shaw, 51, actor (Jaws) * heart attack

Rod Serling, 51, director (Twilight Zone) heavy smoker * heart disease

Carl Wilson, 51, musician (Beach Boys) * lung cancer

Lloyd Haynes, 52, TV actor (General Hospital) * lung cancer

Eddie Kendrick, 52, singer (Temptations) * lung cancer

Roy Orbison, 52, singer ("Pretty Woman") * heart attack

Captain Phil Harris, 53, "Deadliest Catch" crab boat skipper * stroke

Jimmy Dorsey, 53, musician, band leader * lung cancer

Jerry Garcia, 53, musician (Grateful Dead) * heart attack

Lindley ("Spike") Jones, 53, band leader * emphysema

Babe Ruth, 53, baseball player * oral cancer

William Talman, 53, actor (Perry Mason's adversary) * lung cancer

Jack Wild, 53, actor (Artful Dodger in Oliver) * mouth cancer

Mark Belanger, 54, baseball shortstop Orioles * lung cancer

Michael Landon, 54, actor - heavy smoker * pancreas and liver cancer

Larry Gilbert, 55, PGA golfer * lung cancer

Susan Hayward, 55, actress * lung cancer

Lee Remick, 55, actress * lung and liver cancer

Ian Fleming, 56, James Bond creator * heart attack

King George VI, 56, Father of Queen Elizabeth II * lung cancer

Betty Grable, 56, "pin-up" girl, actress * lung cancer

Doug McLure, 56, TV actor (The Virginian) * lung cancer

Roger Miller, 56, singer/songwriter * lung/throat cancer

Eddie Rabbitt, 56, singer/song writer * lung cancer

Patrick Swayze , 57, actor ("Dirty Dancing" "Ghost") * pancreatic cancer

Humphrey Bogart, 57, actor ("Casablanca") * esophagus cancer

Wolfman Jack, 57, music disk jockey * heart attack

Edward R. Murrow, 57, reporter * lung cancer

Will Thornbury, 57, modeled for Camel TV ads * lung cancer

George Harrison, 58, musician (The Beatles) * lung cancer

R.J. Reynolds, 58, tobacco company founder * emphysema

R.J. Reynolds, III, 59, tobacco company heir * emphysema

Clark Gable, 59, actor ("Gone With The Wind") * heart attack

Anne Ramsey, 59, actress (Goonies - Mama Fratelli) * throat cancer

A 50% chance of exchanging 5,000 sunrises for 1 chemical. Why?