Just Say “NO” To “Drugs”

Just Say “NO” To “Drugs”

FPJ BureauUpdated: Friday, May 31, 2019, 07:59 PM IST
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Recently, the horrific news of a young boy in austraila who under the influence of ‘ice drug’ (methamphetamines) gouged out his own eyeballs and ate them in a hospital’s emergency department shooked whole world. This makes us think deep as to what makes one get into such a temptation which is so fatal? As society, we need to understand that any kind of addiction usually does not happen overnight. Rather, people who become addicted to any substance such as tobacco, alcohol, cocaine etc. are gradually introduced and desensitized to them over a period of time. They may initially enjoy the use of drugs in a recreational sort of way, but soon it changes into a hard habit which takes them on a most dangerous route. As their consumption of drugs rises, they become physically dependent on it to the extent that if they do not take it on a particular day, they get sick. Since most drugs are illegal, such people may then become increasingly involved in criminal activities in order to gain continuing supply of their drugs. Ultimately, they die a very painful death with nobody besides them, remaining sad all along..

A growing body of research proves meditation as an effective addiction recovery technique. Researchers who examined incarcerated substance abusers found that those who were taught how to meditate had lower levels of relapse and more positive outcomes after release than those who received only conventional recovery treatments. Hence it would not be difficult to recognise value of Meditation for elimination of drug habit and introduce this theory and practise as a subject in Education so that the youth & children can be saved from dependence on drugs.

There may be many people who may pose a question as to why meditation ?? Because it has been proved that it rewires critical pathways in the brain thereby increasing self awareness in a person which allows him/her to focus on any number of things at a time. Remember ! Calming the mind for a few minutes may provide the distance needed to make a reasonable and healthy decision about whether to light a cigarette or find a meditation center. So c’mon all you young people, make the right choice of a healthy future by saying NO to Drugs & Yes to Meditation.

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