Surat: A drug de-addiction seminar was organized by the Department of Psychiatry at the Civil Hospital.

De-Addiction Center of New Civil Hospital, Dept. of Psychiatry-Surat in association with Alcoholics Anonymous, Sushrut Hall, New A free de-addiction seminar was organized at the Government Medical College.

On this occasion, Commissioner of Police Ajay Kumar Tomar said that a human being is not addicted by birth. He takes the help of drugs according to the time and circumstances. Exception in some families elders, parents get addicted to tobacco, beedi, cigarette, alcohol and young children inherit addiction since childhood. People who are emotional are usually more intoxicated.

Police Commissioner Tomar further said, “Life is beautiful.” Our life is very beautiful, but we need to change the way we look at it. In life, intoxication starts the ‘end of love’. The conscious person of the society can do whatever he wants. He expressed the idea that the more happiness we give to others, the more happiness we get back as a gift.

An enlightened person is able to make life happy and worth living. Precious human life should not be drowned in alcohol addiction. That’s why joint efforts of all were called upon to build a drug free society.
According to the experience of members of Alcoholics Anonymous, excessive alcohol consumption is a disease called chronic alcoholism.

Dean of Government Medical College and Head of Department of Psychiatry, Dr. Ritambhara Mehta, Psychiatrist Dr. Ashish Deshpande, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Dr. Kamlesh Dave, members of Alcoholics Anonymous, Nursing staff, doctors, medical students and other citizens were present in this seminar. .

These myths about alcohol are misleading:

Taking a nutritious diet along with drinking alcohol prevents the damage caused by alcohol.
Drinking alcohol improves sleep and increases appetite.
Alcohol relieves stress, alcohol relieves anxiety and depression.
alcohol increases libido
Once addicted to alcohol, it is impossible to quit, and attempting to quit can result in death.
There is no harm in drinking foreign liquor, the harm that happens is from country liquor only.
Alcohol in moderation is medicine: Alcohol cures cold and cough, prevents heart attack.