Aman Gupta (name changed) (20), student of Guwahati University was into multiple substance abuses. He was addicted to cigarette, alcohol, whitener, diluter and marijuana. He was brought to Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (RINPAS) centre a week before by guardians and now he is fit enough to live a life free of nicotine, drugs and alcohol.
“I have been abusing brown sugar and cocaine for last 15 years. It started when I started playing for under 17 Junior India Basketball team when my fellow players pushed me towards doping and later when I tried quitting it but became very difficult to overcome withdrawal symptoms like aggression, violence and acute depression. I wanted to quit it completely so I came here to leave drug addiction for my daughter, my family and want to restart a happy life,” confessed Roshan Kumar (Name changed) (33), a patient admitted in RINPAS de-addiction centre. Now this man is almost over of chemical drug addiction and is on the threshold of new life.
However, the world outside the rehabilitation centre does not seem so bright as the de-addicted people pronounce them to be. “There are many patients who quit drug abuse at the centre and restart it again once they return to the society they belong to. Our society doesn’t work as social rehabilitation centre rather provoking centre to substance abuse and this is a sad part ultimately patients come back to the centre after six months or a year,” said Dr KS Sengar, Additional Professor of Department of Clinical Psychology, RINPAS.
“When I went to rehab because of marijuana addiction I quit over there and made my mind of never doing it again. After a month only my friends boycotted me as I was the only one not smoking up cannabis. My girlfriend left me because according to me I was not so cool. I faced depression earlier and gradually I started marijuana abuse again. Outside de-addiction centre world is not rehab,” said an undergraduate student requesting anonymity.
“Among children substance abuse is common and when your pals are doing this and you are not then you turn to be odd one in your peer group. You will never realise when your show off will transform into your addiction,” Aman said.
Children succumb to peer pressure and indulge in drug abuse. These youngsters are provided with effective programmes and services at de-addiction centres that will foster their skills so that they can become responsible and productive member of the society. Now after seven days of admission in de-addiction ward of RINPAS Aman is sobered up.
Aman belongs to most vulnerable group who are youngsters. Children are exposed to drugs from myriad sources friends, adults causing broken homes, broken dreams and broken life. “I want to get discharged from here soon and start a new life. My college, family and life are waiting for me. Never again I will fall prey to substance abuse,” he admitted.
To combat drug abuse Motivation enhancement therapy plays a vital role patients should be motivated enough to walk out of drug abuse that external factors in the society such as peer pressure, friend, adults, to be cool quotient should be non-influential on them.
“Substance abuse is the biggest human tragedy created by human only. A sensible person should not get indulge in it not only because of the physical harm it causes but also psychological and social,” Acting Director of RINPAS Dr Amool Ranjan Singh bequeathed the message to the public.