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TopNews Arab Emirates Alcohol A recent research has found that teenagers of England are bringing change in their lifestyle by saying no to drinks. It has been found that over the past ten years, a decline in the use of illegal drugs and consumption of alcohol has been found. < http://topnews.ae/content/212 478-england-teenagers-saying- no-alcohol-says-recent-data >

Via Ankita, Pehchaan Radio Club member Peer pressures are influences that people your age have on you. For teens especially, peers become increasingly important. Us teens are very concerned about our image, the image that affects what others thinks of us.  Being accepted and fitting in is a huge goal for most of us. Some teens would go to great extremes to become noticed.  No one wants to feel estranged. They would put themselves in an uncomfortable position so that they could become popular.

Via Saloni, Pehchaan D.A.V. Radio Club Member Teenagers feel peer pressure every day in their lives, whether in school or out on the town. During their teenage years, kids differentiate themselves from their parents by participating in peer groups, and sometimes, these groups offer negative choices to teens. Oftentimes, “just saying no” isn't enough, and teens must look inward at self-confidence and personal convictions to make good choices. The reality is that teenagers are more likely than adults over 25 to binge drink, have casual sex, participate in negative situations, and get in automobile accidents. Given this increased likelihood of risky behavior, how can teens learn to make good decisions and choices while also maintaining friendships?

Say ' NO ' and let them know you mean it. ^|^ Stand up straight   O_O Make eye contact   :O Say how you feel   /\ Don't make excuses   :) Stick up for yourself     Source: http://www.thecoolspot.gov/index.asp

I know...It is never easy to say that NO to your loving friends. Why? Because YOU: ^ are afraid of being rejected by them ^ want to be liked and don’t want to lose a friend ^ don’t want to be made fun of ^ don’t want to hurt someone’s feelings ^ aren’t sure of what they really want ^ don’t know how to get out of the situation But...You have to over power these feelings. Take help from your parents,siblings and teachers. :)   Source: http://www.thecoolspot.gov/index.asp

The right to say 'NO' ! If someone is pressuring you to do anything that's not right or good for you, you have the right to say NO . You don't have to give a reason for your NO and you can simply walk away without feeling bad. It is your Right.

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KOLKATA: The age at which an average person begins drinking hard liquor has dropped from 28 years a decade ago to 18 now, an indication that a sizeable number of school students is consuming alcohol. With 16% of drinkers turning alcoholics in India, the decline in drinking age can potentially trigger an explosion in the number of people suffering from alcoholism. A person is labelled an alcoholic if he or she has the urge to consume alcohol daily and downs more than two pegs. "Not only do a lot of children experiment with alcohol at a very tender age, the social acceptance of drinking in urban areas is expanding the vulnerable group. While not everyone who drinks liquor turns alcoholic, the lower the age of consumption, higher the chance of a person becoming addicted to alcohol," socio psychologist Nandini Chatterjee said on the sidelines of a meet organized by Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), a support group for alcoholics. While de-addiction from alcohol and dea...

NEW DELHI, July 25 -- In what is coming across as a disturbing trend, school students between 10 and 16 years of age are turning to counsellors to fight addiction to drugs and intoxicants. The helpline Yuva, jointly run by the Delhi government 's education department and the State Council of Education Research and Training (SCERT), receives five calls related to substance abuse on an average per day. The helpline receives calls from students, parents as well as teachers on varied issues. More lately, it is getting calls on substance abuse as well. "We have been receiving at least five calls every day from school students who are finding it difficult to concentrate on studies as they have become addicted to various substances. Several of them have stopped attending classes as they are not able to concentrate for a longer period," said an education department official. These students use thinner, correction fluid and glues, etc. According to the helpline, mo...

Here are some good things friends can pressure each other to do: Be honest :) Avoid Alcohol ** Avoid drugs |**| Not smoke <O Be nice :D Respect others :K Work hard :O Exercise (together!) :P You and your friends can also use good peer pressure to help each other resist bad peer pressure.       Source: http://www.thecoolspot.gov/peer_pressure6.asp

"Peer Pressure" isn’t all bad. You and your friends can pressure each other into some things that will improve your health and social life and make you feel good about your decisions. Think of a time when a friend pushed you to do something good for yourself or to avoid something that would’ve been bad.

It is a bold step of village Panchyat Sarfabad NOIDA towards community well-being. Minister of Social Justice Sh.Mukul Wasnik announced on 26th June 2012 ,involvement of village Panchayat in alcohol prevention. This is an excellent example of village Panchyat to lead the campaign in the U.P state and than country. Panchyat is an important tool of social control. We support the efforts of Panchyat. Mr.Vatsyayan also advocated for social intervention for alcohol prevention in a live discussion on Loksabha TV  <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/BzJZM2laTX4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> The panchayat of Sarfabad in Noida, a village known for its rich history in wrestling, on Sunday banned all forms of tobacco products and announced fines and punishment for those who dared to defy the diktat. “People caught selling and consuming tobacco products such as gutkha and kheni in the village wil...

The rewards outweigh the risks -- when you're in a group, anyway. A new USC study explains why people take stupid chances when all of their friends are watching that they would never take by themselves. According to the study, the human brain places more value on winning in a social setting than it does on winning when you're alone. Georgio Coricelli of the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences led a multinational team of researchers that measured activity in the regions of the brain associated with rewards and with social reasoning while participants in the study entered in lotteries. Their study appears this month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The researchers found that the striatum, a part of the brain associated with rewards, showed higher activity when a participant beat a peer in the lottery, as opposed to when the participant won while alone. The medial prefrontal cortex, a part of the brain associated with...

"Peer Pressure" is the influence exerted by a peer group, encouraging individuals to change their attitudes, values, or behaviors in order to conform to group norms... But whats "Peer Pressure" for you?? Is it always negative or is their any positive side to peer pressure???                                          Photo Courtesy: ICMR, Mumbai

  "Stern action will be taken against them once they are discharged from the hospital." Is this the only way to deal with issue at school level.... Please give your comments  KOLKATA: Four Class-VII students of a high school in Agarpara in North 24 parganas fell ill after allegedly consuming alcohol in school on Saturday. they allegedly consumed alcohol in the school on Saturday afternoon. They were admitted to hospital and one among them was reported to be critical. while one of them was stated to be critical. The four students had brought two bottles filled with liquor in their school bag, alleged sources. During the tiffin period, they sneaked out the bottles and drank the liquor. It was after some time that they complained of stomach ache and vomiting. At the tiffin period they drank it at a corner of the school premises and soon they were feeling unwell. They also complained of vomiting and acute pain in their stomach.Suspecting something was wrong the ot...

Pehchaan Drug awareness Campaign launched by Pehchaan radio club at D.A.V. Public School … a step towards school based intervention and policy! By Vindhya Vatsyayan The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is celebrated every year on 26 June to commemorate the signing of the Declaration adopted at the International Conference against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on that day in 1987. As a culmination of two week long Pehchaan Drug awareness campaign, the Nada India Foundation in collaboration with D.A.V. Public School, Vasant Kunj organized a workshop on “Radio and Drug Abuse” on 12 th July, 2012 at D.A.V. Public School,Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. Dr. Anju Puri, Principal, D.A.V. School delivered the welcome address. Ms. V. Pallavi, Director, Nada India, Ms. Abha Narula, In-charge, Interact Club & Ms. Vandana, faculty member were also present. Bridging the gap & creating new spaces … a step towards mutual learning Children ...

When is the last time you got drunk? "i am drinking right now and u have no clue how much trouble I'm having to get all the spellings right." Imagine a pretty 22-year-old Mumbai girl sitting in front of her computer and peering at a digital audition form for music channel MTV's ongoing reality show, The Real World, meant for youngsters with "one big dream to be famous". "I am not a party animal," she insists. "I drink just to have a good time. I am a good girl." She is not the only one with a glass in her hand. Youngistan is talking bottles, pegs, pints and shots with the ease of seasoned drinkers, raising a toast to everything: Birthdays to cricket matches, before and after exams, to stave off boredom or the blues. And if opportunity knocks, an unusually high percentage are drinking until they land in trouble. In a country known for abstinence, the age-old notions of who drinks what, where, when and why are changing dramat...

Over 150 women were among 4,547 people who died last year in the country due to consumption of alcohol, according to government data. Maharashtra topped the list of deaths, detailed in the Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India 2011 report prepared by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), with 1,185 victims followed by Haryana (309). A total of 155 women died in the country due to alcohol consumption last year with Karnataka on top with 36 women followed by Chhattisgarh (31), Tamil Nadu (19), Maharashtra (18), Madhya Pradesh (15) and Andhra Pradesh (10). Such deaths were was also reported from Uttar Pradesh (7), Bihar, Haryana, Rajasthan and Jharkhand (three each), and Odisha, Uttarakhand and West Bengal (one each). There were a total of 23 deaths, including that of two women, due to alcohol consumption in Gujarat where prohibition is enforced. In the national capital, there were 151 deaths due to alcohol last year compared to 125 in 2010. Thou...

 Making my best efforts to keep up my New Year resolution of not procrastinating things this year, I persuaded myself to sit down and begin my holiday homework. Just as I sat down, my phone buzzed as always at the wrong time. But what lay ahead of that conversation was simply something I wasn’t prepared for. My sociology teacher had called to inform me about the intern/volunteer ship programme open at Nada India Foundation. I was well acquainted with this organization since they had recently introduced the new RADIO CLUB – PEHCHAAN, in our school. I had attended a couple of workshops conducted by them and enjoyed it thoroughly. So, I had a rough idea of their work. However, the mess of notebooks and textbooks spread out on my study seemed to give me a sarcastic smile, sensing my hesitation; making me realize it time and again that they were the only ones I needed to be with for the next 8 months. With a little hope somewhere deep down I talked to my parents. I...

One fine Sunday evening when nothing seems to excite me, I was going through the wall posts over Facebook when suddenly one of my very good friends, Vindhya posted a status which required volunteers for Nada India Foundation’s upcoming 10 days programme to mark International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Over a sip of coffee, I decided to use my holidays and indulge in productive work to enhance my knowledge and to give back my contribution to the society. I, Bhishm Wahi, who has just given final year exams of graduation coming from a very different background of regular parties, hanging out with friends, waste money like water, where people gives importance to only themselves and who are the slave of the traditional upbringings into the world of ‘serving to others’ i.e. to the social world where people work frantically towards the well- being of society, gives respect to each other’s work (unlike in corporate world, cramped of selfishness).

As the days passed by, my horizon expanded and reached at a new level where many things were still to learn, unlearn and relearn.Working with Nada India Foundation (NIF) has given me a new approach towards society and to develop the quality of serving others first.   Our next agenda was to have a workshop at homeless shelters at Yamuna Pusta and Jama Masjid. I was dreaded to be among the drug addicts because of my stereotypical mindset for such people that they are nothing but useless bunch of losers. One of the main purpose of having this workshop is to make feel people about their worth in life which also proved me wrong the moment I got to know them personally and at the same time changed my mind set. Suneel Sir successfully organized counseling session with the homeless people and their staff, patiently listened to their problems, hardships they face in day-to-day life. They talked endlessly of how drugs have ruined their life and how vulnerable they have become. ...

Without giving it another thought I jumped into the world of caring, respecting, loving, sharing and most importantly serving to the people. The last 10 days of my life have seen me grown from a relaxed, typical boy with dreams in his mind into a more independent, aware and mature human being.   In this journey of social world I see myself ‘fit n fine’ to serve other people. On the occasion of International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking celebrated on June 26, 2012, Nada India Foundation (NIF) left no stone unturned to make it an historic day with their 10 days programme cum workshops across different parts of Delhi with the marginalized and under-privileged section of our society living in bastis, camps, and homeless shelter to aware them about the ill-effects of drugs of different kinds through the medium of art and with the power of speech. For the same, I was chosen as their program coordinator cum volunteer to make sure all the things go on time, meet...

  MOSCOW: Russia's lower house of parliament, the Duma, on Friday approved a law that prohibits advertising alcoholic drinks in the Russian segment of the Internet and print media. The law will come into force from Jan 1, 2013, as print media have annual contracts with advertisers and should have the opportunity to fulfil the terms of their contracts, Duma member Igor Rudensky said.  http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-07/internet/32576892_1_print-media-duma-advertisers

   Next time you take a sip of your drink, ask yourself “Who’s in charge? You or the bottle?” The recent Satyamev Jayate episode brought forward some questions that we tend to ignore about alcoholism. Addictions are dependent on external factors to feel a misplaced sense of control. It doesn’t matter what form the addiction is in. Each addiction that takes you away from yourself is equally bad. Let that be gaming, sniffing glue, narcotics, smoking or drinking. The addiction begins in the first place because you want to escape your reality. What you get in return is a temporary sense of relief. What it takes from you is your life. Only you don’t realise it. Chronic alcoholism is a disease. However, unlike other diseases, it cannot be easily fixed by popping a pill. It can happen suddenly and doesn’t give you the impression that you’re out of control. Adverse health effects of over-consumption It’s not considered a disease by many. Ill effe...

The United Nations General Assembly decided to observe  26 June  as the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking as an expression of its determination to strengthen action and cooperation to achieve the goal of an international society free of drug abuse. By Vindhya Vatsyayan It was a sweltering afternoon of 18th June when we were told that this year we will be celebrating International day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking by organizing 10 different events across the city. I was really excited because this was going to be my first International day against drug abuse as an online coordinator with Pehchaan Radio club. I have been seeing my parents celebrating this day with at most passion for more than two decades. This year it was my turn to be part of it. We quickly mapped few of the probable places where we would be carrying out the events. We zeroed on 10 different places comprising of different slums, villages and homeless shelters. ...