Young India Network for Good Health

There was a spurt in suicides by farmers in Telangana last week. Worldwide  800,000  people commit suicide every year. Of these 1,35,000  [17%] are Indians! ] By: T.K Thomas,   Oct 24, 2017 Recently, an addiction prevention expert and activist  and chairman of  NADA India Foundation   Suneel Vatsyayan   who works on mental health issues was interacting with a large number of marginalized children in the Mangolpuri area of the National Capital organized by Dr.  A.V.Baliga Trust. As part of the session he showed them a recent television interview with popular Hindi film actress  Deepika Padukune . The focus of the programme was on the screen diva’s experience and views on depression. The children reacted differently and one of their unanimous reactions was their consternation at a celebrity like Deepika suffering from depression. It was beyond their comprehension as to how such a leading actor and daughter o...

1.Lack of exercise  A study conducted by the Public Health Foundation of India showed that about 29 per cent of the adult population in India does not exercise or barely moves, to be precise. Among those, about one third of women (34 percent) had inadequate physical activity. Most married women tend to put on weight after getting married. And homemakers are further less likely to get exercise than men. Women should get at least 30 minutes of moderate exercise a day. Women who exercise in their midlife protect themselves against  osteoporosis ,  depression ,  cancer  and  obesity .... http://health.india.com/diseases-conditions/top-6-things-that-increase-health-risks-in-women-sh314/

It's not just cigarettes that are hard to quit – exercise, coffee, video games or shouting at Question Time are habit-forming too Michael Moran theguardian.com ,  Wednesday 26 February 2014  The 'runner’s high' that drives exercise addicts on is just one of the pleasure stimuli that make exercise the most addictive pastime in modern life. Photograph: Cultura/Moof/Getty Images It supposedly takes  10,000 hours to become an expert . But only 37 cigarettes to be an addict. A  new study reveals  social smokers actually smoke 37 cigarettes a week. At average rates that's over two and a half hours of solid smoking weekly. Social smokers are just addicts in denial. But the rest of us shouldn't be too quick to sneer. Addiction is part of the human condition. We're all addicted to something: it's just a question of owning up to your own particular poison. Video games In the anglophone west, there's a paucity of peril. Our ancestors a...

Rates of smoking, drinking and drug use are significantly higher among those who have psychotic disorders than among those in the general population, a new US study has claimed.  The study by researchers at  Washington  University School of Medicine in St Louis and the University of Southern California is the largest ever assessment of substance use among people with severe psychiatric illness.  The finding is of particular concern because individuals with severe mental illness are more likely to die younger than people without severe psychiatric disorders, researchers said.  "These patients tend to pass away much younger, with estimates ranging from 12 to 25 years earlier than individuals in the general population," said first author Sarah M Hartz, assistant professor of psychiatry at Washington University.  "They don't die from drug overdoses or commit suicide - the kinds of things you might suspect in severe psychiatric illness. They die from heart disea...

A few months back, 14-year-old Vikram Batra (name changed) started behaving oddly. Normally quite a talkative boy, Vikram, started keeping to himself. On returning home from school, he would head straight to his room and remain locked there for hours at a stretch. Two month’s back, his mother, Vibha, an IT professional, received a call from the counsellor at Vikram’s school, a renowned private  institute in central Delhi. The counsellor told her that Vikram had become unresponsive in class and was often lost in his own world. One day, when Vikram was out, Vibha searched his room and found three empty bottles of white solvent in his school bag, traces of which she had occasionally seen on Vikram’s lips. She called the counsellor and told her that the child was into substance abuse. Substance abuse among Indian children is growing at a much faster rate than previously believed. And contrary to popular belief, the addicts are not just street children. A first-of-its kin...

29th Nov,201 2,Mehrauli New Delhi     On an invitation from Nehru Yuvak Kendra (South District Delhi), Suneel Vatsyayan ,Chairman, Nada India conducted  an interactive session with adolescents yo ung leaders (boys & girls) from Gitorni,Rajpur, Mandi, Mehrauli, Chattarpur villages of South Delhi. session was chaired and facilitated by Mr. Virender Singh District coordinator of Nehr u Yuvak Kendra ( South district) .Mr.Vatsyayan a long w ith  Ms. Pallavi discussed in detail issues re lated to correction fluid, tobacco ,alcohol and drug abuse prevention,treatment and rehabilitation. Young leaders raised many questions and shared their experiences on issues r elated to drug abuse in their respective villages and schools. According to the children, t here is general increase in the use of tobacco and correction fluid among school going and out of the school population in the slums and urbanized villages in so uth Delhi. Children also shared their commit...

Although there are certain emotional and physical symptoms of substance abuse, do not immediately assume that your child is on drugs—there could be other reasons why your child behaves unusually. Physical signs: • Drowsiness • Trembling • Red eyes, dilated pupils • Lack of interest in personal hygiene and appearance • Slurred speech • Loss of, or increase in appetite • Uncoordinated movements • Circles under the eyes • Irregular sleeping habits • Frequent colds and coughs • Weight loss Emotional and social signs: • Moodiness, excitement, anger, hostility, depression • Constant lying and stealing • Refusing to admit to the harmful effects of drugs • Avoiding old friends or people who could confront them about behaviour changes • Being secretive about phone calls • Having friends they do not want you to meet or talk about • Being evasive about their whereabouts • Loss of motivation • No interest in everyday life • Playing truant from school   *Base...