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| Tihar
Jail's way of checking drug-addiction |
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At
present around 400 persons are being treated at the center as routine involving meditation
session, mood making session through entertainment, education and debat sessions. And 90%
of the person are cured by this method. |
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| Addiction
in Kenya |
In Kenya the drugs ofchoice are illegal cannabis
and khat– a legallycultivated shrub whose
leaves have been chewedor smoked for centuries as a stimulant. Two recent cases of murder
by school and collegestudents allegedly high on cannabishave revived efforts to
restrictproduction. Heroin abuse is limited tomembers of the economic elite, whilesolvent
abuse is widespread amongstreet children in urban centres. Therehave been cases of
violence by Muslims in Mombasa who object to the sale of khat in the city’s markets. |
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| Influence
of drugs on women |
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Addiction to drugs is a serious, chronic, and relapsing health
problem for both women and men of all ages and backgrounds. Among women, however, drug
abuse may present different challenges to health, may progress differently, and may
require different treatment approaches. More.. |
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| Designer Drug |
| A designer drug
is an analog, a chemical compound that is similar in structure and effect to another drug
of abuse but differs slightly in structure. Designer drugs are produced in clandestine
laboratories to mimic the psychoactive effects of controlled drugs. More... |
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| Drug
Abuse |
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People abusing
drugs often exhibit a variety of behavioral signs and changes. Such signs usually involve
a prolonged change in mood and include irritability, depression, secretiveness, hostility,
and unpredictability. A decrease in responsibility, such as missing work or school or
forgetting family occasions, is another sign, as well as a sudden change in friends or
hobbies. More... |
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| Different
Therapy |
| There
is a range of possible benefits and adverse effects that can be produced by treatment
programs. Different programs attach different importance to each; conflicts of value are
inherent in comparisons of effectiveness. Since such questions are not easily resolvable,
an objective examination of treatment programs should, ideally, use varying measures
rather than only two categories-success (total abstinence) or failure (anything else) . More.... |
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| Increase in production of coca |
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"Coca
is a means of survival for us. Because the soil is very tired, very eroded. Coca leaves
are the only option we have for earning a living to feed ourselves and our families.
"We can't substitute it with other products like citrus
fruits or coffee. Citrus fruits are very cheap. There are supplies sitting there rotting.
I would not be able to feed my family by growing citrus fruits.
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