Nada India Foundation News update

 A great news for mental health awareness for general public and stigma reduction.  The ‘Seventy Eight’ part series’, ‘Mann Ki Baat’ (Mind Matters) in Hindi was made by Mind Vision Enterprises, developed by Dr. Avdesh Sharma (Consultant Psychiatrist) and Dr. Sujatha Sharma (Consultant Clinical Psychologist) for the National Network of Doordarshan (Official channel of Govt. of India reaching about 95% television households in India).  The series after successful run on DD National and DD International (beaming to about 140 countries all over the world) is being restarted on DD Bharati (2 nd  most watched channel of Doordarshan). The series consists of episodes of in-depth discussion of a particular issue with experts in the field and an in house expert, computer graphics for take home points, case stories and interviews with international and national experts.  The topics are relating to Mental Health and Psychosocial Issues laying emphasis on self-help, e...

India: Amphetamine-type stimulants now an emerging trend in the country "(I use) ecstasy and amphetamine speed pills mostly. I love the pink pill engraved 'Y" the most. We have a combination of alcohol and the pills when we are at the floors. I really enjoy it. I never get tired after starting on using speed." - ATS user, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. More and more young people are being drawn towards 'cooler' and 'more fashionable' drugs. Popularly known as ice, meth, speed, ecstasy and W, these drugs are psycho-stimulants that are also categorized as Amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS). Available as pills and in powder form, they are usually swallowed, snorted or smoked and sometimes even injected. This category of drugs can be easily manufactured in clandestine laboratories from readily available, inexpensive chemicals. In South Asia, there is mounting evidence that the region is increasingly being used for illicit ATS manufacture and use. In...

Nada India Foundation   is pleased to announce the   Training workshop on use of ear acupuncture as per NADA Protocol for addiction treatment and general w ell being as  Acudetox Specialist,Associates and Assistants  to be held in Delhi   on 31st Jan (10 AM-5 PM) &1st Feb (Half day from 2pm-6 pm ) .2014. The workshop will be conducted by Dr. Michael O. Smith, Psychiatrist & Acupuncturist from  New York  and facilitated by Dr.Arindam Sinha MBBS,NADA,ADS and Suneel Vatsyayan , MSW,NADA,ADS. The workshop aims to facilitate a shared understanding of importance of barrier free services and skill in use ear acupuncture as an adjunct treatment at all stages of addiction treatment (pre-admission, detoxification and rehabilitation and after care).  This workshop also provides trainees with skills to use ear acupuncture (NADA Protocol three points) under general supervision of Dr. Michael O. Smith acupuncturist and...

On 28th Dec.2013,Adolescent girls from Bapu Camp Jaunapur village Mandi Road Delhi visited Nature Bazaar Andheria Modh Mehrauli. This exposure visit was organised by Nada India under leadership of Ms.Pallavi, Pehchaan Program for livelihood. The objective  is to give these girls an opportunity to explore possible means of livelihood .This was  just a step towards  teaching them about  entrepreneurship. Nature Baazar  was organised by Dastkar (NGO) and Delhi Tourism is an excellent facility for villages and other localities  south Delhi.Nearest Metro is Chattarpur .  

History of Acupuncture in India & NADA Protocol Dr.Arindam Sinha* Nada India conducted workshop on use of NADA protocol for addiction treatment and well being in Delhi on 3rd Feb2013 . Dr.Arindam Sinha was speaking about history of acupuncture in India and NADA Protocol. Workshop was conducted by Dr. Michael O.Smith Chairperson NADA International. The session was facilitated by Suneel Vatsyayan Chairman, Nada India Foundation. History of Acupuncture is a beautiful story of mankind, anthropology, dynasties, roles of Jawaharlal Nehru, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose , banning of acupuncture in mainland China and its propagation in entire world by the efforts of few lion hearted physicians. Though believed to be originated in China, origin of acupuncture and its concept is spread in a very big area, like no one can claim about origin of agriculture same with acupuncture, Otzi the mummy found in Italy is 8000 years old and has specific acupuncture points tattooed on his body for specific...

Suneel Vatsyayan Value Young India: Make Strong And Healthy Policies Category:   Alcohol Industry ,  Development ,  Global ,  Marketing ,  Non-Communicable Diseases ,  Policy ,  Prevention ,  Youth Email Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Designing strong and healthy policy measures to prevent  Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs, lifestyle related diseases) is a step towards community well-being which can facilitate young people to make healthy choices in a market-driven and compelling environment. Every third person in India is a youth. By 2020, the average individual in the county will be 29 years old, making India the youngest country in the world. India is set to become the world’s youngest country with 64 percent of the population in the working age group. And young India is at  risk .  Young people in general think that consuming an alcoholic beverage casually after work or at dinner is...

From Nada India Archives  TWO DAYS WORKSHOP ON EAR ACUPUNCTURE IN ADDICTION TREATMENT BY NADA INDIA AND FINGODAP KERALA CHAPTER ON 7 & 8 JANUARY 2005 (Submitted by FINGODAP Kerala Chapter) A Two Days Workshop on Ear Acupuncture in De-Addiction Treatment as per NADA Protocol was organised jointly by NADA India and FINGODAP Kerala Chapter at ATMATA Kendram Changanacherry. Dr. Michael Smith, Founder and Chair Person, NADA International, Director of Lincoln Recovery Centre USA and Mr Suneel Vatsyayan National Convener, NADA India and South Asian Region were the Resource Persons and Fr.Thomas K D, Secretary, FINGODAP Kerala Chapter was the organizer of the workshop. 25 Participants from 15 member NGOs of FINGODAP Kerala Chapter participated in this Training Programme. The programme started on 7th January 2005 with silent prayer. Mr.Binu K Antony (Ireland) welcomed the participants and all the 25 participants introduced themselves. The Resource Person for the fi...