Nada India Foundation News update

Nada India Foundation   is pleased to announce the  next NADA Acudetox Counselling  workshop  as per NADA Protocol for addiction treatment and general well being    will be  held at Nature Cure Treatment Center Mumbra,Thane ,Mumbai    on 10th May (10 AM-5 PM) 2014.  The workshop will be conducted and facilitated by  Suneel Vatsyayan , NADA,ADS   and   Dr.Sidiqui Naeem,  NADA,ADS. NADA Protocol was developed by Dr.Michael O.Smith  psychiatrist  and  acupuncturist  from New York .  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  .This also enables tr...

Nada India organised Acudetox Health awareness camp on 5th April on the eve of World Health Day under supervision of Dr.Ajay Vats ADS of Nada India at Bapu camp Maandi Road South Delhi. Ms.Pratima Singh of Pehchaan Counseling Center run by Nada India provided acudetox counseling to women and adolescent girls of slum area apart from check ups and referrals. Peer educators will be visiting house to house to reach out these people for follow up and health awareness issues related to non- communicable diseases like cancer,hypertension ,diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Nada India aims to reduce risk factors like tobacco use ,alcohol,Physical inactivity and Unhealthy diet. Nada India is committed to reduce risk factors among slum and urban village population through acudetox counselling camps. Dr.Arindam Sinha MBBS DAc PGDAcp NADA ADS says....We all have to understand the gravity of these Non communicable diseases and their economical and social burden on our population. Acu...

Acudetox Counseling training  session at that National Institute of Social Defence (NISD), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India as part of 3 Months Certificate Course on De-addiction. Counselling and Rehabilitation from:- 17th February to 13th May 2014 at NISD R.K.Puram , New Delhi.  The session was conducted by Suneel Vatsyayan MSW,NADA,ADS, Chairman Nada India Foundation and Dr.Uttam Singh NADA ADS.  This training course was to enhance the capacity of service providers (Project In charge/Counselors/Social Workers) of NGOs working in the area of drug demand reduction in order to enable them to implement the program in efficient and effective manner.  Topic: - NADA Acudetox counseling for Barrier Free drug rehabilitation services . The trainees belong to Delhi,Punjab,Mizoram,Bihar ,Kerala,Madhya Pradash ,Utter Predash etc.Counselors,Peer counselors ,Social workers wants to get training in NADA protocol as Acupuncture Detoxification...

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  More than fifty acudetox sessions for well being were organised by  Nada India  & MaitriBodh Parivaar Mal Overwhelming response from the residents of D-7 Vasant kunj.  Nada India  and D-7 Resident welfare association . The response was very good some experienced calmness,thoughtlessness, relaxation .It really opened the doors for counseling ,meditation and dental check ups..  Homeopathic health check up(free consultation and Medication) and Nutrition based issues for all age groups : Dr Uttam Singh (BHMS- Delhi, Formerly Senior Research Officer(SPYM, Vasant Kunj) 2.Acupuncture wellness session and Meditation for Stress management : Mr Suneel Vatsyayan, Chairman, Nada India Foundation, and Dr.Uttam Singh NADA ,ADS Delhi 3. Free Counseling Services for Community and Female Oriented issues: Mrs Pallavi and Mrs Pratima Singh, NADA India Foundation, Delhi. 4 .Free Dental Check up- Mrs. Sunita  More than fifty acudetox sessions for well being were...

 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...