Nada India Foundation News update

Nada India Foundation  and Budha Acupuncture Centre  are pleased to announce the  next NADA Ear Acupuncture (Acudetox Counselling)  workshop  as per NADA Protocol for addiction treatment and general well  being  will be  held at   Buddha Acupuncture Centre, 3261, Ram Nagar Shahdara, Delhi-32   on 25 Jan 2015 (10 AM-5 PM). The workshop will be conducted by Dr.Michael O.Smith psychiatrist & acupuncturist and Dr.Raj Kumar ,MBBS  , NADA,ADS.     NADA Protocol was developed by  Dr.Michael O.Smith  psychiatrist   and  facilitated  by Suneel Vatsyayan,Chairperson,Nada India. The workshop aims to facilitate a shared understanding of importance of barrier free services and skill in use ear acupuncture for protection and recovery as an adjunct treatment at all stages of addiction treatment (pre-admission, detoxification and rehabilitation and after care).  This workshop also pro...

New Delhi:  Indian Premier League's (IPL) Bangalore team, Royal Challengers is directly advertising an alcohol brand, says a Delhi based NGO which has complained against the team in a letter to the Information and Broadcasting Ministry. "The jersey worn by umpires, players and other team members of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) prominently displays the name of the liquor brand 'Royal Challenge' at the front and back of the jerseys. The jerseys also display the brand name of a vodka brand, on the right arm of the jerseys worn by players," says Monika Arora, Senior Director, HRIDAY in a letter to Manish Tewari. (Also read:  When Pervez Rasool taped over liquor logo on his Pune jersey ) HRIDAY - SHAN (Health Related Information Dissemination Amongst Youth - Student Health Action Network) is a voluntary organisation engaged in advocacy related to non-communicable disease prevention through tobacco control, alcohol control, promotion of healthy diet and physic...

Nada India  program on non- communicable diseases and alcohol control has been featured in Niramaya NCD Newsletter    Volume 2,June 2014   This E-Newsletter is an initiative of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare  Government of India , World Health Organisation Country office for India , and is produced by Public Health Foundation of India .            Some excerpts are as follows Nada India works towards providing barrier-free alcohol treatment services across communities. Today, that vision is aligned with drug demand reduction strategy of the Government of India . Nada India has been reaching out to young people through a series of artistic events like painting competition and street theater, Pehchaan Radio Clubs and life skill training workshops. The biggest challenge identified is to protect young people exposed to alcohol consumption at homes by their parents,  portrayal of ...

Importing Alcohol Harm Via Diplomats And Big Alcohol Nada India network members fully support the enforcement of the law on labelling on liquor imported from other countries to India. Email Share on Twitter Share on Facebook In India, alcohol is not as common as in the Western world (remember: Europe is the region in the world that consumes alcohol most heavily.). Alcohol in India is a controlled and luxury item unlike packaged water or juice. But also India is burdened by alcohol harm and therefore we advocate for better regulations on local and state level as well as for a national alcohol policy. Some regulations are in place already. For instance regulations concerning labelling and packaging. The bottle and package design gives the alcohol product a deceptive identity instead of introducing the customer to the ingredients honestly. Alcoholic beverages are not classified as single ingredient foods and so the manufacturer in foreign countries needs to follow the label...

Prevention of Narcotic Drug problems means empowering children and giving them a fair chance of living the lives they dream of   On  World Drug Day , IOGT International stands with UNODC and its World Drug Campaign. “World Drug Day is a unique occasion to take a stand – together – against a problem that affects everyone. Illicit drugs threaten the health and welfare of people worldwide,” says Mr. Esbjörn Hörnberg, Executive Director of  IOGT International , the largest global non-governmental organization with members promoting a lifestyle free from alcohol and other drugs. Up to 200,000 people die every year  due to Narcotic drugs. Narcotic drugs do not just affect the user. They cause tremendous hardship and misery to children, families, communities and societies. Narcotic drugs undermine close relationships, and can ruin education and employment opportunities. Narcotic drug use and trafficking are not only a burden on public health, but also threaten glob...