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Drug abuse and alcoholism have been identified as the root causes of a myriad of social woes. It has been estimated that within
At a very young age, the first use and experiments with drugs, has been observed. This increases the danger and risk of addiction among the youth. On the other hand treatment services available are limited and the relapse rate is high. This means, along the side of developing effective treatment therapy for de-addiction, increased emphasis has to be laid on efforts to prevent young people from the first use of drugs.
DJJS under its Drug Abuse Eradication Program (DAEP) has developed the model of 'Dhyan Therapy' which is effective in overcoming the mental obsession on drugs and promotes detoxification. DJJS has also partnered with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Regional Office of South Asia (ROSA) under the project 'Empowering Communities for Prevention of Drugs & HIV in India' (Project G-86). DJJS & UNODC have together worked in schools, colleges, workplaces and communities reaching out across the states of Punjab, Uttarakhand, Karnataka and the National Capital Region (NCR) of Delhi.
DAEP is currently working on two priorities:
(a) Promoting 'Dhyan Therapy' for treating drug dependents
(b) Prevention programs to curtail the spread of drug abuse amongst youth.
Dhyan Therapy
Based on spirituality, the organization has developed a model of Dhyan Therapy that creates an internal resistance of an addict against narcotic substances. It helps in detoxification and overcome the mental obsession that an addict has developed towards drugs and/or substance. Mental obsession is the reason behind frequent relapses that an addict faces even after treatment. This therapy also helps elevate an individual's thought process giving him internal realization of his own situation, and empowers a drug user to change his way of life for the better.
The Dhyan Therapy is promoted through all the branches of DJJS across the world. It has successfully treated many people who have been dependent on substances ranging from tobacco to alcohol and harder drugs such as opiates, smack, chemical drugs and IDUs. At present, there are more than 12,000 de-addicted members registered with our organization, and the number is rapidly increasing.
Prevention
Addiction is a process, not an event. If a person tries a drug once, there are 90% chances that the individual will try it again, and this process leads to addiction. Few are aware that nicotine and alcohol are gateway drugs and that frequent or infrequent habits of intake of these, can lead an individual from using softer drugs to harder drugs. Most people perceive continued consumption of these substances as a bad habit and negate the concept of addiction as a disease.
Under its awareness and prevention program, DJJS is actively motivating youth to stay away from the first trial of drugs. We help youth understand the risks of experimenting with drugs, and caution them about situations and circumstances which can make them vulnerable to drugs abuse. The program tries to develop their immunity towards the 'let's try once' syndrome. Special preventive workshops, advocacy and counseling sessions are conducted in schools, colleges, workplaces and other institutional environments.
The program focuses on environmental sensitization, parenting and teaching skills and provides people with tools that help identify symptoms of children and youngsters who may be facing difficult situations that can often lead them to the consumption of drugs. The organization also forms liaison with industrial units to curtail the spread of drug and substance abuse in the workplace and educates medical and non-medical personnel about the problems of drug abuse.
Through self-awareness, these programs help people channelize their energy in the right direction, and this leads to a holistic improvement in society, which looks forward to a better tomorrow.
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human mind. The core reason behind all forms of gender based discrimination and anti-women mindset has been due to misplaced socio-cultural beliefs and religious misconceptions. DJJS under the Gender Equality Program has a prime mandate to establish gender equality in the minds of people by cracking these misconceptions.It is a challenge to deal with people having criminal records. The confines of a jail can at times develop severe personality disorders in an individual. With the result, they become a greater threat to society. A physical sentence may not change the inclination of an individual towards the world of crime. With these realities and the objective of crime prevention, Divya Jyoti Jagrati Sansthan (DJJS) during the last 14 years has spread its wings to more than 21 Jails across the length and breadth of ?xml:namespace>
The organization's counseling and spiritual sessions are specially customized to accommodate their requirements. This provide them a platform where feelings of equality and brotherhood are cultivated, special care is taken to motivate and stir their inner creativity to enable them to be able citizens of the society.Ludhiana – the industrial lifeline of one the most prosperous states of our country is still hung in despair. Thanks to the violent protest against the spiritual congregation of Divya Jyoti Jagrati Sansthan (DJJS) by the fanatics on Saturday, Dec 05, 2009. The protestors not only had a showdown with the police and the city administration but also damaged the public transport system. They halted the traffic wherever they wanted, bringing the city to a standstill. The dreadful display of nude swords hogged a great deal of limelight on the national visual media on the news-less day, obviously, until Mr. Rajkhowa, an even bigger threat to the nation, was escorted to a court and our PM fixed his