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Parents give out conflicting signals..says Suneel Vatsyayan

Sunday, Dec 16, 2012 The parent trap Manisha Pande / New Delhi Dec 15, 2012, 00:46 IST .....“Parents give out conflicting signals to their children because they want to be ‘friends’ with them while being figures of authority, and that is where the problem begins,” says Suneel Vatsyayan , relationship counsellor at New Delhi’s Nada India Foundation . Vatsyayan says that while it’s important to have a “friendly” atmosphere at home and leave all channels of communication open, parents cannot and should not aspire to be friends. “You can create a democratic and participatory environment at home for your children without giving in to their every whim and fancy,” he adds. The most important step is for parents to first figure out their own value system and how it has changed with times, and then verbalise it for their children..... Source: http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/the-parent-trap/495592/

Sushil Kumar says no to Rs. 50-lakh liquor ad

Raised in the true Indian wrestling tradition of milk-and-ghee, alcohol was never his thing. So, when a leading liquor brand offered Sushil Kumar Rs. 50 lakh to appear in a surrogate ad, the London Olympics silver medallist said a firm no. “I didn’t want to be associated with a liquor brand in any form as it would send a wrong signal to the youth,” said Kumar, the only Indian to win two back-to-back individual Olympic medals. Surrogate ads involve promoting banned products such as cigarettes and alcohol in the guise of another product. “The sporting tradition that I have been raised in values discipline way above money,” he said. Kumar’s bronze medal triumph in Beijing four summers ago earned him celebrity status and after the 29-year-old changed “the colour of his medal” in London, his place in Indian sporting history was sealed. Starved of youth icons —other than cricketers — advertisers found a star in Kumar, who endorses Mountain Dew, Eicher tractors a

Tribal women from Maharashtra's Chandrapur have sent 80,000 postcards to Chief Miniter asking to make the district liquor-free

Ban alcohol, demand Maharashtra's Chandrapur tribals Newstrack India Chandrapur (Maharashtra), Oct 7 (IANS) Tribal women from Maharashtra's Chandrapur have sent 80,000 postcards to Chief Miniter Prithviraj Chavan asking to make the district liquor-free, a social activist said Sunday. "This is a last-ditch effort by the ... < http://www.newstrackindia.com /newsdetails/2012/10/07/213-- Ban-alcohol-demand-Maharashtra -s-Chandrapur-tribals-.html >

Nada India community based drug & HIV/AIDS prevention

Teenagers and young adults are particularly vulnerable to using licit or illicit drugs. The prevalence of drug use among young people is more than twice as high as that among the general population. At this age, peer pressure to experiment with illicit drugs can be strong and self-esteem is often low. Also, those who take drugs tend to be either misinformed or insufficiently aware of the health risks involved. Focus Studies have proved that people who start smoking cigarettes and/or drink alcohol at a young age are much more likely to experiment with legal and illegal drugs tha n people who do not smoke or drink. This is the reason why Nada India has been reaching out to the young people by organizing a series of artistic events like painting competition and theater by Deep group with slogan The slogan was "Think of Health not the drugs" Aim Nada India aims to raise awareness of the major problem that legal and illegal   drugs represent to society. No individual, family or c

State seeks ban on alcohol, smoking scenes in films Indian Express

State seeks ban on alcohol, smoking scenes in films Indian Express The state government said on Monday it wanted a ban on alcohol and smoking scenes in movies and would request the Centre to amend laws. Minister of state for social justice and de-addiction activities Sachin Ahir told reporters the government had taken ... < http://www.indianexpress.com/ news/state-seeks-ban-on-alcoho l-smoking-scenes-in-films/ 1010635/ >

Screen All Adults for Alcohol Misuse

By Frederik Joelving NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Sep 24 - Health providers should screen all adults and pregnant women for risky drinking habits, a government-backed expert panel said Monday in new draft recommendations. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelines were released along with a summary of past research showing a few brief counseling sessions can help cut excessive drinking in people who aren't full-blown alcoholics. Researchers found that with such interventions, at least one in every ten risky drinkers can be brought back down to what is considered a safe drinking level. For men, that means no more than four drinks on any one occasion and at most 14 a week. For women, the numbers are three and seven, respectively. "The really good interventions incorporate self-help materials, they incorporate an action plan made by the doctor and the pat

Alcohol linked to aggression: Experts

Times of India A 2009 study published in Bombay Hospital Journal based on data from a city slum found 44.86% wives of alcohol-dependant husbands suffered physical violence as opposed to 28.04% in couples where the husband did not consume alcohol. Dr Nayreen ... < http://timesofindia.indiatime s.com/city/mumbai/Alcohol- linked-to-aggression-Experts/ articleshow/16509011.cms >

Let Your Lifestyle Set You Free

At  3rd East African Alcohol Policy Conference  IOGT International outlines the perils of Western lifestyle and the hope coming from Africa "We are truly happy and humble to be able to take part in this conference together with many high-level, and honorary participants from governments and civil society from all over East Africa," says Kristina Sperkova, the Vice President of IOGT International. The 2012 alcohol policy conference in the East African Community is held today and tomorrow in Arusha, Tanzania and carries the title: 'Act Now'. "'Act Now' is a well-chosen theme because what the world needs is a strong move beyond collecting data and statistics," says Kristina Sperkova. "East Africa, like all other regions in the world, really needs efforts for implementing evidence-based policy measures that are proven to be cost-effective and efficient in promoting health and societal development." Extensive  research  

No cheers for Kerala?

. .Today the state known worldwide as ‘god’s own country’ is in the pits, socially and morally. The rate of suicides in Kerala is almost 2.3 times India’s average... For yet another year Keralites have welcomed their mythological benevolent king, Mahabali, by paying obeisance to none other than Bacchus. So fervent were the festivities that over 34 million Malayalees living in the small southern state splurged no less than Rs. 300 crore on Onam that fell on  August 29 this year. Legend has it that when Mahabali ruled the state all men were equal. There was no hunger and shortage. It was supposed to be the golden era in Kerala’s history. Mahabali arguably could be termed as the father of communism in Kerala. But today the state known worldwide as ‘god’s own country’ is in the pits, socially and morally. The rate of suicides in Kerala is almost 2.3 times India’s average. On a given day, at least 23 people take their lives, 16 men and seven w

Hurray!!! Gujarat University VC surrenders his liquor permit ...

Hurray!!! Gujarat University VC surrenders his liquor permit ... Times of India AHMEDABAD: Giving in to intense social and political pressure, the newly appointed Gujarat University (GU) vice-chancellor Adesh Pal said on Friday that he had surrendered his liquor permit which entitled him to four units of alcohol every month. "I ...  Congratulations sir!! < http://timesofindia.indiatime s.com/city/ahmedabad/Gujarat- University-VC-surrenders-his- liquor-permit/articleshow/ 16306644.cms >

'Drop in road accidents after alcohol ban'

The number of accidents because of rash driving has come down noticeably. Times of India GUWAHATI: Ever since bars and liquor shops were closed down here after an order from the high court, the number of accidents because of rash driving has come down noticeably. A single bench of justice Ujjal Bhuyan ordered on August 9 that all liquor ... < http://timesofindia.indiatime s.com/city/guwahati/Drop-in- road-accidents-after-alcohol- ban/articleshow/16029772.cms >

'Just one alcoholic drink a day may up the risk of cancer' Business Standard

Press Trust of India / London August 26, 2012, 16:05. Binge drinkers are not the only ones who need to worry about the health implications of alcohol, even light drinking increases the cancer risk significantly, a new study has claimed. According to ... < http://www.business-standard. com/generalnews/news/just-one- alcoholic-drinkday-may-upriskc ancer/48387/ >

Waves of Change :Chunauti, a community-based phone-in programme focussing on adolescents

Some Excerpts from  a report on  "Chunauti", 29 part serial on All India Radio (FM Rainbow) phone-in programme  by adolescents focusing on adolescents issues.   The Report (Waves of Change ) was published by Plan International in the year 2006. Suneel Vatsyayan was co-producer of "Chunauti,"says    ...Preparing for Chunauti was like connecting with a mass classroom, where young listeners tuned in from poor areas across Delhi. Each group listening to it was unique; each individual had a separate identity. And when they learnt to use their own voice, clearly and powerfully, they were motivated to change things around them. In some time, the children were well poised for their big leap forward.  In preparing for this, we knew that the technology in radio programming needed to be demystified—a process that proved very successful. Youngsters, ‘We looked within, then outside’ Suneel Vatsyayan on Chunauti who had never seen a microphone, studio, transmitter, recorder

ALCOHOLISM: THE LOWS ABOUT THE HIGHS YOU SHOULD KNOW. NO CHEERS!

An excerpt from   FEMINA BELIEVE   (March 29, 2006) ALCOHOLISM: THE LOWS ABOUT THE HIGHS YOU SHOULD KNOW. NO CHEERS! One innocent drink may mark the beginning of a slide into alcoholism and a lifetime of living with the disease. Purabi Shridhar profiles the alarming trend of alcoholism among women in India. “ IMPLICATIONS OF ALCOHOLISM Psychotherapist Suneel Vatsyayan, who is also founding director of Nada India, takes a long hard look at the disease. “We have to look at women alcoholics not only from the gender perspective, but also in the Indian context. A woman in India is vulnerable even without being alcoholic- dependency on alcohol is like adding fuel to fire. PHYSICAL IMPLICATIONS-: The deterioration starts immediately. Physically, alcohol affects women much more intensely than men. The ravages of alcoholism that begin to show within four to five years in men start showing in women in two years or so. The liver is the first to go, and with inc

ICMR Project:Radio DATE (Drug, Alcohol & Tobacco Education)

Radio DATE (Drug, Alcohol & Tobacco Education) "About 4% tobacco users in Goa and about 6% users in Karnataka quit their habit after hearing the programme. About 98% to 99% of the listeners expressed that such programmes should continue." The project Radio DATE was a collaborative effort of Indian Council of Medical Research and All India Radio. The acronym DATE stood for Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco Education. The radio programme was in the form of 30 weekly episodes of 20 minutes each. Ten episodes focussed on tobacco, eight each on alcohol and drugs, and two episodes on legal aspects. The introductory and concluding episodes touched all the three themes. The episodes were broadcast from 84 stations of All India Radio (out of 104 existing at that time) at prime time, simultaneously in sixteen languages.  The prototype was developed in Hindi and was sent to selected radio stations of All India Radio for translation in regional language, as per the specifie

30 part serial Radio DATE [Drug, Alcohol , Tobacco Education ]. The serial was a joint venture of AIR and ICMR

**Prof. T K Thomas *Radio DATE ( D rug, Alcohol , Tobacco Education ) ......................I left All India Radio [AIR] in1987. An year or two later I was invited to write a 30 part serial Radio DATE [Drug, Alcohol , Tobacco Education ]. The serial was a joint venture of AIR and the Indian Council of Medical Research [ICMR]. At that time I was involved in a study of the problem of drugs and alcohol in India. I had travelled extensively in the country wherever major drug or alcohol problem existed. I was under the impression before the research that substance abuse and addiction were social problems on account of deviant behaviour or at the most medical or mental health problems . But my research for the Radio DATE programme proved that the ramifications of addiction comprised drain on domestic budgets ,state resources, poverty ,deprivation ,domestic  violence  law and order  problems including   narco-terrorism. In  the  scripts  of   Radio  DATE  programmes  I included all

Pehchaan Teen Radio Show: "Sunder Jeevan"

When we say drugs, two things come to our mind: drugs itself and money to buy it...With this theme and theory my not so creative mind picked up three instances from our day-to –day life and came up with such a simple plot line. The story involves a family who is a victim of the patriarch who is a full alcoholic and how his habit harms his own family... ... Three friends who came under the influence of alcohol and cigarette (in short drugs) forced the 4th friend to indulge in such a heinous act but the strong will power and determination; he overcame his lust and said no to drugs. But eventually, one of the friends got into the habit of stealing money from his house and later on being caught by his sister, abuses her and showed fearless attitude. With this,the untold story begins and the journey from drugs to death depicted in a simplistic manner with item numbers, masala comedy and heart-throbbing emotions takes a toll over the audience. .. Here is the link to &q

End of good times on Facebook for alcohol brands..Firstpost Business

I n a development which could impact the way brands in certain categories use Facebook, “The Australian Advertising Standards Board  has ruled that Facebook is an advertising medium, and as such, company pages must comply with pertinent codes and laws, vetting all public posts to ensure they are not sexist, racist or factually inaccurate,” says Brandchannel . The ruling was in a case involving Smirnoff. “The Board did not pursue the specific Smirnoff complaint, but ruled in general that Australia’s advertising laws were applicable to everything on a brand’s page — and not just content generated by the company, a ruling with significant impact for large brands where thousands and thousands of comments are regularly posted,” the Brandchannel report says. In India, if “advertising laws were applicable to everything on a brand’s page” in the context of Facebook, all pages belonging to alcohol brands would instantly become illegal – as alcohol advertising has been banned i