DRUG ABUSE………..

WHY DRUG ABUSE… Because many people do not understand

why or how other people become addicted to drugs.

It is often mistakenly assumed that drug abusers lack moral principles or will power and that they could stop using drugs simply by choosing to change their behavior. But in reality, drug addiction is a complex disease and quitting takes more than good intensions or a strong will.

ACTIVITIES: The film “ THE BASKETBALL DIARIES”

was shown. The film basically deals with the troubles and misfortunes which a boy of adolescent age faces due to excessive usage of Drugs.

A ‘SEMINAR’ was conducted by Dr. Delvin T Robin from Amrita Ayurveda Hospital. The talk included the harmful effects of drugs in our bodies.

More about Activities:

MOVIE: THE BASKETBALL DIARIES

1. The movie is based on the autobiographical book of the same name by Jim Carroll.

2. The film is an adaptation of poet and memoirist Jim Carroll’s juvenile diaries chronicling kaleidoscopic freefall into the harrowing world of Drug Addiction.

SEMINAR…

Dr. Delvin T Robin from Amrita School of Ayurveda gave an informative talk about the ill-effects of the usage of different types of drugs.

The talk chiefly included the changes in bodily functions after prolonged usage of liquor, cigarette, heroin, cocaine etc..

The guest gave solid information about the changes in brain chemistry due to the chemical reactions of drugs in our brain.

He stressed on the point- “ Peer Group Pressure” which is the most important reason in pulling a person into Drug Addiction.

He also dealt with the development of cancerous tissues in liver, lungs etc. because of the Radicals present in ALCOHOL.

Difficulties faced Initially we had some confusions regarding the selection

of topics. Some topics we took lacked social responsibility, and a couple of subjects we considered had already been approved to other teams

The various topics proposed are: 1. Skin care 2. Energy conservation 3. Rain water harvesting 4. Brain drain 5. Food adulteration 6. Eye Checkup Camp

Finding a doctor for taking seminar in the college campus was a tedious job

While the screening took place the speakers didn’t have enough volume.

Selecting a movie related to our topic was a challenging task. We had to select a movie that primarily focuses on drug addiction and also gave a good message to the viewers.

How did we tackle the difficulties?Even though our initial proposals were not approved we were highly motivated and immediately came up with new proposals.

For selecting the movie we approached many of our friends for their suggestions and searched through net. We set up some criteria for the movie which were as follows:1.Movie content 2.Social responsibilities 3.Appealing to the viewers4.Well known actor5.Rating6.Good message to the viewersAnd finally we came up with the movie “The Basketball Diaries”.

When the sound transmission from laptop to sound system didn’t function properly, we placed the microphone over the speaker of the laptop and solved the problem.

The helping hand extended by Biju Swamy had a great impact in our project. Swamy helped us in finding the right person for the seminar.

The talk was made compulsory for a batch during the seminar as the timing of the talk was during the class-hours. Hence we ensured a fair participation for the seminar.

Personal Experiences…

Rohan E•It was a great experience interacting with different students of our campus. •Came to know about the value of team work.•The difficulties in controlling the crowd.

Rohit R GLearned the importance of team work.

Was able to mingle with others.

I was able to showcase my talents in the area of designing posters and video editing.

Sachin KrishnanIt was really a nice experience working on this project. We as a team had our shares of ups and downs during this project. We faced many challenges but we tackled them in order to come up with a good project.

Learned new things about my topic.

Inculcated new qualities such as team work.

Learned to organize an event and the problems faced during organizing an event.

Sandeep S•This project helped me to face different challenges that one will face while organising a project.

•Made me appreciate the value of team-work.

•The seminar by Dr. Delvin was very informative.

•Helped me to meet new people.

Sankaran P Namboothiri•The project gave me a challenging experience of organizing and hosting the project.•Working with this team helped me to sharpen my skills in controlling the event, to distribute the wok among the team members for the smooth functioning as desired, etc.•It also helped me to know more about the underlying processes of an event.

Sarath Chandran K B•The project gave me an idea about the functioning of a project.

•It was a great experience for me.

•The team helped me to implement my ideas in a fair way.

Sarath U Nair•The team work helped me to understand the difficulties faced while conducting an event.

•I was able to interact with many students in the campus as part of promotion of the activities.

•As a total, it was a different experience for me.

Posters…

PHOTOS OF ACTIVITIES

We are starting with the film…

WOW…They are enjoying the film!

During the Seminar…

Address Speech… Vote of Thanks…

SCOPE OF IMPROVING PROJECTThe same project can be extended to school level and more awareness campaigns can be carried out.

We could have created a rehab centre or conducted a counseling session for those who were already involved in drugs but it takes time and resources to do such things.

WHAT DID WE LEARN•The project experience gave us an opportunity to know the difficulties faced by the organizers while conducting a program.

•It gave us the spirit and enthusiasm to go further with such projects as well as other projects.

•The hosting process of the program gave us an overall idea about the procedures and order for the conduct of the program.

ULTIMATE SUCCESS OF THE PROJECT

The Success of the project lies there where even a single soul chooses to stay away from the path of Drug Addiction.

Our sincere prayers to all the people and we humbly request to be as far as possible from Killer Drugs…

Team Members:1. Rohan E - AM.EN.U4ME111522. Rohit R G - AM.EN.U4ME111533. Sachin Krishnan - AM.EN.U4ME111544. Sandeep S - AM.EN.U4ME111555. Sankaran P Namboothiri - AM.EN.U4ME111566. Sarath Chandran K B - AM.EN.U4ME111577. Sarath U Nair - AM.EN.U4ME11158

Thanks to:Biju Swami and the entire CIR Department.DR. Delvin T Robin, Asst. Prof. Amrita School of Ayurveda.Amrita K K for prayer song.All our batch mates and participants.

THANK YOU……

Hope that we were able to make a change in lives of some people out of this SSR Project.