Snehalaya cautions addiction to inhalants among kids
Snehalaya has also started an awareness campaign against inhalant addiction in Dhirenpara area in active collaboration with a local NGO Janasadharan, the Mahila Samities and the Business Associations of the area.
DENDRITE IS an adhesive used by carpenters and also for repairing punctured tyres. Erazex is a whitener fluid for correcting typing or writing errors. These products contain a substance called toluene a sweet smelling and intoxicating hydrocarbon which is neurotoxic.
When these chemicals are smeared on a piece of cloth and inhaled, the users feel euphoric (high, and experience a sense of invincibility. But they dissolve the membrane of the brain cells and cause hallucinations.
This informtation was revealed by Kripa Foundation, a pioneer non-government organisation (NGO) which is conducting de-addiction programmes for children in the city. These substances are cheap and easily available in shops. They are very popular among children on the streets, school children and college students.
Chronic health problems, early and unnatural death, and involvement in criminal activities like theft, lead to stronger addictions to Heroin or spasomo proxyvon. Solvent abusers have very drastic and extreme swings even after a long stay in protective environment.
Symptoms: Abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, chemical smell on clothing, hair and breath, stain on fingers and hands, drooling and spitting, watery and bloodshot eyes, headaches and dizziness. Other signs are depression, fear and phobias, lack of concentration, emotional withdrawals, feeling of cold, hallucinations, sudden changes in routine, trouble at school, with law, and new friends. Inhalants abuse can cause neurological damage, kidney or liver failure, paralysis and even death.
Kolkata High Court recently issued a notice to the government on the need to control adhesive addiction which is affecting thousands of children. Based on a PIL the high court directed the government to take steps on the issue and not treat young addicts like offenders.
Giving intoxicating substances to children in public places is a crime against children according to the Juvenile Justice Act 2000.
Snehalaya is making an effort to give vocational training to about 15 children on the streets, who are addicted to inhalants like dendrite in a unique experimental de-addiction programme consisting of counseling (with the help of Kripa Foundation), vocational training in two-wheelers and welding at Don Bosco Technical School, Maligaon and a lot of recreation. The programme was launched officially on August 16, 2010, and will continue for three months. All these children are in the age group of 15 to 18 years and most of them are staying in shanties below the Pan Bazar flyover.
Snehalaya has also started an awareness campaign against inhalants addiction in Dhirenpara area in active collaboration with a local NGO Janasadharan, the Mahila Samities and the Business Associations of the area. Not only children on the streets, but even children from normal families are getting addicted to inhalants. This is a matter of great concern. Fr Lukose Cheruvlel SDB, founder director of Snehalaya has appealed to all citizens to prevent the use of dendrite and erazex by children and also prevent the sale of these materials to children (persons below the age of 18).
Chronic health problems, early and unnatural death, and involvement in criminal activities like theft, lead to stronger addictions to Heroin or spasomo proxyvon. Solvent abusers have very drastic and extreme swings even after a long stay in protective environment.
When addicted children don’t have money to procure dendrite/erazex they resort to stealing, lying and other deviant behaviours to get money.
Symptoms: Abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, chemical smell on clothing, hair and breath, stain on fingers and hands, drooling and spitting, watery and bloodshot eyes, headaches and dizziness. Other signs are depression, fear and phobias, lack of concentration, emotional withdrawals, feeling of cold, hallucinations, sudden changes in routine, trouble at school, with law, and new friends. Inhalants abuse can cause neurological damage, kidney or liver failure, paralysis and even death.
Kolkata High Court recently issued a notice to the government on the need to control adhesive addiction which is affecting thousands of children. Based on a PIL the high court directed the government to take steps on the issue and not treat young addicts like offenders.
Dendrite has started carrying a warning sign on its packaging- banning the product may not be the answer.
United States of America has a National Inhalant Prevention Coalition-hundreds of youngsters die due to inhalant abuse and the Canadian Health Network advises that many children may not realise that inhalants can kill both first timers and long term users.
United States of America has a National Inhalant Prevention Coalition-hundreds of youngsters die due to inhalant abuse and the Canadian Health Network advises that many children may not realise that inhalants can kill both first timers and long term users.
Giving intoxicating substances to children in public places is a crime against children according to the Juvenile Justice Act 2000.
Snehalaya is making an effort to give vocational training to about 15 children on the streets, who are addicted to inhalants like dendrite in a unique experimental de-addiction programme consisting of counseling (with the help of Kripa Foundation), vocational training in two-wheelers and welding at Don Bosco Technical School, Maligaon and a lot of recreation. The programme was launched officially on August 16, 2010, and will continue for three months. All these children are in the age group of 15 to 18 years and most of them are staying in shanties below the Pan Bazar flyover.
Snehalaya has also started an awareness campaign against inhalants addiction in Dhirenpara area in active collaboration with a local NGO Janasadharan, the Mahila Samities and the Business Associations of the area. Not only children on the streets, but even children from normal families are getting addicted to inhalants. This is a matter of great concern. Fr Lukose Cheruvlel SDB, founder director of Snehalaya has appealed to all citizens to prevent the use of dendrite and erazex by children and also prevent the sale of these materials to children (persons below the age of 18).
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