Andhra Pradesh Spotlight
Alexander sits quietly in a hall, his face, participated in the side by curly hair, a blank slate. In the average height and dark colored color, the 21 -year -old has a baseless air about him and it seems that the kind of person who will pass without each other.
Words come slowly because he tells his story in almost emotional but chilling tone. “I killed three persons in a dispute under the influence of drugs and alcohol,” they say. There was no anger, remorse or nervousness in his voice, just a terrible calm. He was 16 years old when this happened.
“I remember I was angry, and then it happened.” I did not mean that he should go far, “he mumbling this incident. Alexander, with his friends, was consuming alcohol and taking drugs on a hill near a temple in Tirupati that day since morning. Soon, they ran out of the supply. Desperate for more, he approached members of a rival group, who was once his friend.
All hells became loose when the latter refused to give them drugs and tried to run away. Alexander and his friends chased and managed to pin three of them. Then he stabbed him with a sharp stone before going out. Police reached the spot, and were shifted to an observation house for boys at Sanivrapupeta in Eluru district.
An orphan, Alexander was raised in various care homes, was thrown from one place to another and surrounded by faces that came and left. After the age of 18, after his release from the house, he again found himself in two other shelters, including a single one in Bengaluru, before ending at the Bosco D-Ediction Center in Posnapalli in Nuzwid Mandal in Eluru district, where he has been living for the last 12 months. “For the first time, I think I urge to remove my addiction,” he says with an unconscious smile and expresses his desire to learn to drive and stay out of it.
Alexander is the oldest of 11 prisoners at the D-Adhyculation Center run by an NGO, an NGO established in Vijayawada in 1989, and works for weak youth. The center spreads on 23 acres of a mango orchard, which gives it a touch of peace and peace. However, the calm of the outside world clearly contradicts with templates in the hearts of young prisoners, struggling with its fight with each drug addiction.
Thirteen -year -old Manikantha, a student at a private English medium school in Old Guntur, descended into the dark streets of drug abuse when she was 10 years old. He is now aware of his situation, but is still unable to avoid it. The boy befriended a group of old students in school, first, looked like the bosses, but soon introduced him to cigarette smoking, something that he saw as a rite to fit.
Jackula Anjaneyulu, a program manager of D-Ediction Center, says that children easily become accustomed to drugs. He says that the boys of the center are trapped in a crossfire amidst their wishes and regrets. Citing cases of Vijayawada of 11 -year -old Gopikrishna and 12 -year -old Khaja Moedin, Anjaneyulu says that drug abuse has the ability to focus students, causing the ability to focus, which leads to missing work, decline in overall academic performance, and even schools from schools.
Uma Raj of the Green Valley Foundation, an organization of Visakhapatnam, is working under the National Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR), says that cases of drug abuse and social media use disorders have increased between school children and emotional and psychological struggles are common in such children. She underlines the importance of parents who equip children with the ability to process their feelings.
State Project Director Samagra Nissha B. Srinivasa Rao also admitted that the department is receiving complaints from schools across the state about the consumption of drug addiction among the students.
War on drugs
The state government has taken several measures to war for the use of drugs among students and its possible long -term effects on public health and society.
Cultivating the cultivation of cannabis is focusing afresh. V. of Home Affairs in Assembly. According to information shared by Anitha’s minister, the area has been brought below 11,000 acres to 100 acres under the cultivation of ganja, and about 40,088 kg marijuana and 564 vehicles used for its transport have been seized since the office constituted by the new government. In the seven mandals, in 20 marijuana hotspots, about 46 lakh ganja plants were destroyed, and 359 families involved in cannabis cultivation were persuaded to switch to alternative crops.
Eagle club
The government has also changed the task force of anti-vein and has changed it to the law enforcement or ‘eagle’ as anti-anti-anti-anti-anti-anti-anti-numeries.
Inspector General of Police (IGP-EAGLE) A. Ravi Krishna says that the police aims to educate the students about serious problems that they can invite for the intake of intoxicants. During his visits to educational institutions, he explains to students how the cannabis consists of more than 400 chemicals, the most prominent of which is ThC (Tetrahydrocannabinol), which is a psychoactive compounds responsible for their mind-changing effects. “We tell them the science of THC interacting with brain receptors, especially canbinoid receptors, who play a role in memory, mood and coordination,” they say, further explaining that this conversation disrupts the functioning of the normal brain, which leads to users.
“We tell them (students) that the Science of ThC is interacting with the brain receptors, especially canbinoid receptors, who play a role in memory, mood and coordination.”A. Ravi KrishnaInspector General of Police, Eagle
“Children need to be warned that frequent use of cannabis may develop a dependence syndrome,” they say, saying that the brain becomes accustomed to the appearance of THC over time, and the person needs more substance to achieve similar effects. As a result, the reward system of the brain changes, making it difficult to feel happy from everyday activities.
In addition, he suggests that the strict provisions of drugs and psychotropic substances (NDP) Act, 1985, put the burden of evidence on the accused. “Students should understand that their career will be sealed if they are caught and their names find their way in crime and criminal tracking networks and systems (CCTN).”
Secretary (education) corner of the government, Shasidhar, says that the government is not looking at the punishment. “This is a sensitive issue that includes socio-economic factors. We want to effectively address the problem through a positive transformative approach, ”they say. He said that education and awareness is important for the success of war on social crisis.
To create a student-friendly ecosystem in the premises, the Department of Education has directed the formation of eagle clubs in all schools and colleges. These clubs are being tasked with creating a drug-free educational ecosystem through educating students, teachers and other employees on the dangers of drug abuse. “It is our endeavor that they are required to empower institutions with equipment and resources required to prevent the use of drugs and expand support to affected individuals,” Shashistha says.
To achieve the goal, the department is cooperating with law enforcement officers, health professionals, NGOs and community, which is for effective implementation of anti -drug initiatives on a large scale.
In an aggressive campaign, campus workshops, seminars and interactive sessions, which are integrated in all courses, to spread awareness on the dangers of drug use and its legal effects among students. Students will be encouraged to take a stand against the intake of intoxicants, helping to promote a zero-oppression culture and the technique will be availed to spread the message far and wide. Shashidhan says that a colleagues have been established a colleague-lower system and vigilance network to identify the initial signals of drug abuse and intervention through trained counselors, teachers and law enforcement officers.
Consultants recruited
The Samagra Shikha Wing of the Education Department has recruited 255 careers and mental health consultants in all districts, which to cover secondary and senior secondary schools, besides four project monitoring units consultant coordinator. The step has been taken in collaboration with India Limited (EDCIL), a New Delhi -based Educational Advisor.
Srinivas Rao explains, “The idea behind establishing a network of consultants across the state is to expand the wide mental health assistance and guidance to the students and help them navigate their educational, social and emotional aspects.”
“The idea behind establishing a network of consultants across the state is to expand students broader mental health assistance and guidance and help them navigate their educational, social and emotional aspects.” B. Srinivasa RaoState Project Director Samagha Nisshasha
Counselors, they say, will help students develop a better sex system, which, in turn, will help them improve their attention and attention in classrooms and cultivate positive relationships with peers and teachers. Counselors will also provide career guidance to students, especially from rural pockets, they say.
These consultants will undergo training under the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMhans), All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), Melbourne University and Regional Institute of Education, Mysore.
“Through effective intervention, combined with comprehensive support systems and preventive measures, the government intends to create a significant difference in dealing with this growing problem and help students guide to healthy futures,” Srinivas Rao says.
The names of the prisoners changed.
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Published – March 14, 2025 08:54 AM IST
