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The beginning of the year is a time when most people make new resolutions for the year, but for most it becomes just a thought without a designed route for the way out, especially for those wanting to quit drugs, alcohol and other substances of abuse.
My resolution for this year is to stretch myself as much as l can to help create drug-free, healthy and productive citizens for this nation. Keeping sober and breaking the habit of alcohol or drug dependency may seem to be an impossible dream for one who has been hooked for a long time, allow us to hold your hand and walk you through the paths of defeating this monster of addiction for together we can.
Coming off drugs, alcohol and other substances of abuse will begin with you or your loved one going through a drug withdrawal programme that will help get rid of the cravings and the re-stimulations, that have found one saying just this last one and l will stop. The programme will address the physical and mental effects that affect onea��s body and mind and keeps one wanting more of the drugs because of the body pains and pyschological trips one goes through when the drug dries out. The programme will address all the above and also equip one with life skills that will help them to be able to say no to drugs and yes to life.
To those that have not indulged and those that have successfully stopped let us continue with our drug-free lives and continue creating drug-free, healthy and productive communities, by finding a hobby or a new project that will keep you occupied and focused on, than on how, when and how will l get my next hit.
Youths in and out of school leta��s find things that challenge us, pick a sport and help keep your peers off drugs, leta��s form clubs and create awareness through arts and drama.
To the executives leta��s create a well informed drug and substance abuse-free workforce by having educational workshops for our employees, that they be well informed on the consequences of drugs and their dangers, and also create a platform for help for those already affected.To the parents, churches, community leaders, schools and other organisations leta��s create platforms of help to the already affected by equipping ourselves with the knowledge and handling skills of the affected and create awareness.
To the powers that be leta��s put our resources together and systems in place to harness this monster that has swallowed our technocrats and would-be future leaders. The feedback l have been getting has challenged me to make sure that there is more action than talk as l realised that this isA� affecting all age groups, genders and races and worse still not only the abuser but all that are close to them.
As we get into 2017 remember a drug is anything than when ingested alters your mental and physical being and that substance can produce adverse effects so be careful of what you take.
If you know someone or you have a drug alcohol problem contact us for help and if you want to be involved in your community in helping the affected or members of your family contact us to register for training.
Mthandazo Ndlovu is a drug and rehabilitation specialist. Call or WhatsApp 00263772399734 or email [email protected]
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