Under the ‘No Tobacco Month’, marking from the 31st May 2016 till World Drug Day, the 26 June 2016, a month long campaign has already been kicked off under Bodh the Drug Abuse Eradication Program of Divya Jyoti Jagrati Sansthan founded/mentored by His Holiness Ashutosh Maharaj ji for empowering people, especially youngsters and children in taking rightful decision for not consuming tobacco products even on the basis of experimentation via multifarious programs being organized in various states of the country.
As its first leg, Bodh’s east Delhi volunteer team visited DDA Park in the peak hours of scorching heat and enacted upon a play to highlight how despite knowing about the harmful effects of smoking, people bear an unalarmed attitude towards it and they not only harm their health, rob their pockets off or ruin their social status but also lives of their vulnerable children, which has eventually resulted into tragic death of about 5 lakh children each year due to unavoidable conditions of passive smoking. Through various demonstrations on how an act of the ignition of tobacco turns itself into the intoxicating fume and by damaging one's breathing pipe reaches the lungs to be pumped and eventually gets accumulated there in the form of tar. As a result, an unimaginable loss is caused to the nation in the form of health, wealth and efficiency loss every year.
Likewise, enthusiastically playing the role of an educator and a counsellor, the Bodh team had as well placed an information desk, wherein they not only informed people about the “harmful Effects of Drug Abuse” but also discussed with them several ways in dealing with the force of peer pressure and “How to say No to Drugs”. More than 500 people living at East Vinod Nagar , West Vinod Nagar and IP residential areas were benefitted from this event and also collectively resolved to live lives free of drugs. Similarly, many of those who extended their heartfelt support for this campaign were also awarded with special badges.
About the Project
Bodh- the drug abuse eradication program of DJJS, works for the elimination of drug abuse and eradication of drug demand through ‘Dhyan Therapy’ , thereby transforming the drug afflicted society into an abuse free society ; where people are mentally, emotionally and spiritually strong to safeguard themselves and the society against drug addiction and substance abuse.
About the Organization
Divya Jyoti Jagrati Sansthan is a multi-faceted socio-spiritual organization, founded and headed by His holiness Ashutosh Maharaj Ji to actualize the vision of ‘Global Peace, through Self- Awakening’. On social front, its primary focus remains on gender, health, education, environment, drug-abuse eradication, bovine conservation and empowerment of persons with disabilities and the prisoners.
