substance abuse

Col Dr Rajinder Singh heads the Akal Drug De-Addiction Centre in Punjab, where he helps youth who struggle with substance abuse and alcoholism transform their lives.

Ashish and Puja Singh from Varanasi run Kutumb, a foundation that rehabilitates young children addicted to substances. They also operate a nursery school for 80 children during the day

Cochin-based Sreehari Rajesh is a young filmmaker who has 6 short films to his credit and is now working on a full length feature film which he can enter into film festivals.

"Reliving certain moments and coming up with a different end might help people overcome trauma, and it also gives you the chance to look at the situation from another person's perspective."

She was especially disheartened to see that these children were all oblivious to the fact that the consumption of gutka could cause the dreaded disease.

Imagine being addicted to watching these online series and being completely cut off from reality. That is exactly what happened to a 26-year-old from Bengaluru.

Simran is currently working with Mumbai Municipal Schools and is on a mission to help build playgrounds for the children of the schools she works in.

When a person suffers from addiction, their behaviour can become unpredictable, and their erratic actions can cause emotional distress to the family.

Vardhishnu, a social research and development society, reaches out to over 100 children who work as waste-pickers.