Drug Addiction in Schools

About the Book

Drug abuse has become very common among students in the university and schools. Drugs are being misused by students within the university for various reasons. The most common reason being stress. To cope with the competition and ever increasing work load of the program students resort to taking drugs either to relieve stress or to stay awake all night to study. Another reason for taking drugs is peer pressure, the pressure to fit in and try something new. Drugs have become fashionable, are easily available and students take it because they feel it is “normal”, just like having an alcoholic drink in a social gathering. They usually start with a mild drug and then move on to harder ones like cocaine and heroin. The unfortunate part in Indian universities is the lack of support system for the students. There is no focus on creating a positive environment for the students to relieve their stress and discuss their problems. Drugs are like a disease taking over our society with no end. I am deeply concerned with this situation. I am indebted to be invited to become volunteer assistant for such an important project. We will do whatever we can to assist in this project so that it can bring resolution to this epidemic in our society.
 

About the Author

Prof. Rajinder M. Kalra is Professor Emeritus, International Institute of Adult and lifelong Education Delhi India. He is also Member of B.C. College of teachers Canada Dr. Kalra is former Adjunct Professor at the faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby B.C. Canada and was also appointed as a Visiting Professor OISE University of Toronto, Ontario and University of Washington Bellingham (Washington state) U.S.A. He worked as Senior Academic Consultant on HIV/AIDS projects in Progressive Intercultural community Society (PICS), Vancouver, Canada. Prof. Kalra was Dean (Academic), National Institute of Education (NCERT), National Council of Educational Research and Training Delhi (India) Prof. Kalra has won international recognition (STAR AWARDS- Washington D.C., The Chemical Institute of Canada Award Ottawa) for his outstanding contributions is educational experimentation and innovations. Dr. Kalra has participated in Commonwealth, UNESCO, UNDP and UNICEF projects as project coordinator, consultant and principal investigator. He has authored several books and articles in various international journals. For his academic contributions please refer to Google. com R.M. Kalra