SCHE organises tobacco cum drug addiction awareness camp
Dimapur, November 27 (MExN): Youth Department of Salesian College of Higher Education (SCHE) in collaboration with ANMA Integrated Development Association (AIDA) conducted ‘Tobacco cum Drug Addiction Camp’ for the students and street children at Institute of Development and Leadership (IDL) building, River Belt Colony here on November 27.
District Nodal Officer, National Tobacco Control Programme, Dr. C. Tetseo was the resource person. In his multimedia presentation, Dr. Tetseo pointed out the addictive nature of tobacco and drug. He said that tobacco has many poisonous ingredients which cause various diseases: in the mouth, teeth, difficulty in opening the mouth, heart attack, lungs, damage of blood vessels, decay of fingers and toes, according to a press release. Besides it causes lips, wind pipe and throat cancer. Speaking about the secondhand smoke, he remarked that it affects ear, causes pneumonia, asthma, TB in children and abnormality in babies when inhaled by pregnant women.
Don Bosco Hr. Sec. Vice-Principal, Fr. Michael Hrüyio Phimu exhorted the participants to avoid all types of tobacco and drugs related products and stay healthy. He invited all to become agents of change and make the society tobacco free.
Earlier, Youth Director of SCHE, Fr. Christudoss Anthony welcomed the resource person, guests and all the participants. He mentioned that tobacco and drugs are ruining health, morality, future and lives of our people in general. He stressed that all right thinking people should cooperate with government’s effort to eradicate tobacco use and create a healthier society and brighter future for our younger generation.
