Weaning the youth from ganja

Dhoolpet Excise officials get clinical psychologist to counsel ganja smokers

Drums load of ganja seized over the years is stored as evidence in a room at the Telangana Prohibition and Excise Station in Dhoolpet. A little away from there, another room in the station has been teeming with youngsters from the past few weeks on most afternoons. All of them are explained about the “after party” effects — dangerous consequences of smoking ganja.

The Dhoolpet Excise officials, through Nasha Mukt Bharat campaign, have temporarily recruited a clinical psychologist who explains the youngsters how smoking ganja saps motivation to take up various activities in life, their chances of becoming infertile or how the substance affects potency, and how it can lead to delusions, paranoia etc.

Some of them experiencing the physiological effects have sought help from the officials and the psychologist. Youngsters pay more attention when it comes to the effects on potency, a drop in focus levels.