De-Addiction Centre was started by us in Sivagangai for the welfare of backward rural area people in the year 2008 and has been working since then. Financial Assistance is given to this project by the Ministry of social justice and Empowerment from the year 2011-12.
In addition to that they were given counseling to them to relieve from the drug habit and their family members were also counseled for motivating them for behavioral change. Relapse and follow up visits were made. They were guided for their rehabilitation.
Yoga classes were conducted in morning and evening. Religious scriptures and the works of Gandhiji and vinobaji on the evils of liqor were read. Every Friday prayer and bhajans were conducted and all of them were insisted to participate in the bajans. Special meetings were arranged periodically and explained the evils of drug addiction elaborately. They were taken to holy places for the environmental modification and behavior change and their family members were happy by this act..
