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Rehab
Centre - Dera Sacha Sauda
Dera Sacha Sauda, Sirsa also runs
a Rehab Centre. Scores of people have given up drug
abuse in this centre.
Present Guru Ji, Saint Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji
has started a Drug Prevention Campaign against the
use of intoxicants. Guru Ji inspires people to give
up their drug addiction in every spiritual congregation.
People willing to give up their addiction will have
to stay in Dera Sacha Sauda for seven days and most
often without medical treatment the rehabilitation
takes place. They have a hospital with in the same
compound of Dera Sacha Sauda. Medical treatment is
available for the addicts free of cost if required.
Guru Ji motivate them to do hard work and meditate
to gain control and strength. Till today no one of
them has experienced ‘cold turkey’ (Cold
Turkey is a term used by addicts to describe their
withdrawal symptoms, whilst giving up heroin and includes
nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, yawning, coughing, sneezing,
pain in the stomach, back and joints coupled with
feeling cold and hair on the body rising.)
Substance abusers / chemical dependants approaching
the institution are Poly-drug abusers, including heroin
abusers, cocaine abusers, alcohol, tobacco, solvent,
etc. The institution sees chemical dependency (Drug
Addiction) as a behavioural disorder and encourages
the addicts to bring about a positive change in their
personality. |