Tuesday, September 15, 2015

prohibition hits habitual drinkers

Prohibition on liquor consumption and its sales in few villages has shown its impact on habitual drinkers while other people are at peace in the Adilabad district of Telangana.

Stopping consumption of liquor all of sudden by habituated drinkers as part of the prohibition drive caused health problems in many of them.

As many as 100 habituated drinkers fell sick as they had stopped consuming liquor obeying to the oath they had taken boycotting the consumption of liquor and its sales in Kamole village in Bhainsa mandal.

Villagers imposed prohibition on liquor consumption and sales in many villages across the district in the recent past just after the state governments’ move to introduce cheap liquor and also during the Grama Jyoti programme. Villagers imposed prohibition ion liquor consumption and its sales in Kamole, Mategoan and Kamsara grampanchyats in Bhainsa mandal recently. 

The sick persons were shifted to Bhainsa where they were undergoing treatment.
The habitual drinkers who stopped drinking complained of various symptoms   and started behaved differently. What initially was noticed in 20 drinkers soon increased to nearly 100.

However, the villagers of Kamole have implementing the prohibition on liquor consumption and sales in their village despite the large number of habitual drinkers falling sick.

Bhainsa Area hospital superintendent Dr Kashinath said, these symptoms were common in those addicted to liquor as the nerve system is affected so blood pressure fluctuations and anxiety are not entirely unexpected.

He advised that habitual drinkers to consult doctors before giving up liquor consumption and eat nutritious food, fruits, vegetables and include B complex vitamins in the diet. A consultation with psychiatrist will also help.                       

Adilabad Excise Deputy Commissioner Shivraj also visited Kamole and appreciated the villagers for implementing the prohibition on liquor sales and promised to cancel the license of liquor shop in their village.      

Village development committee (VDC) members shifted the sick persons to Bhainsa government hospital and a medical camp was set up in the village to treat the habitual drinkers. Psychiatrists and a team of doctors visited the Kamole and gave counseled them.               

Such incidents were also reported from other villages where villagers took the decision boycotting the liquor in protest against the state governments effort’s to introduce cheap liquor which was withdrawn latter and also to control nuisance of the drinkers in the villages.

Women groups and youth associations had played a vital role in imposing prohibition on liquor and its implementation recently in Buggaram village in Neredigonda and Bambara in Wankidi and few villages in Talamadugu and Tamsi mandals.


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