| DRUG
ADDICTION
(Ref.
: Lt.Col. G.R. Golechha, Sr. Advisor, Psychiatry, Indian Army. His
Paper published in 'Indian Journal of Psychiatry' 1987, 29 (3),
Pp 247 - 252 - titled 'AGNIHOTRA USEFUL ADJUNCT IN TREATMENT OF
RESISTANT AND DEMOTIVATED SMACK ADDICT')
Brief
Extract:
'An
Officer of 25 years age who has been a polydrug abuser in the past
was selected for the study. He was addicted to Heroin for 2 years,
other drugs included Alcohal, Cocaine, Cannabis and Smoking. His
dosage schedule of Heroin had already reached 3 grams a day. He
had underwent de-addition programme twice in the past with no benefit
had become demotivated and resistant. When treating psychiatrists
were totally exhausted of all their efforts to break his resistece
and improve motivation he was introduced to Agnihotra. After 3 days
he developed inclination for it and voluntarily joined the group
Agnihotra. By the 7th day he took up to perform it himself. To roughly
quantify and compare the improvement a rating scale was developed.
It had subjective as well as objective scoring, which was observed
and charted. The practice of Agnihotra resulted in improving his
motivation to abstain from Smack and decrease his urge for it. Improved
motivation further suppressed the urge and broke his resistance,
in insidious but progressive manner, in 4 weeks of Agnihotra practice.
It reinforced his voluntary efforts to abstain from drugs and thus
enhance motivation and reduce psychological dependence. He was further
followed up for 15 months. After close scrutiny it was confirmed
that there was no recurrance. All the psycho-therapeutic advances
fall short in deaddicting a demotivated addict. Agnihotra is a new
hope in this field'. |
