00:00 Sir, I had 5 shops of my own, of my house.
00:03 Out of those, 3 were sold and 2 remained.
00:05 I am Ashwani Sharma from Outlook Magazine.
00:08 Today we are in Sangroor.
00:09 And Sangroor is a district in Punjab where there is a lot of news of drug addiction.
00:14 And some people are addicted to drugs.
00:17 They have died due to overdose.
00:21 Today we have a young man with us who will tell his story himself.
00:25 How he got addicted to drugs and what is his position now.
00:28 Sir, I have a shop of my own.
00:31 People used to come there to buy things from me.
00:34 Cold drinks, laser, etc.
00:36 They used to park their cars in front of my shop.
00:38 They used to put it on silver paper and call it a letter.
00:43 They used to drive it a lot.
00:44 When I used to go to give them cold drinks, they used to ask me everyday,
00:47 "Will you give me one line? Give me one line."
00:50 One day I said, "Yes, I will give you."
00:52 After that, I gave them for 3-4 days.
00:55 After that, they stopped giving me.
00:57 After that, I brought my money.
01:00 Earlier, I used to do it in a hurry.
01:02 After that, I became helpless.
01:05 Now, I think that I do it, but now the money is at home.
01:12 Earlier, I used to have money in my pocket.
01:15 Now, the money is over.
01:19 Now I have to ask my brother.
01:22 I have to ask my brother to give me money for drugs.
01:26 He knows that I will give him.
01:31 He gives me, but he says, "You can eat anything else.
01:34 You can eat cookies, you can eat cream, but don't do this drug."
01:38 - Tell me, who all are there in your family?
01:41 - In my family, I have a wife, a 7-year-old son, a brother, a wife, a son, and a mother.
01:50 - So, tell me, when did you feel that you are in a drug addiction and you have to quit it?
01:55 You have come here for treatment.
01:57 When did you find out?
01:59 - Sir, I found out when all my friends used to gather, eat and drink together.
02:07 We used to enjoy on Sundays.
02:09 When this addiction spread, all my friends also got separated from each other.
02:15 He says, "I will do it."
02:18 So, when I did it for some time, then I thought that this addiction has spread, so I should get it treated.
02:28 That's why I got admitted.
02:29 - What would you request to those who are addicted?
02:33 What would you appeal to them?
02:35 What are the side effects of addiction?
02:38 - There are many side effects of addiction.
02:40 Those who take injection, they get 3 diseases permanently.
02:48 One is cardiac arrest.
02:51 The rest, his blood starts to get thicker inside, due to which he can get a heart attack or die.
02:58 The rest can also be due to overdose.
03:00 - When you were in addiction, what effect did it have on your family?
03:05 - When we were in addiction, our family didn't know anything about it.
03:12 When I was sad, I told my parents.
03:23 They got me admitted.
03:25 After getting admitted, I was fine for 5-6 months.
03:29 After that, I got addicted again.
03:34 - Have you decided to quit or relapse again?
03:39 - I have told my children, my wife and my mother that this is my last time.
03:45 I request you.
03:46 I will not take any more.
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