I visited a village where little children were addictive of of gutka since two three years at the age of 6- 10 years.When I have interviewed from his father he said" I also want this he leave this addiction but I failure While I go to my work and return at night I became failure to leave this addiction And No another addictive gutka in my home instead of him Many times I tried to motivated him and insist him to leave this habit even many times I didn't give him pocket money instead of these effort I became fail .His mother is also remain angry with him due this habit". When I little
investigate more than 50 children were addictive of the gutka I amazed how kids became addictive of gutka I tried to motivate them to leave the habit but I think there is more effort needed
to do more and which kinds of steps should be taken ? Dear scholars Which kinds of steps should more steps to get solution from this village and which kind of other steps should be taken......while Many elders are also addictive of gutka and when I discussed the side effects of gutka they said we already aware ....?...A serious problem.....
http://www.thehealthsite.com/diseases-conditions/oral-cancer/001/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gutka
http://www.livestrong.com/article/112423-side-effects-gutkha/
It is common to use Ghutka for hunger, too - does this also apply here? Elder education would also have to come first.
Address hunger?
Educate elders?
Limit access?
Raise cost of substance to be more expensive than food?
Good luck, this is important work!
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02727170
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/118/3/e890.short
http://www.theayurveda.org/ayurveda/herbal-medicine/natural-ways-to-quit-chewing-tobacco/
The substance seems to be pretty integrated in the community since they begin at very early age. Indivual level measures will then be of little help I'm afraid. Measures need to be at a community level, e.g., education and policy work among elders to limit access for youths. An idea could be to convey that this is especially problematic among children and youths (it would be important for harm reduction to at least delay exposure to the substance). It would probably be easier to get the elders along with that instead of attacking their own use. Wish you success with your work!! It would be very interesting to hear of your results. You should write an article about this!!
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